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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

46 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 3

Railway Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

A railway accident occurred in Victoria on Monday morning, almost equally disastrous in its effects to the catastrophe at Braybrook on Easter…

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Accident at Helensburgh Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

A sensational accident occurred on Wednesday morning at the Metropolitan Coal Company's mine at Helens-burgh, by which 13 men were more or…

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Accident to a Cyclist

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

Yesterday morning, whilst riding to Woonona, where he is employed in the capacity of school teacher, Mr. Frank Shipp, of this town, met with a very…

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Colliery Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 4

The Minister for Mines laid on the table of the House on Tuesday afternoon a record of colliery accidents which occurred during the twelve…

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Burning Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 4

A little child, named Saunders, residing with her family at Garden Hill, was seriously burned by her clothes catching fire on Wednesday last…

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The Coke-Ovens Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 16

On Friday last, the Coroner, Mr. Elliot, P.M., held an inquest as to the death of William Arthur Birch, the previous day, at the coke plant…

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Explosion on a Steamer. the Five Islands Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 4

On Wednesday, whist the steamer Five Islands war lying in Wollongong Harbos taking in a cargo of 1100 tons of coal, it was noticed by one of…

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Miner Killed Pinned to the Face by a Skip. Verdict of Accidental Death

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 2

An accident happened in the Corrimal mine yesterday morning resulting in the death of a miner named Christopher Martin. It appears that…

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Mining Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 15

On Monday, Christopher Martin, a miner, met with a fatal accident in the Corrimal mine. An inquest was held the same at…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Surf Bathing at Austin Mere

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

A very sad bathing fatality occurred it Austinmere yesterday afternoon by which a young man named Robert Ratcliffe lost his life. Ratcliffe and…

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Painful Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 3

Mr. P. C. Davies, of this town, was unfortunate enough to meet with a very bad accident on Friday last. While working at his…

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Collision at Coal Cliff. Trucks Damaged. Guard Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 4

About 4 o'clock on Thursday, morning the Coalcliff siding, which with the platform is the outcome of the Coalcliff Company's new colliery, and…

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Albion Park Budget. Sad Burning Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 7

A sad burning fatality occurred in Sydney on Thursday last, when Mrs. King, wife of Mr. W. King, was so merely burnt that she succumbed…

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Parisian Blood Spilled. Military Called Out. One Soldier Killed. Thirty Others Injured. London

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 4

Paris flowed with blood this morning when the police attempted to disperse meetings at the Lahamanite socialist newspaper office…

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Sensational Bolt. Horses' Mad Flight. a Mile and a Half in Four Minutes. Miraculous Escape of Passengers. Two Ladies Injured. a Hero Driver

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1910 · page 2

A party of young ladies and gentlemen from Wollongong journeyed for a picnic to Bulli Pass on Sunday, and had an experience that they will not…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1910 · page 2

Thomas Osborne, an employee at the Electrolytic Works at Port Kembla, met with a painful accident on Friday last. He was handling a ladle of…

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Railway Accident. Child Found on the Line

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

On Friday evening as William Oysten, a porter employed at the Clifton railway station, was walking along the railway line between Clifton and…

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Bad Fall off a Bike. Man Seriously Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 5

A miner named Frank Granger, a married man, met with a serious accident whilst returning home from work on Wednesday afternoon. It appears…

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A Painful Accident. Two Fingers Taken Off

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 4

A lad named Cyril Wood, employed in A Parsons and Co.'s timber yard, met with a painful accident yesterday morning whilst engaged working at…

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Scalding Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 4

Mr. Harold Swan, son of Mr. J. T. Swan, of Dapto; who is an engine driver, and resides at Waterfall, met with a nasty accident in a peculiar…

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