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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Three Young Man Drowned. an Old Mittagong Boy a Victim

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

A distressing drowning fatality, resulting in three young lives being loss, occurred recently at Broble Island, Queensland One of the…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

While engaged in shunting operations at Mittagong on Monday morning Mr. Jack McDonald, for a great number of years a railway…

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Shocking Fatality to Baby

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred at Koorawatha on Friday morning, when the mail train from Cowra to Grenfell killed a baby girl just outside the…

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Accident in Robertson

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

A serious accident, which might easily have been more serious, occurred in Robertson on Wednesday night last. Mr K Brown's motor (proceeding towards…

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Accident at Robertson. Car and Sulky Collide

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 2

A serious accident, which might easily have been more serious, occurred in Robertson on Wednesday night last. Mr. K. Brown's motor…

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Drover's Leg Broken. Stock Train Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 4

A drover named J. J. Lehane broke his ankle at Moss Vale on Wednesday Lehane was travelling with sheep trucked from Tarago for Flemington…

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Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. Harry Whitford, a carier employed by Pickard's Ltd., met with a serious accident at the goods shed Pieton, on Monday morning While loading his cart the horse took…

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Railway Accident. Three Killed and Fifteen Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 4

Two suburban trains collided near the Hurstville Station shortly after six o'clock on Tuesday night, and three persons were killed and 15 injured…

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Football Accident

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

In the early stages of the Robertson Bowral football match at Robertson on Saturday last, the Bowral team was most unfortunate in losing the services of one of its best men, Mr…

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Football Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 2

In the early stages of the Robertson Bowral football match at Robertson, on Saturday last, the Bowral team was most unfortunate in losing…

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Fatal Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, 14th inst., as a motor 'bus was going down Bulli Hill, Malcolm Roy Cooper, 25 years of age, signailed the driver to…

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Serious Accident. a Fatality Narrowly Averted

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. Alderman Hayes met with a somewhat serious accident on Wednesday. He was riding his motor with the intention of going to…

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Hurstvillie Railway Accident. Result of Inquiry

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 2

The inquest into the death of the four victims of the Hurstville railway accident was concluded in Sydney on Wednesday. The jury found…

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Fatality at Yarra. Found Shot Dead

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

At about 7 o'clock on Thursday morning Samuel Burton Crunch, 68, was found dead about 100 yards at the rear of bin residence on the…

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Accidents

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. A. J. Turner, Superintendent of the Cottage Homes Farm, and one of the farm employees, was driving to Mittagong on Thursday evening 9th instant. The horse…

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Double Railway Fatality. Driver and Fireman Killed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

An extraordinary railway accident occurred between Binalong and Harden on Saturday night, resulting in the deaths of the driver…

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