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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Fatal Accident at Wilde's Meadow. Magisterial Inquiry

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. A. D. Badgery. district coroner, conducted an inquiry at the hospital. Bowral, on Friday morning, into the circumstances connected with the death of the well-known…

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Serious Accident

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

An accident of a serious nature befel Mr. Ben. Hull, carrier for the Emu Butter Factory, Wilde's Meadow, on Saturday afternoon last. He was…

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Sketcher. a Fatality and Its Sequel

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 5

A FATAL accident is 1820 which many years later culminated has most curicus sequel. The story is told at some length is Stephen…

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Magisterial Inquiry. a Terrible Accident

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 3

We made brief mention in our last issue of a fatal accident which occurred to the well-known horseman J. Leslight, at Wilde's Meadow on Monday week. The…

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Serious Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon whilst Mr. Ben. Hull, of Wilde's Meadow, was driving a van along the Robertson road, a serious accident befel him. As he was…

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Sad Boating Fatality

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 2

A sad boating accident occurred on Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, on Saturday last, which has resulted in the loss of two lives. Two young men, Messrs…

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Drowned in Lake Macquarie

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 20 May 1903 · page 2

The dead body of Mr. Edward Valentine, who, with James Freeman, was 'drowned in Lake Macquarie on the 9th instant, was found on Monday. A…

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Drowning Fatality at Kangaroo Valley

Robertson Advocate · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

A sad accident, resulting in the death of Mr. W. Killick, of the local Post Office Stores, occurred at Kangaroo Valley on Monday last. It…

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Shocking Drowning Accident!

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 6

At about 9 a.m. on Monday Mr. W. Killick, of the Post Office Stores, Kangaroo Valley, left- home on his weekly canvas for orders, and we…

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Shooting Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 6

The manager of the Central Creamery at Betty, Mr. C. G. Sinclair, met with a painful gun accident on the afternoon of Thursday last, which might…

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Disastrous Collision of Steamers

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 1
Also in Robertson Advocate

The French steamers Insulaire and Liban collided off Marasilles on Saturday with disastrous results. Out of the 240 passengers and crew on board…

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A Peculiar Fatality

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 3
Also in The Southern Mail

On Sunday night a young man named [?], of Wollongbar; was accompanying his brother and sister to party on horseback. His horse…

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Strange Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 June 1903 · page 3

Lismore, Saturday.- Last night, a young man, the man of Mr, John Seccombe, Wollongbar, was accompanying his brother and sister to a party on…

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A Boating Fatality

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 4

The City Coroner (Mr J. C. Woore) held an inquiry on Tuesday relative to the death-of William Price, aged whose body was found floating off…

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Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 2

Whilst driving to Bowral in a sulky up what is known as Madden's hill, Mr. C. Fuller, his sister, and a lady friend were capsized over the…

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