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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Extraordinary Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 6

A young man named Edgar Charles smith died suddenly at Bathurst on Wednesday Wednesday under extraordinary circumstances. Deceased and his sisters…

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Fatal Accidents to Horses

Robertson Advocate · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Waite, of Bowral, (offered a heavy loss this week in the death of a beautiful colt, riling two yean old, but Toledo from a Childs Harold mare. The animal…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred about 1.45 a.m. last Tuesday at the Goulburn railway station, the victim being a young married man, named…

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A Lady Ser[?] injured

Robertson Advocate · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 2

At Bowral on Monday evening last Master Bert Stokes was delivering an order at Mr. Potter's [?] in Bong Bong street, and while doing so…

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A Lady Seriously Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 2

AT Bowral on Monday evening last Master Bert Stokes was delivering an order at Mr. Potter's residence in Bong Bong street, and…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 2

A fatal pea rifle accident occurred on Thursday afternoon last, the victim being Albert, the 13-year-old son of Mr. Luke Mills, jun., who…

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Fatality at Rooty Hill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 2

On Thursday morning Mr. Walter Cooper, who for years had a busi-ness at Rooty Hill, met his death there through trying to stop a…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 3

Cecil Love, aged 16, son of Mr. Hogh Lore, of Jamberoo, accidentally shot himself on Wednesday with a gun. The lad was on his father's farm, and…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 3

Master Leo Spackman, son of Mr. Spackman, Bowral, was taken to the hospital on Sunday morning suffering from a rather servere axe cut at the…

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Accident

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 2

A somewhat serious accident happened to Mr. George Stringer at his residence, Fitzroy, Mittagong, on Saturday evening last. It appears that…

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Accident at Parliament House

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 2

A serious accident happened to Mr. John Meehan, M.L.A., at Parliament House, on Thursday morning. Mr. Meehan was walking down the staircase connecting the…

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Sunbeam in Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 4

Lord Brussey's famous auxiliary yacht Sunbeam, while lying at anchor off Cowes Green, was run into by a yawl Solace from Southampton, carried out…

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Riding Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

On Thursday last a serious riding accident befell Master Ce[?]ll M'Donald, the sixteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M' Donald, Bowral. The lad, we understand, was…

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Riding Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 2

On Thursday last a serious riding accident befel Master Cecil Mc-Donald the 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. McDonald, of Bowral…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

Frank and Walter Sargenson, aged four years and 15 months respectively, the two youngest children of Mrs. Sargenson, of Bundanoon, while playing in front of thier…

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Steamers in Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 6

The ferry steamer Kaikai bad just left the Wilson's Point wharf at eight o'clock on Wednesday and was turning towards Circular Qsay when she…

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Railway Collision

Robertson Advocate · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 2

A railway accident occurred at Picton Lakes on Tuesday night, when the Melbourne mail and a stock [?] came into collision. As a result three engines and…

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Railway Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 2

A collision that narrowly escaped assuming the form of a catastrophe occurred on the Sydney side of Picton Lakes, on the main southern…

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Boating Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 2

A shocking boating fatality is reported from Denmark (W.A..) Mr.smeed, a nursery man, of Perth, and his family went out in a sailing…

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Mother and Two Children Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 2

Perth, Friday.—A melancholy triple fatality was brought to light this morning. A man walking along the Esplanade River wall observed…

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