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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Fatal Drowning Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 3

A drowning accident, surrounded by somewhat extraordinary circumstances, occurred at Jembaicumbene on Saturday night last, the victim being Mr. Matthew…

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Fatal Drowning Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 3

A drowning accident, surrounded by somewhat extraordinary circumstances, occurred at Jembaicumbene on Saturday night last, the victim being Mr. Matthew…

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Accidentally Scalded

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

A son of Mr. Z. Rice, of Comerong, aged three years, fell into a vessel of boiling water at his parents’ residence one day last and was severely scalded…

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Accidentally Scalded

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

A son of Mr. Z. Bice, of Comerong, aged three years, fell into a vessel of boiling water at his parents’ residence one day last and was severely scalded…

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The Wreck of the Ariosto. Details by the Mail. Twenty-one Sailous Drowned. Tekrible Experience of the Captain and Eight Men

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 3

THE American mails received in Sydney on Monday by the R.M.S. Mariposa state that the British ship Ariosto (Captain Baines), bound from Galveston to…

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The Accident to Miss Neaih

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 1

Mr. James Neain’s young daughter who sustained concussion of the brain through a fall from her horse whilst riding to school at Bellawongarah…

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The Accident to Miss Neain

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 1 February 1900 · page 1

Mr. James Neain’s young daughter who sustained concussion of the brain through a fall from her horse whilst riding to school at Bellawongarah…

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Vehicle Collision

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 2

On Monday evening last a horse which was being driven in a sulky by Miss Bolt, of Berry, bolted down Junction-street, Nowra, and collided with another sulky…

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Vehicle Collision

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2

On Monday evening last horse which was being driven in a sulky by Miss Bolt, of Berry, bolted down junction-street, Nowra, and collided with another Bulky…

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Drowning Fatality at Milton

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 14 February 1900 · page 2

A lad named Ernest Butson was accidentally drowned in Nurrawallee Creek on Saturday. First aid was rendered by Mr. Ogilvie, teacher of the…

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Drowning Fatality at Milton

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 2

A lad named Ernest B[?]tson was accidentally drowned in Nurrawallee Creek on Saturday. First aid was rendered by Mr Ogilvie, teacher of the…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 5

Quite a gloom was cast over Milton when it became known on Saturday afternoon last that a promising boy, eldest son of Mr. S. J. Button, had been accidentally…

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Serious Accident at Ulladulla Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 1

A horse belonging to Mr. T. M'Mahon fell in the hunting contest at the show at Milton on Wednesday, throwing and rolling over its rider, a…

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Serious Driving Accident

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 2

An accident of a most serious character and from which the gravest result are feared, occurred last Sunday evening in the vicinity of Hampden Bridge. From what we can glean…

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A Hunting Fatality

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 2

The youth, James McMahon, who was thrown from the horse he was riding in the hunting contest at the Ulladulla show on Wednesday last, succumbed to his…

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Serious Accident at Barren- Garry

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 2

On Sunday evening last Miss Barnier and the Misses Harvison were thrown out of a vehicle through the horse shying whilst proceeding to church at…

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A Hunting Fatality

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

The youth, James McMahon, who was thrown from [?] he was ruling in the hunting contest at the Ulladulla show on Wednesday last, [?] to his…

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Serious Accident at Barrengarry

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

On Sunday evening last Miss Barnier and the Misses Harvison, were thrown out of a vehicle through the horse shying whilst proceeding to church at…

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Cored to Death. Terrible Accident to a New Sooth Wales Lanoer

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 4

A SAD accident occurred at the Remount Camp (writes the Stellenbosh correspondent of the “Cape Times”), one of the rough riders of the New…

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Serious Accident At, Kangaroo Valley

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 3

A SERIOUS accident occurred near the Hampden Bridge, Kangaroo Valley, on Sunday evening. The two Misses Harvison with their aunt, Miss Barner, were driving in a sulky…

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