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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

16 stories in South Coast's papers

Our Telegrams. (From our Telegraph [?]nt.) Accident to Mr. F. G. Roberts. Cobargo

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 2

MR. E. G. [?]ER J. P., whilst gallaping after his horse in Mr. A. Tarlinton’s padd[?]k, about 5 c’clock this morning, met with a serious accident. The horse he…

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Serious Accident at the Nowra Courthouse a Dilapidated Building

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

Whilst a police case was being held at the Nowra Courthouse, one of the rotten boards in the flooring suddenly gave way, and caused severe injury to Mr…

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Sad Fatality at Worragee. Killed by a Fall of Earth.—a Dangerous Quarry

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 2

AN accident, most unfortunately attended by fatal consequences, occurred at the Worragee blue metal quarries on Friday evening last, a man named James Geary being killed by a full…

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Singular Accident. Digging Himself From Under a Dray

Moruya Examiner · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 4

The Stawell correspondent of the Melbourne AGE, says that a man named Lars, Christensen, residing at Ligar-street, met with a severe accident last week. He…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Terrara. These Lives Lost Within Sight of Home. a Melancholy Episode

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1891 · page 2

ONE of these terribly sad disasters the full significance of which is only brought home to us by an intimate acquaintance with the victims of the near proximity of danger and death…

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Sad Boating Fatality. Two Young Women and a Girl, Drowned. a Distressing Scene

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 2

One of the saddest fatal accidents which no have ever had to chronicle in our capacity as journalists happened in Terara shortly before 6 o'clock on Monday…

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The Late Drowning Fatality at Terrara

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 3

LINES suggested by the untimely death by drowning at Terrara, Shoalhaven, of the Misses Winifred and Mand Griffiths and Alice Mulloy, on the evening of March 16, 1891:—…

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Terrible Accident at the Queenscliff Fort. Two Men Blown to Pieces. Several Others Injured Melbourne

Moruya Examiner · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 3

A fearful accident occurred at the Queenscliff Port on Saturday, Corporal Charles Beverly and Gunner Donaldson, both of the Geelong Battery, being blown…

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Magisterial Inquiries. Sad Case of Drowning

Moruya Examiner · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 2

An inquiry was held at the residence of Mr. John Donovan, Gundary, on Friday before Mr. W. H. Simpson J. P. touching the death of Mr. Donovan’s youngest son,…

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Alarming Accident to a Gym[?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 4

DURING a recent performance at the Palace Theatre of Varieties in Manehest[?], a gymn[?] known [?] Nea[?]or met with a somewhat serious accident…

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Disastrous Steamship Collision. at Melbourne Heads. Melbourne

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

A collision occurred early this morning at Fort Phillip Heads between the steamer Easby, outward bound, and the steamer Gambier, inward bound from Sydney…

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Terrible Disaster at Port Philip Heads. the Steamers, Gambier and Easby in Collision Gambier Sunk in Seven Minutes More Than 20 Lives Lost. by Wire. Sydney

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

A terrible collision took place at Port Philip heads early this morning. The Gambier steamer inward bound, and the Easby outward bound to Newcastle came into collision. So severe was…

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The Gambier Basby Collision

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 4

THE examination of Captain Prideaux, master of the steamer Easby, was continued last week before the Court of Marine Inquiry. Captain Prideaux state that the was not in the habit of…

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Sad Fatality at Cambowarra. Kicked by a Horse

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 2

A sad fatal accident happened at West Cambowarra on Monday last to a young man named Lymbery, aged about 21 years and son of Mr. W. G. Lymbery. Young…

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Sad Shooting Accident. INVERELL

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1891 · page 4

A TELEGRAM from Wa[?] states that a fatal shooting occurrence [?]ook place yesterday afternoon at Oa[?] Creek, near Warialda. D. G. Cross, a…

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Sad Boating Accident. Two Lives Lost

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 December 1891 · page 2

QUITE a gloom was special over the festivities of Boxing Day, when it become known that a and boating accident had occurred during the afternoon off Nomba, whereby Robert M'Leun…

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