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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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A Peculiar Accident

Robertson Advocate · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 2

A peculiar accident happened recently to Mr. Cartor, a surveyor in private practice in Orange. While attending to his horse the animal swished its tail into Mr. Cartor's…

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Driving Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 May 1909 · page 2

Whilst Mr. and Mrs. Bassingth-waighte and family of four young children were driving to the Empire Day picnic at Sutton Forest on Monday…

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Sulky Accident

Robertson Advocate · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. B[?]hte and family of four young [?] were [?]ing to the E[?] Day [?]tton Forest on Monday, when [?] took fright at a…

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Two Miners Injured

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 2

Another explosion occurred at the Occidental mine, Cobar, on Saturday similar to that which resulted in the death of Gud[?] and the loss of a leg by Bowman several…

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Railway Accident. Paper Train Derailed Near Penrose

Robertson Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 2

The mixed train, commonly known as the paper train," which leaves Sydney on week days at 1.50 a.m. and is timed to arrive in Goalburn at 8.34 a.m., ran off the…

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Railway Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

The mixed train commonly known at the "paper train," which leaves Sydney on week days at 1.50 am and is timed to arrive in Moss Vale at 6.11…

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Remarkable Accident to Horses

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 2

An almost incredible thing happened at Bellinger Heads. Mr. F. J. M[?]gan lost two horses, and four days later they were found by Mr. Abel Davis side by side at the…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 2

A fatal shooting accident occurred at Mount Keira on Friday afternoon last. It appears that three young men named Edward Rowles, Stanley Cook, and George Francie…

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Shooting Fatality

Robertson Advocate · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 2

An inquest was held at Goulburn Hospital on Wednesday touching the Death of Robert Herriott, who died in the institution on Tuesday night. On Monday he was with…

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A Driving Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 2

On Friday last, as Mrs. Weisener, of Gordon Vale, accompanied by her daughter, was driving along Bong Bong street, Bowral, her horse took…

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A Woman Terribly Injured

Robertson Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 3

At about 11.48 p.m. on Tuesday, Mrs. Young, a middle-aged lady, who lives in Park-street, off Fitzroy-street, St. Kilda (Vic.), on her way home, alighted from a…

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Recent Accident at Bowral

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 2

At the morning of the Bowral Council on Thursday night last [?] was [?] from Senior [?], Moss Vale in connection with [?]…

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Dairy Farmer Injured

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Muagrave, a well-known dairy farmer at Yallah, near Dapto, met with a serious accident on Friday night while driving home from Dapto…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 July 1909 · page 2

Mr. W. Graham, storekeeper, of Robertson, wm admitted to the Bowral hospital on Saturday morning last, suffering from a broken leg, caused by…

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Railway Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 July 1909 · page 2

A passenger train was derailed near Macalister, Queensland, on Saturday shortly after midday. Two passengers were killed, and a number of others…

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Accident at Moss vale

Robertson Advocate · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 2

An accident happened to W. Fry, a porter employed at the Commercial Hotel, Moss Vale, about 12 45 on Monday morning. He was driving to the…

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Shooting Fatality at Yarrunga

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 2

A sad shooting fatality occurred at Yarranga on Monday last, when Alfred Waters, a lad of 11½ years shot himself, with a Winchester…

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A Boy's Sensational Death. Fatality at Yarrunga

Robertson Advocate · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 2

A sad shooting fatality took place at Yarrunga on Monday last, when Alfred Waters, aged 11 years, son of Mr. W. H. Waters, shot himself with…

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Trams In Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 3

A few minutes after 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning the junction of Elizabeth and Fovea[?]y streets, near the Central Railway Station, was the…

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A Schoolboy's Suicide. Fatality at Yarrunga

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 2

Further particulars are to hand of the sad fatality that occurred at Yarrunga on Sunday last, as reported in last issue, when a schoolboy named…

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