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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

47 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 3

Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 2

On Sunday evening last a serious driving accident occurred to Miss Webb, daughter of Mr. John Webb, of Exeter. From what can be…

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Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

On sunday evening last a [?] driving accident occurred to Miss Webb, daughter of Mr. John Webb of Exster. From what can be gathered it appears that Miss Webb, her…

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Accident

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

An accident, which might have been attended with more serious results, happened to Mr. W. J. Dive last week. While on his usual trip round Bowral with vegetables, his…

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Accidents

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. T. A. Smith, of Comerton Park, Mittasong, met with a painful accident last week. While cutting wood a splinter few up and piarced his eye, cab[?]ing an injury for which…

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Explosion at a Fishing Party. Two Men Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 4

Whilst fishing at Manly on Saturday evening two men were injured by an explosion of gelignite. George Gibson, aged 40, residing to…

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Dreadful Mill Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

An elderly man, John Robertson, head miller at M'Corquodale's flour mills, Parramatta, was killed while working at the mills at about 1 30…

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Fatal Motoring Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

MORUYA, Wednesday.—A motor car was proceeding to Bodalla, driven by Mrs. Jermyn, containing the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Macartney Noake and Son…

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Riding Fatality. Boy Killed at Kangaloon

Robertson Advocate · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

An accident, resulting in the death of Lewis Audley Morgan, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morgan, of Kangaloon, occurred on Easter Monday afternoon. The…

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Drowning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 4

Violet Doth Wild, a child five years of age, daughter of Mr. and Mr. Wild, of Marion street, Leichhardt, was accidentally drowned in the…

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Serious Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. Fred Porter, tally clerk at the Goulburn wheat stacks, at Cook's Cutting experienced a painful accident on Tuesday. He was moving a truck into…

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Shocking Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. Samuel Chesterton, one of Coffs Harbor's most highly respected residents, met his death under tragic circumstances as the result of an…

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Fatal Accident at Bowral Death of Mr. Matthew McKIE

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. Matthew M'Kie, an old and very highly esteemed resident of Bowral, met his death under tragic circumstances on Thursday afternoon last, as the result of an…

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Fatal Accident at Bowral

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. Matthew M'Kle, an old and very highly-esteemed resident of Bowral, met his death under tragic circumstances on Thursday…

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Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 2

Just as we were going to press the traction engine of the Wingecarri-bee shire council was proceeding alongthe main street, when a…

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Remarkable Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 2

A remarkable fatality occurred at Wagga on Thursday morning. Two men, W. Morgan and Bartholomew Wheeler, 57 years, were loading a…

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