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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

37 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2

Struck by Cycle Accident in Midst of Shopping Crowd

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 2

An accident happened in Bong Bong Street. Bowral, in the midst of the late night shopping crowd on today night Mrs. Howitt, wife of…

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Gave His life Moss Vale Railway Man Saves Children But Is Drowned Himself

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 2

In saving his son Dudley, aged s. and his sister in law, Elsie Faw[?]eert (16) Iron drowning in the Murrum bidgee on Sunday, Keith Tuchm.a…

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Sad Drowning Fatality Keith Tuchin's Heroism

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 2

A popular local man, Keith Tuch in lost his life after gallantly saving two lives near Wagga on Sunday. Mr Tuchin aged 35, was a…

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Accident to Railwayman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. Percy Mumberson, of the local railway staff, will learn with regret of a serious mishap…

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Collision on Hume Highway Two Moss Vale Residents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 March 1932 · page 2

About 7 p.m. on Monday, a motor cycle and sidecar, driven by Leslie Steele, 19, of Lackey road, Moss Vale, who was accompanied by K. Johnson…

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Doesn't Remember Motor Cycle Wrecked and Man Injured

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 2

Mr. Fred What man aped 19. of Kangaloon. had n most unusual experience on Tuesday. He was taken to the District Hospital suffering…

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Cyclists Injured Collide with Mittagong Bridge

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 3

Four people were injured in an accident on the bridge near Mittagong on Sunday. Three motor cyclists with girls riding pillion were…

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Sergeant Dudley Injured in Motor Smash

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 2

Bad luck continues with the popular Mittagong Sergeant of Police. On Sunday, Sergt. Dudley was returning from Sydneyside with…

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Collision in Argyle Street Governor's Car and Sulky

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 2

The Vice-Regal car, driven by the Governor's chauffeur, Mr. Coradine, and containing members of the staff of the Governor's residence. "Hill…

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Motor Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 2

On Sunday, Sergt. Dudley, of Mittagong, was returning from Sydney with members of his family in' his motor oar He was driving his own…

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Railway Fatality at Mittagong

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 2

Just after the 3.18 p.m. passenger train left the Mittagong Railway Station on Wednesday, Driver J Yeomans, of Randwick, was killed…

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Accident on Pass Three Persons Injured

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 2

Two men and a boy were injured in an accident which occurred at the second hairpin bend on Macquarie Pass on Sunday morning. While…

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Accident Three Persons Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 2

Two men and a boy were injured in an accident which occurred at the second hairpin bend on Macquarie Pass on Sunday morning. While…

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Injured Man Carried on Improvised Stretcher. Perilous Journey

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 2

A simple accident caused serious injury to Harry Norman on Monday, and led to heroic measures to succour him being adopted by a number of his…

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Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 2

While playing for Berrima against Mittagong on Sunday afternoon Alex. Olive, a member of the Berrima XIII was tackled heavily and injured his…

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Feet Burned Off Terrible Motor Fatality at Robertson

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 3

The most distressing case yet at­tended by the District Ambulance occurred at Robertson on Saturday, when Mr. Richard Gorst, Goulburn…

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Robertson Fatality Woman's Heroism

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 2

Miss Cosgrove, who was with Mr. Tyndall when he discovered Mr. Gorst pinned under his burning car at Robertson last week, acted the…

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Robertson Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 2

Miss Cosgrove, who was with Mr. Tyndall when he discovered Mr. Gorst pinned under his burning car at Robertson last week, acted the part…

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Found Drowned Sad Fatality at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 3

On Saturday morning last the body of Mrs. Jennie Hodgson, mother of Mr. J. C. Hodgson, of Kiama Street, Bowral, was found in…

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Found Crowned Sad Fatality at Bowral

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 2

On Saturday morning last the body of Mrs. Jennie Hodgson, mother of Mr. J. C. Hodgson, of Kiama-street, Bowral, was found in Mittagong…

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