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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Boating Fatality at Pambula. MR. W. J. Woods Loses His Life. Pambula

Southern Star · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 2

A SAD boating accident happened about 3 o'clock yesterday. A party consisting of Messrs. John Britten (Bega), J. Behi, Joe Walsh, S. Bishop and Will…

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Serious Accident at Cambewarra

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 2

Our Cambewarra correspondent writes:— A very serious accident hap pened to a son of Mr. William Soper on Saturday afternoon George the…

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Serious Accident at Cambewarra

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 2

Our Cambewarra correspondent writes :—A very serious accident happened to a son of Mr. William Soper on Saturday afternoon George, the…

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Drowning Fatality at Pambula. the Inquest

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 2

THE inquest conducted by Mr J. H. Martin (Coroner for the district) and a jury of twelve, touching the death of W. J. Woods, was held at the Court Home,…

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Boating Fatality at Pambula

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 2

WE reprint the following from the "Southern Star":—A sad boating accident happened about 3 o'clock yesterday. A party…

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Boating, Fatality at Pambula

Moruya Examiner · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 3

A telegram on Sunday night from Pambula to the Bega STANDARD says :—Quite a gloom has been east over the town through the filling of a sailing boat in Broad [?] this…

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Serious Stabbing Affray at Shellharbour. Two Aborigines and a Constable Injured. the Offender "Batoned."

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 2

Outside Dixson's Hotel on Wednesday night at in the usually paceful village of Shellharbor, there then (William Thomas, a white man, and two aborigines…

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Serious Stabbing Affray at Shellharbor. Two Aboriginese and a Constable Injured. the Offender " Battoned.'

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

Outside Dixons Hotel on Wednesday night last; in the usually peaceful village of Shellharbour; three men (William Thomas, a white man, and two a aborigineso…

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The Shellharbour Fatality

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

In connection with the disappearance of the fisherman (William Elliott) about three weeks ago, nothing further was found to show what had…

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Serious Accident at Nerriga

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

Mr. John Kennedy, son of Mr. James Kennedy, of Comerong, met with an accident of a serious nature at Nerriga on Wednesday whilst felling timber. A tree…

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Court of Marino Inquiry. the Innamincka - Murray Collision

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 2

IN Sydney an Wednesday last, before Judge [?] and Captains D. Dakin, and H. W[?] ass[?]rs an inquiry was [?] in reference to…

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Buggy Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

Whilst Misses Mabel and Mary Monaghan, of Mayfield, were driving in a buggy in Junction-street, Nowra, yesterday rooming the horse took fright and ran the buggy…

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The Nerriga Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

The injuries sustained by Mr. John Kennedy (son of Mr. James Kennedy, of Comerong) through a tree falling upon him at Nerriga, are, it appears, not so serious as…

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Buggy Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 2

Whilst Misses Mabel and Mary Monaghan, of Mayfield, were driving in a buggy in Junction-street, Nowra, yesterday morning the horse took fright and ran the buggy…

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The Nerriga Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 2

The injuries sustained by Mr. John Kennedy (son of Mr. James Kennedy, of Co[?] through [?]ee [?]lling upo[?] him at Nerriga, are, it appears, not so serious as…

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Court of Marine Inquiry. the Innamincka Murray Collision

Moruya Examiner · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 2

IN Sydney on Wednesday last, before Judge Backhouse, and Captain D. Dakin, and H Witherspoon, assessors, inquiry was opened in reference to circumstances attending a…

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Sensational Runaway. Accident to a Bus Driver

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

When turning his omnibus into the station yard at Bomaderry on Wednesday evening to await the arrival of the 9.30 train from Sydney M r. James…

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Loss of the Alexander Berry. Four Hands Drowned

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

The steam drogher Alexander Berry, belonging to the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company, was totally wrecked at Point Bass, near…

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Wreck of the Alexander Berry.' Captain and Three of the Crew Drowned

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

The "Alexander Berry," a acre w steamer belonging to the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company, and engaged in the river trade, left Shoalhaven on Sunday morning last, en route…

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Loss of the Alexander Berry, Four Hands Drowned

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 2

The steam drogher Alexander Berry, belonging to the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company, was totally wrecked at Point Bass, near…

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