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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Sad Fatal Accident. Death of Roy cordery

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 6

On Saturday last, the news that a lad named Roy Cordery had been killed at Greenwell Point by being thrown from a baker's cart, spread with extraordinary…

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Fatal Accident. a Boy Killer at Greenwell Point

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at [?] well Point on Saturday morning [?] when Master Roy [?] stars of age second youngest son of Mr and…

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Fatal Accident. a Boy Killed at Greenwell Point

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at Greenwell Point on Saturday morning last, when Master Roy Cordery, 9½ years of age, second youngest son of Mr. and…

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Fatal Accident. a Boy Killed at Greenwell Point

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 3

A sad fatality occurred at Greenwell Point won Saturday morning last, when Master Boy Cordery, 9½ years of age, second youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cordery, of Nowra, met…

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Accidents

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 4

At Jamberoo last week two accidents occurred. In one instance, Mr.Sc[?]ieber of Wallaby Hill, was thrown from his house when returning from Church on…

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Fatal Accidents. Kicked by a Horse

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

During the week two fatal accidents have happened locally, the victims being well-known residents of Yalwal. On Monday evening James Adams,…

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Fatal Accident. Thrown From a Horse

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 4

On Thursday evening last, about 7 o'clock, a man named John Thomas Warren was found dead on the Yalwal Road. He had evidently been thrown…

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Serious Shooting Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

A Serious shooting accident occurred at Omega, near Kiama, on Monday morning. Two State lads, Frederick Rice and Thomas Whip, who had served their apprenticeship…

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Drowing Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 4

On Saturday after [?] a drowning fatality to [?]…

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Shooting Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 12

On Monday morning last week, a Sobraon lad named Frederick Rice was dangerously injured by a charge of gunshot at Mr Robert Chittick's place, Omega. It appears…

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Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

Mr. Harry Smith met with tm accident on Sunday by which he had one of his legs fractured above the ankle. He was engaged removing a vehicle at his brick-kiln in Nowra…

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Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 2

Mr. Harry Smith met with an accident on Sunday by which he had one of his legs fractured above the ankle. He was engaged removing a vebicleat his brick-kiln in Nowra…

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Disastrous Railway Accident. on the South Coast Line. Fourteen Persons Killed and Thirteen Injured. Sydney, Friday, 8 p.m

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

A terrible railway accident happened to-day near Tempe to a passenger train. Fourteen persona were kilted and thirteen injured…

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Terrible Railway Accident. 14 KILLED. 13 WOUNDED. Sydney, Friday, 8.4 p.m

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 5

A terrible railway accident has occurred at Tempe. Fourteen persons have been killed and thirteen injured. No fuller particulars received…

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Serious Accident at Brown’s Mountain

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 2

Our Cambewarra correspondent writes that one of Mr. Stevenson’s sons living on Brown’s Mountain, met with a very serious accident on Tuesday last. An…

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Serious Accident at Brown’s Mountain

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 2

Our Cambewarra correspondent writes that one of Mr. Stevenson’s sons living on Brown’s Mountain, met with a very serious accident on Tuesday last. An…

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Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 2

An accident of a peculiar nature happened on Saturday last to Mrs. T. M. Richards, an old Shoalhaven resident who now resides in Sydney. Mrs. Richards, who is on a visit…

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Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 2

An accident of a peculiar nature happened on Saturday last to Mrs. T. M. Richards, an old Shoalhaven resident who now resides in Sydney. Mrs. Richards, who is on a visit…

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Accidents

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 2

C. Fletcher, a lad employed by Messrs. J. and J. Morison, on Tuesday last received a severe, kick in the buck from a horse. Dr. King attended to the injury…

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Boating Fatality at Pambula. PAMBULA, Sunday night

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 2

QUITE [?] gloom has been cast over the town through the filling of a sailing boat in Broadwater Lake this afternoon terminating in the drowning of…

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