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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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

A Capital by Accident

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 6

Nature never intended Berlin for anything but a provincial town. It has been made into the capital of a great Empire deliberately of malice aforethought. It has, in fact, been…

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A Buggy Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 2

Master George Lindsay, aged about 14 son of Mr. Geo. Liudsay, of Unanderra, had a startling experience on Thursday which resulted in a miraculous escape from serious…

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Another Buggy Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

Dr. Lee's many friends will regret to learn that he met with a nasty accident on Tuesday afternoon last. He and his daughter (who was driving) were…

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Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 2

ON Wednesday last Mr. W. Cookerill received a nasty kick on the, thigh from a horse owned by his brother (Mr. R. Cookerill.) The injury sustained has…

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A Railway Accident at Wollongong. Prior and Wife V. the Railway Commissioners

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 2

An action, Prior and wife v. the Railway Commissioners, was brought before Mr. Justice Stephen and jury of four in No. 2 Jury Court on Wednesday. The plaintiffs…

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A Serious a Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

As Mr. W. Harvey, building contractor, was engaged in working at a shop in course of erection at Dapto on Tuesday last, he fell to the ground, a distance of 12ft., striking…

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Accident on the Lake

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 2

On Sunday an accident occurred which, though exciting enough for those who experienced it, was yet fortunately free from a fatal ending. It appears that a…

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Accident on the Lake

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 2

ON Sunday last, states the "Mercury," an accident occurred which, though exciting enough for those who experienced it, was yet fortunately free from a fatal ending. It…

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Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1899 · page 2

LAST week Florrie Walker, daughter of Mr. John Walker while attending school at Brandon Hill, jumped on to a broken bottle and out a terrible gash in…

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Serious Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

AN accident of a rather serious nature occurred at Dunmore on Thursday, by which Bonny Fuller, the youngest son of Mr and Mrs. G. L. Fuller, had one…

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Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

ON Wednesday of last week, Mr. Robert Jarvis, read contractor of Kiama, met with a painful accident on Cambewarra Mountain. He was superintending a…

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