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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

54 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 3

An Accident

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 1

A good [?] gentleman, who rather indiscreetly set himself up as a candidate for some office and who after the election was over, was…

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Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

Mr. Hugh M’Nally, stud groom at the Russley Stud, Barrengarry, [?]et with a serious accident last week, by which he received a fractured ankle…

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Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 2

Mr. Hugh M’Nally, stud groom at the Russlty Stud, Barrengarry met with a serious accident last week, by which he received a fractured ankle…

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Collapse of a Balcony. Many People Injured

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1901 · page 3

A sensation was created at Quirindi on Thursday night by the collapse of a balcony containing a large number of people, some of whom were seriously…

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Accidents

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 2

On Monday afternoon the infant son of Mr. W. Cox, of Barrengarry, unfortunately met with a painful accident through the upsetting of a kettle filled…

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Accidents

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 2

On Monday afternoon the infant son of Mr. W. Cox, of Barrengarry, unfortunately met with a painful accident through the upsetting of a kettle filled…

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Alaska Gold Diggers Drowned

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 2

The Yukon liner Islander struck an iceberg near Juneau, Alaska, when within a mile of the shore. Although the sea was perfectly calm…

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Cycling Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 2

A little boy, Charles Westbrook, son of Mr. W. Westbrook, of Nowra, was knocked down by a bicycle ridden by Sergeant Geo. Smith, of Tomerong, in Junction-street,…

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The Drowning Accident. Funerals of the Victims

Southern Star · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 3

NO event within our memory has occasioned such grief in the town and district as the drowning of Leo Corrigan and Clieve Underhill, on Friday…

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Accident to Major Walters

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 2

One day last week Major John J. Walters, of Bungarribee (who occupies the residence formerly occupied by Mr. C. W. Cleeve), had the bad luck…

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Accident to Major Walters

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 2

One day last week Major John J. Walters, of Bungarribee (who occupies the residence formerly occupied by Mr. C. W. Cleeve), had the bad luck…

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Driving Without Lights. a Serious Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 4

One evening last week a serious accident occurred in the vicinity of Fig tree. Four lay preachers of the Primitive Methodist church were…

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Driving Without Lights. a Serious Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 21 November 1901 · page 4

One evening last week a serious accident occurred in the vicinity of Figtree. Four lay preachers of the Primitive Methodist church were…

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A Harbor Collision

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 6

"Our beautiful harbor" has one defect. It is not broad enough or big enough, and scarcely a week passes without a collision. On Saturday night there occurred one…

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