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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1875

33 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2

Shocking Fatal Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1875 · page 4

THE City Corner held an inquest at the Currency Lass, this morning, on the body of Mr. Thomas Doyle, foreman of the machine department of the Herald office,…

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Three Young Ladies Drowned at the Foot of the Niagara Falls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 September 1875 · page 4

Niagara Falls, August 9.—Shortly-after 5 o'clock this evening, while a party consisting of William Philpott and wife Charles Philpott, Miss Lottie Philpott, and Ethel…

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A Terrible Railway Accident in Chile

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 September 1875 · page 4

Panama, August 10.—On the night of the 6th ultimo one of the most horrible railroad accidents that has ever happened in Chile occurred on the Santiago and…

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Death by Drowning at Swan Hill

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1875 · page 1

The Riverine Herald says:—Our Swan Hill correspondent, writing under the date of 11th instant, reports:—An inquest was held to-day,…

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Strange Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1875 · page 1

A remarkable accident. is related by the Wagga Express to have occurred to a man named Thomas Garvan, who was playing at Mr. F. Smith's boarding house…

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A Crowd of Pilgrims Drowned

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 October 1875 · page 4

Intelligence was received at Madura, on the 8th August, of a frightful catastrophe which befell a party of pilgrims to the Mahalingam shrine, on the Tinnevelly frontier, on the…

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Dreadful Mining Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 October 1875 · page 4

The Western Examiner reports that an accident occurred on the 8th instant, in the winze of the Golden Point mine, at Lucknow, the particulars of which are horrible…

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Dreadful Mining Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1875 · page 2

THE Western Examiner reports that on accident occurred on the 8th instant, in the winze of the Golden. Point mine, at Lucknow, the particulars of which are horrible…

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Fearful Accident to an Excursion Train

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 October 1875 · page 2

Shortly after 11 o'clock on August 28, a terrible collision occurred on the Midland Railway at Kildwick Station, sixteen miles north of Bradford, between the fast train from Scotland and an…

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Dreadful Colliery Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1875 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred in the Shropshire coalfield, on September11, by which eleven lives have been lost. At six in the morning the pit's company assembled on the…

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Dreadful Colliery Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 November 1875 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred in the Shropshire onalfield on September 11, by which eleven lives have been lost. At six in the morning the pit's company assembled on…

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Terrible Boat Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 November 1875 · page 2

The fatal boat accident on the River Derwent on November 9, is thus described by the 'Hobart Town Mercury':—"Early in the afternoon a party consisting of C. Matthews, second officer of…

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[?] of the S S. Pacific.—two Hundred Persons Drowned

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1875 · page 3

American ship Messenger, Captain F. [?] likely, arrived nine days from San Francisco at Port Townsend, and reports [?]ing up a part of the pilot-house…

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