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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Accident

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Last Week an accident happened on the Robertson road to Misses Ray and Doris Gilbert, daughters of Mr. J. R. Gilbert, Butrawang, who were [?] injured through being…

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Bong Bridge Accident. Sulky and Horse Fall Into the River Driver's Narrow Escape. Horse Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 July 1917 · page 2

From what we are able, to gather regarding a serious accident. that happened at the Bong Bong bridge, near Moss Vale, on Saturday…

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Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mrs. H. P. Parish, the popular secretary of several patriotic movements in Bowral, met with a painful accident on Sunday evening last. While walking in the Glebe…

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Accidents

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. Percy Mason, of the 6.mile camp, Alpine, fell from a plank whilst working in the [?]el on Friday last, and was admitted to the Berrima District Hospital Suffering…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 2

Mr. Frank Lewis, a boundary rider at Bannaby, was admitted to the Berrima District Hospital on Sunday evening suffering from…

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Three Men Drowned. MELBOURNE

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 2

A boating disaster, in which three lives were lost, occurred at Inoverloch, in Anderson's Iolet. Mr. T. H. Milar, who has a selection on Point Smythe,…

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Canterbury Park Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 4

Leslie Bragge, one of the jockeys injured in the accident at Canterbury Park races, died on Wednesday morning O Barden, who is suffering from…

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Burning Fatality. Boy's Plucky Attempt to Save His Sister

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

The District Coroner (Mr. H.W. Taylor) conducted an inquest at the Bowral court house on Wednesday morning, concerning the death of Mary Hilds Chase, who met with a…

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Burning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 2

The District Coroner (Mr. H. W. Taylor) conducted an inquest at the Bowral courthouse on Wednesday morning, concerning the death…

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Motor Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 2

A motor accident happened to three residents of Robertson at Bun-danoon on Sunday afternoon owing to the blowing out of a tyre. Three…

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Accident at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. Les, Pitts was taking a couple of lady friends from Mittagong to the s[?]ting carnival at Bowral on Tuesday night last in a sulky, hired from Mr. J. Lake. Mr. W. G…

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A Mittagong Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 September 1917 · page 4

Mr. Lea Pitts was taking a couple of lady friends from Mittagong to the skating carnival at Bowral on Tuesday night last in a sulky, hired from…

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Fishing Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 4

A fishing boat manned by Charles Francis or Francis Freddy, and charles Johnson, two Collaroy fishermen, capsised and sank on Wednesday morning…

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Accident at Alpine Tunnel. Three Men Killed and Three Injured

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

A serious accident occurred at the big tunnel at 5 Mile-Camp, Alpine, on the Pinion to Mittagong railway deviation works, at about 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon last,…

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