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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Serious Accident Miss Bushby Injured

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 3

As the result of an accident while driving a sulky on Sunday last, Miss Bushby, of "Oulart," Braemar, was admitted to the District Hospital in…

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Three Drowned Descendents of Bowral Pioneer

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 3

Three former residents of Bowral were drowned in a boating accident on Wallis Lake on Friday last. The victims of the tragedy were…

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Three Drowned Descendants of Bowral Pioneer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

Three former residents of Bowral were drowned in a boating accident on Wallis Lake on Friday last. The victims of the tragedy were:—…

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Serious Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

As the result of an accident while driving a sulky on Sunday last, Miss Bushby, of "Oulart," Braemar, was admitted to the district hospital in a…

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Accidental Deaths

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 2

District Coroner A. G. Miller had Thursday last well occupied with two inquiries into deaths that recently occurred, in each case returning a verdict…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 2

Mr. Alfred Adams, 3 Moonbria street Narembura riding a motor cycle and side car, going to Sydney collided with a motor lorry on…

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Fatal Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 2

As the results of an accident at Strath filed railway station about 6 p.m. Mr. Francis Connor an old and esteemed resident of Canyanleigh met…

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Serious Accident Car Overturned Three Times

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 2

Mr. George Brown of Wombeyan Caves, had a lucky escape from death on Thursday afternoon. When returning from Taralga with his little son…

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Mattings Bridge Thirtieth Accident in Six Months

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

The Maltings Bridge at Mittagong was the scene of another serious accident on Wednesday morning when a Packard sedan driven by Mr…

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Fatal Accident Death From Burns

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 2

The district coroner (Mr. A.G. Miller) held an inquiry on Wednesday into the cause Of death of Mr. Patrick Goodwin, of Wingello, which occurred…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 2

Miss Phyllis Osborne, of " Arcadia," Robertson road, Moss Vale, whilst-riding a horse, came into collision with the branch of a tree. She…

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Drawn into Tractor Injured Man Jested with Rescuers

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

While rescuers worked in feverish haste for an hour to extricate him after his legs had been drawn into the mechanism of a steam navvy at…

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Injured Man's Fortitude

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 2

Thomas Rutter, 27, qu[?] smoked and j ked with his rescuers while they were busy extricating him from the mechanism of a steam…

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Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

A young man, V. Wade, employed at the local railway station, and who was boarding at Mrs. Cramp's in Arthur-street, met with a severe…

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Painful Accident Mr. H. WILSON Jr., the Victim

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. H. Wilson Jr., of Burrawar met with a severe and painful injury on Thursday morning. He was [?] to mount a horse, when it start…

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Accident to Schoolboy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 2

An accident happened to one of the school children during the flood on Wednesday last. A son of Mr. P. Sheerman, aged about nine years, had…

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Chev. Crashed Two Men Injured

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

On Friday afternoon a Chevrolet lorry driven by Orasio Standura, of Yenda, crashed through the side of the bridge on Cutaway Hill, Berrima…

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Chevrolet Crashed Two Men Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

On Friday afternoon Chevrolet lorry driven by Orasio Standura, of Yenda, crashed through the side of the bridge on Cutaway Hill, Berrima…

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A Bad Smash Accident at Cutaway Hill

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 4

[?]reck yet brought in by [?] was the lorry which [?] last week at Cutaway [?] Mittagong. The radiator…

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Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 2

Last week a motorist collided with a horse on Ball's hill and the animal, which was hit on the hip, died from the injures received, On Saturday a…

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