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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1871

6 stories in South Coast's papers

Dreadful Steamboat Accident 100 lives lost

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1871 · page 3

MEMPHIS, December 23.—One of the passengers of the Nick Wall gives the following details of the accident to that boat on Sunday night, that resulted in tho death of over…

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Frightfull Railway Accident

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1871 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident ocurred to the espress train on the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad, at 10 o'clock on the morning of she 11th January, which resulted in the…

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Later News From France, England, and America. More extended news from the Continent. American Papers of the 16th Feb.—Three weeks later than those received by Suez. Terrible Railway, Accident, 18 Lives Lost. Explosion Lost. Explosion on steamer, 80 persons Perished. France

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1871 · page 4

THE following interesting details have only been referred to previously in telegram;— The German Triumphal entry…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1871 · page 4

The papers of Marseilles give detailed accounts of a terrible railway accident which took place between the town and Toulon'. The train started from Marseilles at a…

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Collision between the Steamers You Yangs and Tasmania

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1871 · page 2

A VERT serious collision took place between the above named steamers yesterday morning, at 5 o’clock, off Broken Bay, which, from the circumstances of smooth water and…

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Collision at Sea

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1871 · page 4

THE Alice Cameron, barque, from Auckland, came into port on Tuesday morning, and by her arrived the crew and passengers of the barque A. H. Badger, who were picked up…

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