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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Boating Fatality. BRISBANE

Moruya Examiner · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

Intelligence of a terrible boating disaster involving so far as at present known the loss of nine lives, reached the city last evening. The 18ft sailing boat Roxana, owned by…

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Accident to a Sydney Solicitor

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

Mr. E. R. Abigail, solicitor, of Sydney, who was down here daring the Christmas holidays with his manager, Mr. Atkinson, was thrown from a Bulky in Nowra on…

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Accident to a Sydney Solicitor

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 2 January 1902 · page 2

Mr. E. R. Abigall, solicitor, of Sydney, who was down here during the Christmas holidays with his manager, Mr. Atkinson, was thrown from a sulky in Nowra on…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 1

A girl named Lucy Thorpe was drowned at Manly whilst bathing. In attempting to rescue her a man named Smallgate was also drowned in the presence of his wife…

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Mining Fatality

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 1

Forty miners have been drowned at Bruen, Bohemia, through a rush of waters…

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Drowning Fatality

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 1

Ellen (aged 5) and Michael (aged 3) children of Thomas Patterson, Molong, were found drowned in a creek, locked in each others arms…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 1

On Monday morning the sad news came to hand to the effect that Mr. Arthur Turnball, eldest son of Mr C. J. Turnbull, of the Croobyar Public School, had been…

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Accidents

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 2

An accident of a peculiar nature happed to a son of Mr. [?] M’Millan on Monday He and another boy were riding home together on separate horses, when M’Millan’s…

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Accidents

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 2

An accident of a peculiar nature happened to a son of Mr. Dulcan M‘Millan on Monday. He and another boy were riding home together on separate horses, when M‘Millan’s…

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Buggy Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, of Nowra Hill, had a narrow escape from serious injury through the capsize of their buggy on a bad portion of road…

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Buggy Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, of Nowra Hill, had a narrow escape from serious injury through the capsize of their [?]ggy on a bad portion of road…

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Sad Fatality. Tragic Death of Mr. Patrick Ryan

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 3

The community has been shocked this week by the death under distressing Circumstances, of Mr. Patrick Ryan, of Brundie…

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Terrible Accident. Death of Mr. Patrick Ryan

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 1

A shocking accident occurred in the small hours of Wednesday morning last, whereby Mr Patrick Ryan, an old and respected resident of the district, met his death. Mr Ryan…

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Terrible Coach Accident. One Passenger Killed

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

ON last Saturday evening, between 7 and 8 o’clock, a terri[?] accident, occurred here, resulting in the death of Mr. R[?] Hoffernan, of Mo[?]ggendoura, Moraya,…

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Terrible Coaching Fatality in Centre of Bega. One Passenger Killed. Several Badly Injured. Painful Scenes

Southern Star · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

ON Saturday evening last, at 7.30, the Morays mail coach, driven by Arthur Gales, who has only been on the line a few months; drove up the main…

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Accident at a Show

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

An accident occurred on the second day of the Robertson Show to a young man (Mr. M’Clelland, of Omega). He, in company with Some others, was walking round the…

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Accident at a Show

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 2

An accident occurred on the second day o’ the Robe[?] Show to a young man (Mr M‘Clelland, of Omega). He, in company with s[?]me o’hers was walking round th…

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Fatal Coach Accident at Bega

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

ON Saturday the residents of the South Coast from Candelo to Moruya were shocked, by the intelligence that a fatal coach accident had happened…

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Fatal Accident to a Seaman

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 4

An accident winch resulted fatally occurred at Byron Bay on Wednesday, on hoard the steamer Dorrigo. While loading timber a seaman named…

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Fatal Coaching Accident

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 5

A coaching accident attended with sad and fatal consequences occurred to the southern mail coach on its arrival at Bega on Saturday evening. The vehicle, driven…

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