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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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

Motor Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2

Between 6 o'clock and 6.30 p.m. an Saturday last, a serious accident happened just at the approach to Bong Bong Bridge on the Bowral…

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Mother and Son. Killed in Street Accidents. Tragic Coincidence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 August 1927 · page 2

By a tragic coincidence, a man who was called as a witness at the Sydney Coroner's Court on Thursday had the sorrowful task of…

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Shocking Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 2

Death came in fearful guise to Mrs, Loan, of High Range, on Thursday last. She was lifting a saucepan from the stove when her…

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Youths Drowned. Rescuer Fails Owing to Cramp

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 October 1927 · page 2

In endeavouring to rescue his companion, who has been seized with cramp while swimming in the backwater at Maric, near Orbost, on…

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Shearer Killed. Fatal Car Accident. Mate in Critical Condition

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 4

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a car accident near Rugby on Tuesday. The victim was Noel Gardiner, a…

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Shocking Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at Bowral on Thursday last, whereby Mr. Edmund Woodhonse Hedgland, of "Kowana," Bowral lost his life…

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Milling Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 2

Mr. George Hill, well known in Mittagong, where his father died a short time ago, was badly injured in, a mining accident at Mount Pleas…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 November 1927 · page 2

Mr. George Hill, well-known in Mittagong, succumbed to the injuries received through a fall of coal on Sunday, 16th October, while…

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Woman Killed. Husband and Son Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 December 1927 · page 4

A woman was killed, and her husband and son were seriously injured in a collision at Canberra on Sunday, between a motor coach and a motor car…

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