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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1888

17 stories in South Coast's papers

Fatal Accident

Moruya Examiner · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 2

A FATALITY occurred in the baths at Little Manlyon Saturday, morning last, whereby a nigle man named John Mowhort, 22 years of age, native-of Ireland, lost his life, Deceased was employed as a…

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Fatal Coach Accident near Lorne

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 3

A. FATAL accident occurred on Saturday evening at Lorne. The coaches met the train at Birregurra and started on the road to Lorne traversing the Caps, Otwar Rangas…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 2

ON Monday afternoon last, a sad case of drowning occurred at Broughton Creek. It appears that a young man named William Sweeden, who until recently was in the…

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Death by Drowning. Coronial Inquiry

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 1

MR. Z.G. BICE, J.P., District Coroner, hold an inquest touching the death of William Sowden, alias Sweden, at Lambert’s Kangaroo Hotel, on Tuesday, 10th instant, at 3 p.m…

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Terrible Quarry Accident at K[?]

Moruya Examiner · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 2

MESSRS, HILL and Co.’s blue metal quarry at Bourbo, near Kiama, was on Monday the scene of a dread ful accident. It appears that Joseph Farquharson, the…

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The Fatal Blasting Accident at Bombo, Near Kiama. the Inquest

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1888 · page 2

ON Tuesday last an inquiry was hold at the Club House, Bombo, touching the cause of the fatal blasting accident at Bombo, by which four men lost their lives, viz: William Hammond,…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Moruya Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1888 · page 4

A man named McKay, who was travelling by the mail train from Sydney on Thursday last, attempted, on reaching Granville, to get out of the carriage while the train was…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1888 · page 4

A SHOCKING [?] 5 end 6 o’clock [?] Melbourne [?] in the [?]…

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A Terrible Accident

Moruya Examiner · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 4

A terrible accident happened at the goods shed at Albury on Friday morning last, A man named Edwards, a clerk in the office of Messrs. Permewan, Wright-and…

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Fatal Accident at Jasper's Brush. the Inquest

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 2

Mr. Z. G. Bice, J.P., District Coroner, held an enquiry concerning the death of John Chisholm, Junr., aged 29 years, at Jasper's Brush, on Friday 22nd instant. The jurymen…

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Shocking Accident in British

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1888 · page 4

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Sad Fatal Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 2

ON Sunday morning last, a very sad fatal accident occurred at Torrara, whereby two fine little boys, named Michael and James Daley, sons of Mr. Thomas Daley, farmer, of Pig…

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Drowned at Bombala

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 4

[?] [?] Wednesday [?] before[?] William [?]…

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A Sad Fatality

Moruya Examiner · Friday 31 August 1888 · page 3

The Alexandra correspondent of the Melbourne Age reports that a fatal accident occurred at Wild Bush, in the vicinity of Upper Thornton, early on Monday morning,…

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Accident at Sea

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

A lady passenger per Ma[?]ma from Now Zealand was washed overboard and drowned, during yesterday's gale, and two passengers and a sailor had limbs fractured…

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Tale. the Shaft in the Amargosa. a Strange Fatality which clung to a Mine of Fabulous Wealth

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 2

“Do I believe there is gold in the Armargosa range ? I know it,” and my companion nodded significantly. “But not for all the gold of Ophir—not for the richest ore overdug…

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Accident in Russia

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 2

The accident on the Axof railway is attributable to the excessive speed specially ordered by the Cur…

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