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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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The Doable Fatality. at Kangaroo Valley. Coroner's Inquest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. Reubeb King, J P., district coroner, held an inquest on Tuesday afternoon, regarding the double fatality at Kangaroo Valley on…

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The Double Fatality. at Kangaroo Valley. Coroner's Inquest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. Reuben King, J.P., district coroner, held an inquest on Tuesday afternoon, regarding the double fatality at Kangaroo Valley on…

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ROBERTSON. Shooting Fatality

Robertson Mail · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Mr. James Larander Morrisby, of Mount Hurray, was found dead at his late residence on Sunday morning with a bullet wound in his head and a…

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A Bowral Fatality. Young Man Killed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. Francis Henry Cartright, a visitor from Canterbury, was killed in Bowral on Saturday, as a result of his horse falling with him. Mr…

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Drowned in Creek

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 2

Albert Charles Nicholls, aged 36 years, a married man with two children, was drowned in Narrabri Creek, Narrabri, on Saturday night…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Mittagong

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 2

Gloom settled upon Mittagong on Saturday when the sad news arrived that Jack Dobson, son of Ald. E A. Dobson, had been…

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Death of Mr. Fitzslmons Result of Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. William Robert Filzsimons, M L A. for Cumberland, died in the Sydney Hospital at 10.30 p.m. on Saturday from injuries received…

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Mystery Explosion Man Terribly Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 2

A man named Estrich was terribly burned at Mullimbimby on Friday morning. He had been to a neighbouring town, and when he entered…

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Car Overturns. Three Women Injured. Goulbourn

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 2

Travelling at a good speed, a car left the road, and plunged over a bridge on the Bungonia road, six miles from Goulburn. Three women passengers…

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An Accident

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

The conclusion of the game between Bowral and Robertson was clouded by an accident in which two of the Robertson players were in-…

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Cart and Car Care The Accident Problem.s

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

In the back of his own mind every motorist who thinks at all knows that even though he may be deservedly, credited with being a careful driver,…

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Cars and Car Care The Accident Problem

Robertson Mail · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 3

In the back of his own mind every motorist who thinks at all knows that even though he may be deservedly credited with being a careful driver…

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Drowning Fatality at Cross Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 2

A man named Patrick Conway, about 56 years of age, was found drowned in a creek at Cross Roads, 10 miles form Moss Vale, on Sunday…

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Youth Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 May 1926 · page 2

Roy Franklin, aged 18, who was employed on a dairy farm, was drowned in the Hunter River, near Maitland, on Sunday…

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Collision at Canterbury

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 May 1926 · page 4

A motor cycle with sidecar attached, driven by L. Green, of Acacia-street, Belmore, and having as passenger Mr. Green's son Edmund, aged 3 1/2 years…

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Lorry Overturns. Five People Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 May 1926 · page 4

When a motor lorry burst a tyre, skidded, and overtured in Forest-road, Hurstville at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, five passengers, who…

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Sad Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 2

An old and respected resident of Mittagong, Mr. Samuel Cuzner met with his death last week as the result of a fall over a precipice on…

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Doctor's Death. Accidentally Poisoned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 4

The death of Dr. Kenneth Albert Royston retired medical practitioner in St. Vincent's Hospital on Tuesday morning, was the result of accidental…

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