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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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

Coach Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

On Saturday last, a number of passsngers were being conveyed in one of James' coaches from Wollongong to Kembla. At James' turn off a wagon…

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Accident at Cokeworks

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

At the North Bulli Cokeworks yesterday a young man named William Bailey met with a serious accident. He was working at the ovens, when…

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Colliery Accident—Miner Claims £2000

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 14

Mr, Loxton, K,C., and Mr. Watt, instructed by Messrs. Reid and Reid, of Newcastle (by their Sydney agent, Mr. W. T. Flynn), appeared for the…

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Sad Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

Mr. W. II. Rees, deputy coroner, conducted an inquest at Scarborough on Monday concerning the death of Sidney Green…

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Surf Fatality at Thirroul

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at Thirroul on Sunday morning. It appears that William Nicol, aged 40 years, a married man with seven children, and…

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A Chapter of Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

On Monday a young lad named Carrick, on employee of the South Bulli colliery, while going in to work, fell over a brick wall and broke his leg…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

Mr. John McGill, of Croome, met with a nasty accident one day last week, owing to the upsetting of the cart in which he was driving…

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Burning Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 13

Yesterday Mrs. Bowra, wife of Mr. James Bowra, Thirroul, sustained injuries which, later on proved fatal by her dress catching fire. She had le[?]…

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Burning Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 2

A burning accident occurred at Thirroul on Thursday night, Mrs. Bowra, who resided with her husband' on the outskirts of the town, was in…

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Serious Bicycle Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 2

Last night Mr. T. K. Irwin, of Wollongong, met with a serious accident. It appears that he was on his way home from work, and on turning…

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Railway Collision

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 2

THE most serious accident that has occurred on the railways of New South Wales for a long time took place on Tuesday last at Picton…

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Train Collision

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 2

Last night a coal train bound north was stationery in front of Bulli railway station, and another coal train going in the same direction over-ran the points and crashed…

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Accidents in Mines. Due to Carelessness

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 6

In the course of an article on "Causes and Cure of Loss of Life in Mines," contributed to "American Industries," by Mr. Jesse K. Johnson, general…

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Accident at the Coke Works

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 2

At the Federal Coke Works on Saturday a boy named Fred Saunders was crushed between the buffers of waggons, and was conveyed to the local…

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Fatality at Eveleigh

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 2

An accident, unfortunately attended with the loss of two lives (since three), occurred about one o'clock on Friday afternoon last at…

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Serious Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 2

Our Albion Park correspondent telephoned this morning:—Whilst Mr Jas. Fleming, a driver of one of the Jamberoo waggons, was coming down…

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Serious Accident. Waggon Topples Over an Embankment. Jim Fleming Hurt

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 2

THOSE who know Jim Fleming, the obliging young driver of one of the freight waggons between Jamberoo and Kiama, will be sorry to hear that he has been injured…

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Drowning Fatality a Boat Capsizes at Lake Illawarra

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon four residents from Mount Kembla proceeded to Lake Illawarra for the purpose of indulging in a fishing excursion. At the Lake…

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Three Men Drowned at Lake Illawarra

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Lake Illawarra about 10 o'clock on Sunday morning last, when three men lost their lives and two others narrowly…

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Sad Fatality—A Boy Killed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 16

On Wednesday Mr. W. H. Rees, deputy coroner, held an inquest at Bellambi as to the death of a boy named Thomas Albert Chadban…

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