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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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A Motor-Car Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 4

MOTOR cars are rapidly coming into vogue all over the continent of Europe, while not a few have found their way to our shores There is certainly something very inviting…

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Serious Accident to a Miner

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

A minor named William Jacks, employed at the Woonona mine, was seriously injured by a fall of stone while at work on Thursday morning Dr. O'Conner states…

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Serious Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 2

Mr. Peter Bowie, who has been engaged for the past few days effecting repairs to the back promises of Walter Lance and Co., met with a rather painful accident on…

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Miners Accident Fund. (To the Editor, South Coast Times.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 12

SIR,—As your valuable paper has aa great circulation amongst the mining population, I would deem it a great favour if you would manage space for the…

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Serious Accident at the Wharf

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1901 · page 2

On Tuesday evening a serious accident befel Mr. Hugh Croft (son of Mr. W. Croft Lower Crown-street) while coal tipping at the wharf. It appears that the injured man…

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An Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 10

Hugh Croft had a leg severely injured at Wollongong coal chutes on Wednesday, and was taken to the hospital…

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The S.S. Herga in Collision

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 2

The Court of Marine Inquiry held an investigation on Thursday into the circumstances connected with a collision which took place in Darling Harbour on June 18…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 2

Four Woononaites had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Sunday afternoon. They were driving over the railway line near the Brighton Hotel when the axle…

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Fall From A Train. a Farmer Fatally Injured

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL incident occurred on the Illawarra line on Saturday, when a farmer named George Lemon, about 27 years of age, either jumped or fell…

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Serious Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 2

On Monday afternoon a little boy named Willie Ryan, aged 2½ years was being driven home with his parents to Mount Pleasant when the 3.30 train frightened…

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Bulli Accident Relief Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 2

Mr. Kidd, Minister for Minna and Agriculture, was waited on on Friday by the committee of management of the Bulli Disaster Relief Fund with…

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A Serious Accident. a Girl's Arm Terribly Lacerated

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

WHAT might be termed a terrible accident happened to a young girl (Elsie), daughter of Mrs. Geo. Young, at Jamberoo on Thursday last. From…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1901 · page 2

A fettler named James Miller was badly injured on Saturday morning at Otford. He was first struck by an open carriage door, which inflicted an ugly…

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Drowned While Fishing Off Bombo Jetty

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 2

A SAD drowning fatality occurred at Bombo on Sunday last, it appears that a young man named Lachlan M'Lachlan, aged 18 years, and son of…

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Serious Runaway Accident. a Young Man Terribly Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 2

An accident of a very serious nature happened yesterday morning, whereby a lad named William Phillips, about 20 years of ago, and son of Mr. Jonathan Phillips,…

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The Loddon Falls Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 2

A terrible accident happened at the Lodden Falls, Bulli Mountain, on Monday, whereby a young man Thomas Coulter, aged about 20 years, met a very sad and…

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Driving Without Lights. a Serious Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 2

One evening this week a serious accident occurred in the vicinity of Figtree. Four lay preachers of the Primitive Methodist church were returning from Mount…

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Serious Accident at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon a very serious accident happened at Mount Lyell Coke Company's works at Port Kembla. It appears that the engineer (Mr. Catt) was…

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Mayor of North Illawarra. Meets with an Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

Early in the week a serious accident befel Mr. A. A. Lysaght, Mayor of North Illawarra. It appears that he was riding a rather flighty horse over a hurdle, when…

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Serious Accident at Mt. Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

A serious accident happened at Mount Kembla on Thursday morning whereby two miners were very severely injured, through the premature explosion of a shot. One of…

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