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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Remarkable Drowning Case

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 6

At Auburn on Sunday, Albert Carroll, aged 15 years, was playing with two little boys in a stormwater channel about 2ft. wide by 6 ft. deep. They…

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Fatal Railway Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 6

A west-bound Californian express train collided with a local train at Pueblo, Colorado, on Friday, with disearous results…

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Accidentally Shot

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

A young man named Sydney Flatman, working at Rock Lodge, west out shooting on Saturday with small Winchester rifle. He was getting over a fence and holding the…

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Accident to Mr. S. J. M'Baron

Robertson Advocate · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

Mr. S. J. M'Baron, the well-known traveller for Messrs. Griffiths Bros., met with a painful accident on Monday. He was riding past a horse team on the narrow…

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Mining Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

A sensational mining accident happened at Bendigo on Thursday. Fred. Young, shift boss, and Char. Beavin, a miner, went down the New Chum Consolidated to see how much…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

While out riding on Monday of last week the eleven-year-old son of Mr. A. Fordham, of Exeter, came into collision with a calf, which brought his horse down. The…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Roy Arnett Drowned.. Narrow Escape of Jimmy Lenton

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

Quite a gloon was cast over Bowral when the news quickly suread that at 4.30 yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon two boys had fallen into the floo led creek at Bowral, and that one of them—Roy Arnett…

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Drowning Accident at Bowral

Robertson Advocate · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 2

The heavy rain of Tuesday and the rapid rise of the creek wire responsible for a distressing drowning accident at Bowral, by which a bright and promising lad named…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over Bowral when the news quickly spread that at 4.30 on Tuesday afternoon two boys had fallen into the flooded creek at Bowral, and that one of…

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Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 2

A serious accident happened to a young man named Wm. Jones at Wingello. He was engaged felling trees with his brother, and a falling tree struck him on the head,…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 2

Mr. K. Davidson, goods shed porter at the Bowral railway station, met with a very painful Accident at the latter end of last week. He was engaged in shunting…

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Serious Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 2

An accident of a very serious, nature befel Mr. R. Gay, of Robertson, on Wednesday last in the Royal hotel, Moss Vale. Mr. Oay had just returned from Sydney,…

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Drowning Fatality

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

On Thursday last Mr. John Owen, of Mittagong, received word to the effect that his brother (Mr. Hugh Owen) had been drowned while boating in the Brisbane…

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Accident to Mr. R. Gay

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

A serious accident befell Mr. R. Gay, a well-known resident of Robertson, at Moss Vale on Wednesday last. He had just returned to the town from Sydney, and it was…

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Sisters Drowned. in Sight of Home

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 5

A sad boating, disaster involving the death of two sisters occurred at Portslade, near Brighton, on Saturday evening, 3rd February…

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Driving Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 2

An accident which would probably have been attended with very serious couse [?] for the pluck and presence of mind of the ladies concerned occurred last…

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Guildford Railway Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 3

An inquest touching the death of John Francis Jones, late relieving stationmaster at Guildford railway station, on the morning of the 2nd inst.,…

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Serious Collision In Sydney Harbor

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 6

One of the most serious harbour collisions of recent years occurred shortly before 9.30 on Friday evening, near Garden Island, between the interstate…

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Accidents with Pea Rifles

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 6

Donald Hawes, aged 19, together with his brother, was wallaby-shooting at Mugincoble on Sunday evening last Donald, who was accidentally shot by…

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Fatal Accident at Barrengarry

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

A [?] accident, which terminated totally, happened last Wednesday afternoon to Mr, Morgan Morgan, one of the oldest residents of Birrengarry. While he was engaged in…

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