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Accidents, 1903

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 October 1903 · page 10
Also in The Nowra Colonist

A sad drowning accident occurred in the Shoalhaven River on Monday afternoon, the victim being a little boy, Wallace Russell Murray Cowper, third son of Mrs Cowper, of…

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Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 October 1903 · page 2

While returning from the Boy on Monday last. Mr. and Mrs P. W. [?] child and Miss E. Thomson [?] with a rather serious [?] Mr…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 October 1903 · page 2

On Monday last another was added to the long list of victims who have been drowned in the Shoalhaven River. This time the victim was a little son…

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Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 October 1903 · page 2

While return[?]ng from the Bay on Monday last, Mr and Mrs P. W. Young and child, and Miss E. Thomson met with a rather serious accident, When near Mr…

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The Recent Drowning Fatality. Inaccurate Statements at the Inquiry. to the Editor of the Shoalhaven News

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 2

Sir,—In what may be presumed to be a synopsis of the evidence taken before the Coroner respecting the drowning of a boy last Monday, the statements are…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 13 October 1903 · page 2

Yesterday week another was added to the long list of victims who have been drowned in the Shoalhaven River. This time the victim was a little son of Mrs…

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The Recent Drowning Fatality. Inaccurate Statements at Inquiry. (To the Editor Shoalhaven Telegraph.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 12

SIR,—In what may be presumed to be a synopsis of the evidence taken before the Coroner respecting the drowning of a boy on Monday week, the statements are untrue in…

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Accident to a Boy

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 2

A seven years old son of Mr. William Smith, of Belong whilst playing about the house on Thursday last fell and fractured his thigh. The injury was attended to by…

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Gun Accident Near Cobargo

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1903 · page 2

A sad gun accident is reported from Dignam’s Creck this morning. It appears that a young man named Sutherland was in the act of lighting…

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Buggy Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 2

On Thursday last as Miss Mary Kennedy and Mrs Joseph Carberry, driving together in a buggy, were on their way home to Jindiandy from Nowra,…

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Buggy Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 29 October 1903 · page 2

On Thursday last as Miss Mary Kennedy and Mrs Joseph Carberry, driving together in a buggy, were on their way home to Jindiaody from Nowra,…

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Accidents

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 11 November 1903 · page 2

When returning from the races on Monday a sulky in which Mr Horace Hyam, of Terara, was driving with his wife collided with one of the heavily laden Nowra ’buses…

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Accidents

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 12 November 1903 · page 2

When returning from the races on Monday a sulky in which Mr Horace Hyam, of Terara, was driving with his wife colluded with one of the heavily laden Nowra [?]mases…

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Buggy Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1903 · page 2

AS Mrs. A. Richards and Mrs. [?] were driving [?] town on [?] morning with the [?] of going to church on nearing [?]Marshall’s…

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[?]orrible Accident Two Men Seriously Injured

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1903 · page 4

Two of the crow of the Kasaga Mara were seriously injured as the [?] was [?] Port Jackson last week. Derricke were being hoisted…

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Narrow-Escape from Drowning

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 2

All accident happened at Numba wharf on Monday evening which narrowly escaped a fatal termination. A son of Mr C. Pepper went to the wharf for a load of milk cans,…

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Accident at Bomaderry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 2

While rounding up some bullocks a Bomaderry yesterday morning. Mr John Morison, jun., met with a painful accident which will probably [?] him for some tome…

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A Racehorse Drowned

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 2

The racehorse Altone was drowned at Wollongong on Sunday morning last while being given a swim in the ocean opposite the Brighton Hotel,…

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Driving Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 1

Messrs. W. J. Chapman, of Braidwood, was driving on the Nerriga Road on Saturday afternoon with her little son and daughter, the eldest 12 and the…

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