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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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A Strange Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 3

Melbourne, Sunday.—At St. Arnaud, a serious burning accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, the victims being Mr. and Mrs. J Breden,…

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Steamers in Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

A collision occurred off Bradley's Head at 12.40 a.m. on Sunday between tho steamers Wakatipu, inward bound from Tasmania. and Eurimble…

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Sensational Yachting Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 5

Melbourne, Sunday-A sensational yachting accident occurred at the opening of the victoria yachting Association annual competition at St…

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Terrible Tramway Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 1

London, Feb. 20.—A terrible tram. way accident occurred. at Newark, New Jereey, U.S.A., yesterday. An electric tramear carrying High…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 2

Wagga Thursday-pea rifle accidents have been very numerous lately in the town and district Another occurred yesterday,the…

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Mining Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 1

Broken Hill, Friday.James callaghan,35 miner,who was employed at the junction mine at the 775ft level,lost his life through a blasting accident…

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Drewning Fatality at [?]

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

A bathing fa[?] occurred at Manly early on Saturday morning, the [?] being a girl 17 years of age named Ela Jackson. Deceased with [?] girl named [?]…

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Drewning Fatality at [?]Manly

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

A bathing [?] occurred at Manly early on Saturday morning, the victim being a girl 17 years of age named Ela Jackson. Deceased with another girl named Maud…

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Bathing Fatality of Manly

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 1

On Saturday at about 5,55 a.m. a girl named Eda Mosman Jackson, aged 17, lately redding with her parents, John Henry and Emily Eda Jackson…

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Shooting Accident at Colo

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

A shooting accident of a serious character occurred at Colo, last Saturday, about noon, to a young man named John Jones, who bad been…

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Fatal Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 2

Albury Saturday.- Charles Chappell, miner, 50, was terribly injured yesterday in a claim at the Granya Gold-mining Company, Granya, Upper…

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Drowned In a Drain

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 6

Melbourne, Sunday. -A violent I thunderstorm broke over Melbourne on Saturday afternoon having been brought along in the train of a…

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Three Young Women Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 2

Lockhart, Monday.- A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Murrumbidgee between Lockhart and Narrandera on Saturday night, three…

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Gun Accident

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 3

We are pleased to report that Mr.Leslie Slack, who las[?] Wednesday week met with a rather serious gun accident is fast recovering. Mr. [?] in company…

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Fatal Accident at the Australian club

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 1

Shortly before 7 o'clock on Tuesday night a guest at the Australian club named Charles Firth was found dead on the pavement in Beat-street…

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Railway Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 3

Mr. Herbert Master, acting as temporary fireman, met with a serious accident at Breadelbane on Saturday. He was on one of two engines being…

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Accident to the Challenger

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 6

London, Friday.-Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht Shamrock III., challenger for the America Cup was yesterday caught in a storm off…

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Shocking Gun Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 1
Also in Robertson Advocate

Senior constable Blood Smythe, in charge of Jugion police station Gundagai district, met with accident on Saturday afternoon…

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Painful Accident. Caused Through Dogs

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

About midday yesterday (Friday), as a lad named Frank Holland, in Mr. W. Murray's employ, was riding along Holly-street, Bowral, on his return from the slaughter-yard…

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