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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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A Remarkable Fatality

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 2

Charles Boyce, of William Town, near Raymond Terrace, aged nineteen, man his death in a peculiar way. He had skinned a cow, and placed the hide…

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Poultry Drowned on Railway. Is Bowral in America?

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 2

A resident who occasionally sends consignments of poultry from this district to Sydney has lately had some remarkable railway experiences with his…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 2

ON Saturday last Mr A Hawks of wilde's Meadow, whilst yarding a horse, had occasion to step on to a log, and on stepping off got his foot into a…

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Another Fatal Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 2

At Craigie, a village a few miles from Bombala, on Thursday the wife of a settler named Herbert Elton was shot dead. Mrs. Eiton,…

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Such a Frightful Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 3

It was the time of the great blizzard of 1891. Just below Camborne, on the G.W.R., is a lofty viaduot, at that time a wooden structure, but lately roboilt of stone…

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Shaft-sinking Accident. Thirteen Men Killed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 4

Thirteen man were killed at tho Bolsolver Colliery Company's new pit at Rufford, six miles from Mansfield, through the overwinding of a water…

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Motor Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 6

An eight-year old girl, Millie Alma Williams, died in the Balmain Hospital on May 29 The Acting City Coroner (Mr. J. W. Fetcher) on Tuesday…

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Railway Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 2

A fatal railway accident occurred at Penrith railway yards on Wednesday morning. Spencer Payne, engine-driver, was proceeding down…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

On Wednesday last Mr. E.P. Bresnahen, of Avoca, was out shooting with three companions, one of whom fired as a rabbit, and Mr. Brea[?]han, who was some 35 or 40…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 2

On Wednesday last Mr. E. P. Bresnahan, of Avoca, met with a very serious accident whilst out shooting rabbits with a couple of…

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A Rum Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 6

Sympathetic Old Lady (to cabby): "Is the poor man much hurt? Been run into by one of those nasty taxicabs, I suppose ?"…

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Man Injured at a Circus

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 2

An employee of Wirth's Circus, George Gordon, 23, was seriously injured by an elephant on Monday night during a performance at East…

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Serious Shooting Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

An accident befel a shooting party at Chatsbury on Saturday morning. A gun in possession of one of the shooters went off from…

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Drowned Lady's Maid. Narrative of a Depressed Woman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 July 1913 · page 4

Miss Kingsley, daughter of Charles Kingsley, the novelist, gave evidence at the inquest at Eversley, Hampshire, on Miss Salomo Louise Fulford, her secretary and…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 2

When the fire was raging at its height, Mr Alick Leslie of Bowral, met with a serious accident. He was going to take a turn at the engine…

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Accidents

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

Two slight accidents, which might have had more serious results, are reported to have occurred at Wilde's…

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Driving Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

A somewhat serious accident happened to Mrs. John Chalker at Mittagong on Friday afternoon last. While she was driving in her buggy…

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Drowned in a Cask

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 6

John Hinchchff, an old resident of Aralenn, was drowned on Sunday under extraordinary circumstances. While getting water cut of a cask,…

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Tram Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 6

Two trams on the single line in Castlereagh street. Sydney, came into collision at about 9 10 a.m. on Friday. One passenger, Charles Mile, 22 of…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 2

As the Rev. P. Richmond, of Marulan, was on Saturday last driving with his daughter from Tallong to Wingello, in a sulky, the…

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