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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Shooting Accident at Clifton

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon at Clifton [?] young man named M'Gill was the victim of a shooting accident of a very [?] nature. From information received it…

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Playing with Gunpowder. a Boy Seriously Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 2

On Saturday last a lad named Hicks, aged nine years, who lives at Balgownie, played with a flask of gunpowder, with the result that it exploded, nearly…

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The Shooting Accident at Clifton. Death of Young Gill

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 2

The youth Phillip Gill, of South Clifton, who was accidentally shot at Clifton on Sunday whilst out shooting wallabies, died on Monday whilst on his way to Prince…

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Clifton Shooting Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 1

A sad shooting accident occurred at Clifton last Sunday by which a promising lad lost his life. It appears that about two o'clock Philip Gill and…

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Serious Buggy Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 2

WHILE returning from S[?] M. Jas. Monaghan, his daughter, and niece, met with a rather serious buggy accident Corning down Nowra-hall the horses tank…

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Accident at Bulli

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday Mr. F. Johnson deputy at the Bulb mine, met with an accident while attending to his duties whereby his head and foot were severely bruised…

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Accident at Unanderra. Miraculous Escape

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 3

A most sensational accident occurred at the Unanderra railway station on Saturday afternoon last. As the train timed to arrive about 3.20 was approaching the station it…

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Serious Accident to Mr. W. Edwards. Fall From an Electric Team

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

Mr. William. Edwards, tho woll known Keira-stroot blacksmith, mot with a very sorious accident in Sydney last Monday «hilo alighting from an electric tram", injuring his hip to such an oxtont as to ncccssitato his romovul to tho hospital…

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A Well-known Mail Steamer in Collision

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

During a fog on Saturday tho transport Orotava, with 1200 troops aboard for South Africa, came into collision with the German steamer Bremen off Ushant and sank her…

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A Well-Known Mail Steamer in Collision

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 3

DURING a for Saturday the transport Orotava, with 1200 troops abeard for South Africa, came into collision with the German steamer Bremen, off Ushant and…

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Painful Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

Yesterday we learned that a painful accident happened on Wednesday to Kenneth Elder, aged 6, son of the Rev. F. R. Elder, of the rectory, Enfield, and late of…

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Peculiar Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

MR. A. NEW was driving a quiet milking cow up to his home a few evenings ago holding the anima 's tail in one hand and a gun in the other, when the cow suddenly…

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Gun Accident at Saltwater Creek

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 4

MR. ARTHUR STANBURY, son of Mr. James Stanbury, of Saltwater Creek, Shealhaven met with a painful accident week while out Walls by shooting at that place. He0…

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Buggy Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last a somewhat serious accident took place at Balgownie. As Mrs. Arthur Feo was driving down what is known as "Popple hill," and when…

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Buggy Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Messrs. S. Davies and W. M'Kenzie, while returning from the bowling match at Woonona, had a very narrow escape from what might have been…

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A Frightful Accident

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 4

MANY a time a man is invited out to dinner, and seeing some delicacies on the table, he partakes of them, But as soon as he leaves his friend's…

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Fatality at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 10

A coroner's inquest was held at the Dapto Hotel, on Thursday, before Coroner Russell and a jury of twelve, touching the death of Edward Francis…

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Fatal Accident at Dapto

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

Mr. C. C. Russell, district coroner, held an inquest into the circumstances of the accident that occurred at the Dapto Smelting Works on Wednesday evening by which…

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Serious Pony and Dog Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

On Sunday last a very serious accident happened in Wollongong to a boy of boat eleven years of age-named Frank Rose—son of Mr. F. W. Rose,…

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A Port Kembla Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

The direful need for a good road to Port Kembla becomes painfully apparent every day to, persons having occasion to travel to or from that embyro…

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