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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Sulky Accident at Bowral

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2

About 11 o'clock on New Year's, morning a sulky accident occurred on the Moss Vale road opposite Misses Schofield's residence, Bowral. It appears that a tramp and his…

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Boating Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

Another boating fatality occurred in Moreton Bay on Sunday afternoon, whereby two lives were lost. Mr. Colin Outridge left Redland Bay in a sailing boat with a party…

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Horrible Mining Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

A horrible fatality occurred at the Ivanhoe Mines, Kalgoorlie. Charles Hass and a mate, George Holmes, were working on a rise between the…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

A very sad drowning accident occurred near the Lane Cove River Bridge on Tuesday evening, when a young girl of 14 years, named Rene…

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Distressing Fatality at Adelaide

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 6

At about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Wm. Strapps, clerk, went out in a canvas canoe about 14ft long, taking with him his sons Claude and…

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Shocking Mining Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 8

A shocking mining disaster occurred in the Vale of Coolgardie mine, Bonnie Vale, on Tuesday, and resulted in the death of three miners, members of a…

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Two Girls Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 6

A bathing fatality, involving the loss of two lives, occurred on Friday afternoon, at the residence of Mr. Marcus Clark, Marrickville-road, Marrickville…

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A Young Man Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 6

Louis Little, a young man, lately residing at 47 Brougham street. Woolloomooloo, lost his life on Tuesday morning in Sydney harbour through a…

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Accident to a Jockey

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

The last race was productive of an occurrence which considerably marred the pleasure of the day's racing. A jockey named Delaney, who was riding Toreador, and held…

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A Jockey Injured

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 3

The Bowral races on Friday last were only marred by one accident, and this fortunately was not of a vary serious nature. In the last race of the day—the Welter—J…

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Accidents. Fall Under a Train

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 3

Mr. Donglas Harris, son of Acting Judge Harris, Burradoo, had a remarkable escape from serious injury—if not death—on Thursday night last. He had gone to the…

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A Jockey Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

The Bowral races on Friday last were only married by one accident, and this fortunately was not of a very serious nature. In the last race of the day—the Welter—J. Delaney…

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Accidents. Fall Under a Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. Douglas Harris, son of Acting-Judge Harris, Burradoo, had a remarkable escape from serious injury—if not death—on Thursday night last. He had gone to the Burradoo…

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Drowning Fatality in Goulburn

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 2

The body of a young woman named Emily Gray, domestic, employed by Mr. G. T. Boilcau for the past five years, was found in the Wollondilly River on Monday morning…

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Peculiar Accident

Robertson Advocate · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 2

A serious accident happened on Tuesday afternoon at Orange to Thomas Wicks. The boy was in a tree at his father's slaughter-yard gathering bushes when the limb he…

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Peculiar Accident

Robertson Advocate · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 4

A serious accident happened on Tuesday afternoon at Orange to Thomas Wicks. The boy was in a tree at his father's slaughter-yard gathering bushes when the limb he…

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Sensational Driving Accident

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

A serious buggy accident occurred last Monday evening at Wagga. Mrs. Hugh Stevens, of Currawarna, was driving home-ward with, a five-year old son in a busgy,…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

A very painful accident happened to Mr. E. Stagg. postmaster of Wilde's Meadow, on Saturday evening last. He was riding a bicycle from the Emu Batter Factory and…

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Accidents

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

A painful, accident befel Mr. Percy Denmead on Sunday afternoon. He was riding Mr. Cummin's colt Prince at a gallop along the Moss Vale road near Mt. Gladstone, when the animal trpped over a…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

Mr. W. Holland, se[?]r., of Bowral, who is employed by the Railway Commissioners as a bridges carpenter, met with a severe accident on Monday last. He was effecting…

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