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Accidents, 1888

44 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 3

Terrible Railway Accident in Italy. Ninety Persons Killed and Seventy Injured

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1888 · page 4

INJURED. A TERRIBLE railway accident is reported from Grassano, in South Italy. A night train, crowded with excursionists, who…

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Accident to the Steamer Ajax

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

ON Wednesday morning last at two o'clock, the pilot (Mr. Fraser), was awakened by the loud blowing of a steamer's whistle off Kiama, and which he found to be showing…

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Shocking Accident at Corowa

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1888 · page 4

A SHOCKING accident happened at Corcwa saw mills on Tuesday morning last, whereby a young man named John Jacobson suffered horrible mutilation of…

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Shocking Min[?] Fatality. Two [?]

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1888 · page 4

[?] 5 O'clock on Saturday evening a serious accident occurred at Shaw's roof, Maryborough, in connection with the substitution of…

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