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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1875

6 stories in South Coast's papers

Drowning of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek, Ulladulla and South Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 2

ON Tuesday afternoon news reached Sydney of the death by drowning, in the Paterson River, of the Hon. W. M. Arnold, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. From the particulars to hand…

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Railway Accidents and Loss of Life

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek, Ulladulla and South Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1875 · page 2

FROM returns just published, it is shown that the sum of £10,517 has been paid by the various Governments (from the public purse, we presume), as compensations for accidents and loss…

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The Fatal Accident at Cambewarra. Inquest

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek, Ulladulla and South Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 2

THE Coroner for the district, Thomas Morton Richards, Esq., and a jury of six, held an inquest, at the dwelling-house of John Clarke, at Brown’s Mountain, op Tuesday last, on view of…

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Collision in Newcastle Harbour

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 6

YESTERDAY afternoon, about half—past 3 o’clock, as the steamer Collaroy was entering the harbour, from Sydney, the steam collier Saxonia was putting out to sea from…

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Dreadful and Fatal Accident to the Rev. James Pillars

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon Sydney was startled by a report that the Rev.-James Pillars, Unitarian minister, of this city, had fallen off the rocks at South Head, and was killed. Unfortunately,…

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Case of Drowning at Bomaderry

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1875 · page 2

Ah [?]nquest was commenced on Saturday evening last, before the District Coroner. Mr. T. M. Richards, and a jury of six, at the Ferry House, [?]rry, touching the death of Daniel Keil,…

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