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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1878

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

Collision Between the German Ironclads in the Channel

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1878 · page 4

On the morning of the 31st May a terrible disaster, which deprives the German navy of a splendid ironclad and 300 of the best seamen of the Fatherland, occurred off…

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Serious Coach Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1878 · page 2

AN accident of a serious nature—fortunately unattended with loss of life—happened to the mail coach last Wednesday morning, as it proceeded down the hill just outside of…

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Coach Accident on the Bulli Mountain Pass

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1878 · page 2

AN accident, which might have ended most terribly and fatally, occurred to Mr. Thomas Kelly's coach on Tuesday last, whilst coming down the Bulli Mountain, on its usual trip…

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Serious Coach Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1878 · page 2

Another serious coach accident has occurred on the Bulli Pass. It appears that as Mr. Thomas Kelly, the well-known Day Coach proprietor, had commenced to descend the Pass, on Tuesday last,…

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Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1878 · page 2

On Friday, near Crookwell, a little boy about four, son of Mr. Campbell, was playing with an axe, and let it fall on the foot of his sister, aged two years,…

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