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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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Accident at cambewarra Mountain

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 4

MY. William Chase, whilst working on a road contract for Messrs. G. and W. Keft on the Cambewarra Moun­tain road leading towards Bellawon…

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Accident on the Railway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 4

A painful accident (states the Kima " Independent") happened to Mr.J. K. James, of Rose Valley, at the Omega platform, on Tuesday morning. He…

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Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

We regret to report that Mr. Charles Lamond sustained injuries one evening last week whish necessitated confinement to his room for several days. When about…

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Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 2

We regret to report that Mr. Charles Lamond sustained injuries one evening last week which necessitated confinement to his room for several days. When about…

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Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 21 June 1899 · page 2

A young man, named Thomas Evans, aged 20 years, met with a severe accident out in the mountains near Mr. N. Claydon’s, little Frorest. He was cutting…

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Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 22 June 1899 · page 2

A young man, named Thomas Evans, aged 20 years, met with a severe accident out in the mountains near Mr. N. Claydon’s, Little Frorest. He was cutting…

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Mysterious Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 4

An accident happened on Thursday evening by which Mr. Joseph Mathers, of Burry, sustained serious, injurie, but just now it happened , so far as…

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Mysterious Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 4

An accident happened on Thursday evening by which Mr. Joseph Mathers, of Berry, sustained serious injuries, but just how it happened is, so far us…

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Accident at a Wedding. the Danger of Throwing Rice

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1899 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred at Charing, near Ashford, Kent, through the practice of throwing vice at weddings. Canon Carrier, of Canterbury Cathedral…

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Accident on the South Coast Railway

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 2

A serious railway accident, fortunately unattended with loss of life, occurred on Saturday last on the South Coast railway, about a mile from South Chiton, towards Bulli…

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Death by Drowning. the Wreck of the Stella

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 4

THE terrible catastrophe off the Casket Rocks(says “The Hospital”), which has merged the brightness of an otherwise perfect holiday season, has raised many…

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Accident or Destiny?

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 4

WE were all assembled at dinner in the saloon of the mail steamer Dominion, His Excellency the newly-appointed Governor-General…

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Accident or Destiny? [Continued.]

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 4

ONE night I happened to run up from the saloon rather late for a mouthful of fresh air. As I step[?]ed out on deck an icy gust struck full…

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Accident or Destiny? [Concluded.]

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 4

"I DID not see much of her after we arrived in England, for she and her mother went up north. Shortly afterwards I was off to sea again…

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Accident to a Boy

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 2

About 8.30p.m. on Saturday a horse attached to [?] driven by Arthur Hodgkinson, of [?] Pyrmont Bridge-road, Glebe, bolted in George-street,…

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Accident to a Boy

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 2

About 8.30 p.m. on Saturday a horse attainted to a buggy driven by Arthur 11 od[?]son, of 131 Pyrmont. Bridger[?] Glebe, bolted 111 George-street…

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Found Drowned

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 2

The dead body of Robert William Reid, aged 33, who resided in Nowra a few years ago, was found at Long Bay. Band Wick, by a fisherman early on Thursday…

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Found Drowned

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 2 November 1899 · page 2

The dead body of Robert William Reid, aged 33, who resided in Nowra a few years ago, was found at Long Bay, Randwick, by a fisherman early on Thursday…

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Ah Accidental Rhyme

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 1

IN the old days of the theatre Royal, Edinburgh, an actor named Dewar went one morning to the premises of a publican, named Scott, patronised by the profession,…

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A Mind Asleep for 53 Years. Curious Effect of an Accident

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 3

Those who have made as study of [?] mysterious effect on the mind of accidents in rare cases will read with great interest the account sent by Dalziel’s…

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