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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Railway Accidents in America

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 4

During the first quarter of 1913, 158 persons were killed and 3,628 were injured in train accidents. In other than train accidents, including accidents to…

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Fatality at Wingello

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

On Friday afternoon an accident of an unfortunate nature happened to Mr. Richard D. Penfold, of Wingello, whilst engaged cutting timber…

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The Exeter Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

At the Goulburn Circuit Court on Monday morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Pring and a jury of 12. Peter Irwin was charged with…

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The Exeter Accident. Accused's Evidence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 6

The court resumed on Tuesday morning. Peter Irwin, accused, deposed that he had been in the service 27 years;…

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Dairying. Renovating Paspalum. An Accident and Its Consequences

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 3

According to the Inspector for the North Coast district, the Department's advocacy of the renovation of old and deteriorated paspalum pastures by…

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Shooting Fatality. Gosford

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

A shooting fatality occurred at Wamberal, near Gosford, yesterday. A boy, aged 12 years, second son of Mr. Archibald Campbell, was out…

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Railway Accident at Bong Bong

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

A terrible accident, resulting in loss of life, occurred at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday morning on the Bong Bong bridge, when No. 32 express…

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Another Railway Accident. Collision on [?] BRIDGE

Robertson Advocate · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

A [?] railway accident by which one man was killed instantly and five others ware more or less seriously injured, [?] 20 on Tuesday morning [?] on the [?]…

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Bong Railway Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 2

An inquiry was opened on Friday at the courthouse, Moss Vale, before Mr. H. W. Taylor (district coroner) into the death of Joseph Connolly,…

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Inventions by Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 4

An alchemist, experimenting in earths for the making of crucibles, found that he had invented porcelain. A watchmaker's apprentice, holding a…

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Bong Railway Fatality

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

Aa inquiry was opened on Friday at the courthouse, Moss Vale, before Mr. H. W. Taylor (district coroner), into the death of Joseph Co[?] as Joseph Brown,…

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Bong Railway Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

The following additional evidence was given at the inquest on Friday last on the body of Joseph Connolly, who was killed through a trolly and…

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Joppa Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

Goulburn, Monday.—A strange fact has come to light in connection with the recent accident at Joppa Junction. The inquiry shows that…

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Bong Railway Fatality

Robertson Advocate · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 4

The following evidence in additional to that published in our last issue, was given at the in[?] at Moss Vale on Friday last on the body of Joseph [?]…

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Bong Railway Fatality. an Open Verdict

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 2

The adjourned inquiry into the death of Joseph Connolly was continued at the Moss Yale courthouse on Thursday last before Mr. H. W. Taylor (district…

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Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

R. Hird, of Berrima, while assisting to light a huge bonfire, tripped and fell, and had the misfortune to break his arm just below the elbow…

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Double Motor Car Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 6

On the night of May 16 a motor car, driven by Stanley Clarke Greenaway, knocked down Emily Alice Goodspeed, 32, awardsmaid at the Royal Prince…

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Fatal Dock Accident

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 3

About 2 p.m. on Wednesday last, William Braidwood Mitchell, 60 years of age, residing in Tux[?] street, Glebe, and employed by W. Solomon and…

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The Exeter Railway Collision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6

In the action brought by the Public Trustee, as administrator of the estate of the late Alfred Charles Bray, who was killed in the collision between the…

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Motor Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 6

Mr. Raymond Craicksbank, aged 26 years, son of D. Craicksbank, of B[?]rmedman, was killed on Monday on the road near Jagiong by a motor car…

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