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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

On enquiry at the Wollongong Hospital we learn that the second officer of the Ouraka, Mr. Watt, who was injured on Friday last, is doing very…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 19

The sixth annual statement of the New South Wales Accident Relief Board states that the increased activity which throughout 1906 has…

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Fatal Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 2

A shocking accident happened at South Bulli jestty on Thursday morning, whereby an employee of the company, Mr. Charles Dalby, met his…

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The Bellambi Accident. INQUEST

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 1

On Friday last Mr. W. H. Rees, J.P., Acting Coroner, held an enquiry into the death of Mr. Charles Dalby, who was crushed between two…

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The Jetty Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 8

An inquest was held on Friday, last week, by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. W. H. Rees, as to the death of Charles Dalby, on the Bellambi…

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Motor-Car Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

Dr. Kane, of Nowra on Wednesday night last met with a mishap to his motor car, in which he and Mrs. Kane were driving from Berry to Nowra, Running at…

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The Scarborough fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 2

The adjourned inquest in connection with the above disaster was opened yesterday, at Scarborough; before the Deputy Coroner, Mr. W. H. Rees, J.P…

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The Scarborough Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

The enquiry into the Scarborough disaster was continued at the Court House this morning before the Acting Coroner (Mr. W. H. Rees)…

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The Scarborough Fatality. a Mine Manager Committed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 2

The inquest on the above case was proceeding when we went to press last issue. Albert Willis, one of the…

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Accident to Dr. Fox

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 2

A message from National Park on Tuesday day last, and published in the Sydney dallies on Wednesday morning, stated that Dr. Hedley E. Fox, of Kiama,…

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Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. John Wildman, who follows the occupation of a spawler at Salmond's quarry, met with it had accident and narrowly escaped being killed. While…

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Fatality at Cataract

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 19

George Kraymborg, known as Geo. Ahearn, met his death under very peculiar circumstances at Cataract Dam works, on Saturday. Kraymborg…

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The Scarborough Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 2

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions on Tuesday last, before Judge Murray, John Wilson, manager of South Clifton Colliery, pleaded not guilty to an…

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Fatal Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 2

A very sad accident occurred at Mount Kembla yesterday afternoon by which a little lad named Keith Urquhart, aged seven years, lost his life…

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Fatal Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 13

By the overturn of a cart at Kembla, on Monday, a sad fatality occurred, a little boy losing his life. The Deputy Coroner (Mr. W. H…

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Painful Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1907 · page 2

On Saturday morning, Gordon Oxley, a youth, met with a very painful accident while engaged at his work in A. Parsons and Co.'s timber yard,…

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Shocking Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 2

A very sad accident happened at the Illwarra Fireclay and Brick Company's works at Bellambi on Tuesday afternoon, by which Mr. Steve…

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Lamentable Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 16

On Tuesday afternoon, a fatal accident befel Mr. Stephen Kirton in a tunnel he was driving for the tramline of the Illawarra Firebrick Co…

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Serious Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 2

Last night a man named John Hamilton had one of his feet cut clean off by the Mt. Pleasant Company's location motive, near the gentlemen's baths…

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Accident to Mr. Thos. Brennan. Callous Motorists

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 2

ON Sunday afternoon last an accident happened to Mr. Thos. Brennan, the genial manager of the Woodstock Dairy Co., which was attended with rather serious…

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