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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Accident to Mrs. W. Murray

Robertson Advocate · Friday 17 August 1906 · page 2

A simple accident, which was attended with serious consequences, befel Mrs. W. Murray, Bowral, about 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening. While engaged in…

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A Driving Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1906 · page 2

A driving accident, which renited in a painful injury to a Bowral resident, occurred at Moss Vale on Wednesday afternoon. As Messrs. W. D. Moore, and W. Holland,…

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Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 August 1906 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon an accident was caused by a large board covered with "posters" and placed outside the kerb line in front of the Centennial…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 2

Mr. W. Charker, the well known host of the Imperial Hotel, Bowral, has been laid up the week as the result of injuries auctioned by a fall. While walking in the…

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Balloon Explosion. Several Persons Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 5

The deflation of a balloon at Stagsden, a village midway between Newport Pagnell and Bedford, was attended by a serious explosion, which resulted in seven…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 2

A very serious accident befel Mr. John Maloncy, of Kangaloon, on Tuesday last by his horse falling with him and fracturing his thigh. He cooeyed for help, and was taken…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 2

Herold Linkster, son of Mr. J. Link later, met with an accident at Moss Vale on Wednesday last. He was dismounting from Taylor Bros' waggon by means of the…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 2

Whilst riding a bicycle home from Kangaroo Valley on Sunday morning last S. Goodfellow, of Wilde's Meadow, met with a rusty accident. He was just reaching the…

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Accidents to Cyclists

Robertson Advocate · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 2

Mr. S. Goodfellow, of Wilde's Meadow, met with a painful accident whilst riding his bicycle borne from Kangaroo Valley on Sunday morning last. He was approaching…

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Boating Fatality

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

The mystery surrounding the slaking of a sailing boat when entering the port at mid day on Sunday has been partially cleared up. Two Balmain residents, Mr. Charles Ralph…

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Hot Weather Suicides. Men Prefer Hanging Women Drowning

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 5

Even to the normal, healthy man exceptional heat is a burden, but to those who are mentally ill-balanced it sometimes proves the "last straw" that leads…

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Shocking Burning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 3

A shocking burning fatality is reported from Te Awamutu. A man named Henry Hutts, with his wife and nine children, occupied a nine-roomed…

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Distressing Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 3

News was brought from Cadia to Orange on Wednesday night of a shocking triple drowning accident there. It appears that about 5 o'clock…

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Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon considerable excitement was caused in Argyle-street, Moss Vale, which happily was not so serious in its results as it was startling to onlookers. It happened…

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Accident to Mr. Grainger

Robertson Advocate · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

Mr. J. Grainger, proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, Bowra', met with rather a severe accident on Wednesday afternoon. He had been to Moss Vale, and was…

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Accident at Moss Vale

Robertson Advocate · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last an accident of a rather complicated nature occurred in Argyle street, Moss Vale, but fortu[?]tely the parties concerned escaped serious injury,…

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Accident at Robertson

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 2

A young man named A. Youngnay, who had been employed by Mr. R. M'Rvilly. Robertson was admitted to the hospital at Bowral last week suffering from severe…

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Racing Fatality

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

At the Moorefield racecourse on Saturday a deplorable accident occurred in the steeplechase, causing the death of P. Regan, one of the most…

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Woman Accidentally Shot

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

Marion Edwards, who successfully passed herself off as a man for several years in Victoria and in other States, accidentally shot a woman at the…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 2

On Sunday morning last a man named Herbert Cartwright (ccachtrimmer, in the employ of Mr. O. Mirow) fell whilst riding a bicycle and sustained…

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