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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

62 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 4

Serious Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 2

A SERIOUS buggy accident occurred at Mount Terry on Monday last; resulting in Mrs. John King, who lives in the vicinity, being badly injured. From information…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

ACCIDENTS, brought about by sundry causes have been, on the increases in the district during the past few days. On Saturday last a very painful accident befel a…

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Found Drowned in Fairy Creek. Coroner's Inquest

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 2

An inquest was held yesterday, at the Royal Victoria Hotel, before Mr. C. C. Russell, coroner, touching the death of Peter O'Neil, who was found drowned in…

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A Strange Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 2

A REMARKABLE escape from death has just been reported to the Maclean hop ital authorities,". A beach miner, John Wilson, was engaged felling a tree at M'Aulay's…

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Sad Accident at Tomerong

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

ON Saturday evening a serious accident occurred at Tomerong to a, daughter of Mr. T, Mooney. It appears that the girl, who is about 14 years of age, and subject to fits,…

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Bulli and Woonona News. Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

While employed in the Bulli colliery on Thursday morning a miner named Thomas Daudo sustained severe injuries to his spine through a fall of coal. The…

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A Narrow Escape from Drowning

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 2

ON Saturday last a lad named Con. Duggan about twelve years of age, had if narrow escape from drowning. He was fishing in company with another lad, named John…

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Terrible Fatality at Woonona. Mr. Edwin Wynn Burnt to Death

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 2

Early yesterday morning an alarm of fire was given by Mr. Geo. Wynn, who was at the time employed in the bake-house of Messrs; W. H. Wynn and Son,…

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Terrible Fatality at Woonona

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 3

EARLY on Friday morning an alarm of fire was given by Mr. George Wynn, who was at the time employed in the bakehouse of Messrs. W. H. Wynn and Son, Woonona,…

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Drowning Fatality at Albion Park

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning a child named Edward Stephen Bailey was accidentally drowned in a water hole near Yallah, Albion Park. It appears that the little…

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Accident at Berry

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 3

ON Tuesday afternoon, a man named George Hanks, while painting the Commercial Hotel, Berry, fell from the balcony to the footpath, a distance of about 20 feet,…

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The Fatal Accident at Bulli Colliery. Coroner's Inquest

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 3

The following is the evidence given at the corner's inquest, held at Bulli on Saturday, touching the death of Mr. Benjamin Dando at Bali Cottage Hospital the previous…

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Drowning Fatality at Bowral

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 2

A SAD case of drowning happened at Bowral on Sunday afternoon last, at about 3 o'clock. Several young people went to bathe in a hole in the creek in Alcorn's…

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Serious Accident at Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 2

The manager of the Candelo Butter Factory, who was a passenger by the steamer Allowrie last evening, went for a wak whilst the steamer was coaling, and is…

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Accident to Rev. A. Mackay

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

On returning to the manse after conducting service on Sunday morning at the Presbyterian Church, Rev. A. Mackay mounted a chair in his study…

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Accident to Mr. John James. a Narrow Escape From Death

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 3

ON Saturday afternoon last, whilst Mr. John James was riding along the Shellhabour road at a fairly smart canter and just as he was crossing the Mildle Cr. k…

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A Railway Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at Bulli about half-last 10 o'clock on Monday morning. An elderly gentleman was run over by the 10.33 mail train. Deceased had only arrived…

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The Railway Fatality at Bulli. the Coroner's Inquest

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

On Monday last (as briefly mentioned in last issue) a visitor to Bulli—Mr. James Malone, father of Mrs. Geo. Adams—was killed by the morning mail train…

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A Shooting Fatality

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 2

HAROLD CHARD, the young man who was shot in the head whilst out shooting on Tuesday last it Wandandian, died On Wednesday from the effects of his injuries…

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Accident at Unanderra

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 2

MR W. J. FIMISTER (licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Wollongong), Mr. T. Cook (manager Mount Pleasant Coal mine), Dr. W. Bowker (of the Board of Health), and…

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