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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

33 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 2

Catapult Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

On Friday week last Jack Verdun Stuckey, aged. 9 years, son of Mr, and Mrs. Alfred. Stuckey, of Nowra, was in company of a play mate named…

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Shooting Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

Two boys, Charles Cooper (19) and Bert Back (14) were recently shooting in the Trough Gully, Tamworth district, about three miles from Dungowen…

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Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 2

"Boy" Mack, the eight year-old son of Mr. and Mrs Tom Mack, met with a very unfortunate and painful accident on Saturday last, which…

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Fatal Collision. Man for Trial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

A motor lorry driver named Ernest Alfred Kemp, aged 39, whom the police allege collided with and killed Mrs. Minnie…

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Injured Man's Agony

Robertson Mail · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 6
Also in The Southern Mail

A young man named Pringle, a mechanic on the Buckingham Downs Station, near Cloncurry, was motoring in the dark, when he came upon…

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Cars and Car Care How to Motor Without Accident. Simple Habits and Precautions Too Often Overlooked

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 4
Also in Robertson Mail

A week or two ago we had the pleasure of passing an evening with one of Australia's motor pioneers, a gentleman who for more than 25…

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Shocking Accident at Goulburn

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

Owing to the premature explosion of a 12lb, charge of gelignite at one of the municipal quarries at North Goulburn, on Saturday, Charles…

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Motor Cycle and Horse Collide a Serious Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 October 1925 · page 2

A serious accident happened late on Sunday night through a collision between a motor bike and a horse in the main street. From what can be…

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The Avoca Quarry Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 November 1925 · page 2

On Monday Mr. N. Hutchinson, (district coroner), held an inquiry into the cause of death of Mr. John Tiyce, which occurred last week, as…

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"Do For Us All." Inquest on Train Fatality Coroner's Finding

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 4

The inquest touching the death of Edward Joseph O'Mara, the victim of the shocking tragedy at Goulburn in the early hours of Saturday last was…

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