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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Fatality at Middle Harbor. Two Boys Drowned

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1892 · page 4

THE distressing fatality which occurred at Middle Harbor on Friday to two boja, named Herbert Mark and Henry Francis Scot, formed the subject of a…

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Collision with a Whale

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 4

THE London Times reports :—A collision between the Anchor Line steamer Ethiopia and a large whale took place 800 miles inst of Sandy Hook, on the…

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The Drowning Fatality

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1892 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Saturday morning by the District Corner. Mr. Z. G. Bice, at Mr. P. Casev's residence. Douglass-street, touching the death of Peter Duncombe, who wasdrowned whilst…

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Ext[?]nary Fatality. a Boy’s Misadventure

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 4

AT the W[?] London [?] for South Essex [?] on the lady of George [?]…

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Starting Colliery Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 4

A BARNSLEY c[?] respondent of a London paper says that a Startling accident occurred at the Barrow Co’llieries at Worsberongh. A [?]er of men were…

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A Shocking Fatality

Moruya Examiner · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred at Bat’ Ridge, about four miles from Portland. Victoria, on Monday evening. A settler named Wm. Kempton had been to Portland…

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The Railway Accident. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 2

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Terrible Railway Accident. [?] Persons Killed. Fourt[?] Injured

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 2

A TERRIBLE railway [?] happened to the Western mail train which left Sydney for Bourke on Tuesday night. The accident occurred between Sodw[?] and Tarana, a…

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Fatal Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 4

OUR correspondent at Wagga sends us information that a terribly final accident is reported to have occurred in the Wallamdool district at a place about…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 4

A BE[?] correspondent, writing on April 7, says;—An extraordinary ac[?] is reported here. In the year 1886 a [?] of Government…

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Extraordinary Drowning Case. [?]

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 3

An extraordinary disappearance of a [?] woman was reported to the Sydney police Wednesday morning at about 8 o'clock Constable Eileen was on his best near Messrs…

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Telegraphic News. the Theatre Royal Partly Burned Earl Ancram Accidently Shot. Sydney

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 18 June 1892 · page 2

The Theatre Royal in King and Cas'elreagh Streets was partially desir[?]yed by fire on Thursday night. Earl Ancram private secretary to the…

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Accidentally Killed

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 August 1892 · page 2

On the same day Mr. Bice held a magisterial inquiry at Numba on the body of John Rippley, who lost his life by a tree falling on him. The following evidence was adduced:—…

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[?] Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1892 · page 4

A [?] on August 27 at [?] which was [?] Fle[?], Fra[?]re, The wife of the proprietor of the show,…

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Sad and Fatal Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 November 1892 · page 2

A TERRIBLE sad fatal accident by which Mr. C. G. Doitz of Nowra lost his life occurred on the Cambewarra Mountain road on Friday evening about 6 o'clock. In the afternoon of…

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