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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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First Aid to the Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

Accidents are common to every household, and it is necessary to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment and a roll of soft…

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Terrible Shooting Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1908 · page 2

A melancholy fatality occurred on Saturday afternoon on the Swan River, Perth (W.A.). by which the wife of Mr. A. S. Roe, police magistrate at Perth, lott her…

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Sensational Street Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 5

A sensational collision, in which the participants were a cab horse and a train car, occurred on Saturday afternoon at the corner of Pitt…

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Fatal Rifle Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred on a private launch off Fremantle on Saturday afternoon. Mr. A. S. Roe, police magistrate of Perth,…

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Double Burning Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 5

A burning accident happened at Sandford (Vic.) on Saturday night, Which resulted in the death of an elderly woman named Mary…

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First Aid to the Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 4

Accidents are common to every household, and it is necessary to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment and a roll of soft…

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Biding Accident

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 3

Miss Raine, a lady visitor who has been residing near Bowral, whilst out riding yesterday Afternoon was thrown from her horse. She received injuries which…

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First Aid to the Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 6

Accidents are common to every household and it is necessary to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment and a roll of safe ban…

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Local and General. Riding Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

Miss Raine, eldest daughter of Mr. T. Raine (Raine and Horne, Sydney), who, as briefly reported in our last issue, was admitted to the hospital at Bowral on…

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Drowned in a Drain

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 4

Mr. Stephen Murphy conducted an inquest on Saturday concerning the death of Margaret Brown, 69, a married woman lately living at Cameron…

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Injured While Boxing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 5

Serious occurrences at a boxing tournament took place at West wyalong on Saturday night last, L. Jones, a young man, engaged in a bout, sipped and fell backwards…

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Wounded in a Duel. Fencer Injured by a Novice

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 3

A fierce duel (says " Lloyd's Weekly") was fought on the 14th May in the grounds of the Big Wheel in Paris between a young man named…

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First Aid to the Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

Accidents are common to every household, and it fa neccssary to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle of Dr, Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment and roll of soft…

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Accident to a Mail Coach

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

On Wednesday evening about half-past 6, when the Gloucester mail coach was coming to Taree, a mile and a half from Tinonee, it…

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First Aid to the Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 6

Accidents are common to every household, and it is necessary to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment and a roll of soft ban…

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First Aid to the Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

Accidents are common to every household, and it is necessary to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment and a roll of soft…

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Fatality in a Mine

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 5

A fatalaccident occurred at Mount Keira Colliery on Monday whereby William M'Donald, underground deputy, lost his life. It appears…

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Tram Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Perkins, wife of Dr. Perkins, of Marrickville, was knocked down by a tram in Pits street, nearly opposite…

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Mining Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 5

A C[?]atstrophe occurred in the Mount Morgan mine, on Saturday evening, when seven miners were buried alive. The men were at work when a great…

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Mother Accidentally Shot

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 6

A resident of McLaren Vole (S.A.), Mrs. C. Hills, was shot dead on Thursday night by her little son. It appears that one of her elder sons…

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