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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

106 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 6

Sawmill Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 4

A young man named Herbert Jus. Greenaway, 19, was accidentally killed at the Walterston sawmill, Lansdowne, Manning River, on Dec. 21. A flitch…

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Sawmill Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

A young man named Herbert Jas Greenaway 19 was accidentally killed at the [?] sawmill, [?] Mangling River, on Dec 21 [?]…

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Fatal Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 4

The “Manaro Mercury” reports a fatal accident which happened near Berridale, Monaro, on Tuesday week, when a woman named Mrs. Gilebrist,…

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Accidents

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

While driving to Adaminaby on Sunday Mr. M. Gaughan met with a painful accident. Without any warning, a telegraph post fell across his…

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Fatal Accident

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

The death of Alfred Murphy was the subject of an Inquiry by the Wollongong corner on Wednesday. The deceased and another man named Edward hantan were…

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Accidents

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

While driving to Adaminaby on Sunday Mr. M. Gaughan met with a painful accident. Without any warning, a telegraph post fell across his…

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Fatat Accident

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

The death of A. Fred Murphy was the subject of an injury by the wollongong [?]on Wednesday. The [?] and` another [?] were…

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An Hotel Manager Injured

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

As a tram on Sunday was passing through Forest Lodge on its way to the city about 12.30 a.m., the driver noticed a man lying on the road with a…

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An Hotel Manager Injured

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 2

As a train on Sunday was passing through Forest Lodge on its way to the city about 12.30 a.m., the driver noticed a man lying on the road with a…

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A Mine Manager Drowned

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. John Channon, J.P., was crossing the Clyde River near Nelligen on Tuesday night in a boat with two men named Ireland and M'Carthy, when a southerly squall struck…

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Accident to a Child

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

On Thursday last a little boy, aged 4 years, son of Mr P. J. Byrne, manager of the Phoenix mine at Nerriga, met with an accident. It…

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Accident to a Child

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 2

On Thursday last a little boy, aged 4 years, son of Mr P. J. Byrne, manager of the Phoenix mine at Nerriga, met with, all accident. It…

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Drowning Fatality near Milton

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

A sailor named W. Antlerson, a Swede, know in sydney as charlie Nolan, was drowned at Bawley point, near Milton. On Monday evening while helping to moor the…

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Remarkable Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

Mr Jack Fields had a piece of bad luck the other night at Kangaroo valley. He was cantering slowly home from the township, and was…

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Fatal Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

A young man named James Taylor, son of Mr. C. Taylor of Holts Flat met his death late on Saturday night by being thrown from his [?] on to a rock in the…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon last a sad drowning accident occurred at Fry’s Cave (Kendall’s-Point) the victim being Mr. Arthur Anscombe, an old and respected resident of Kiama. Bow the…

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Wolumla. Shooting Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

A very sad shooting [?] to Lyle, the eldest [?] of Mr S. [?] last night. From [?] appears that the [?]…

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Boy Drowned in Falls Creek

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

Little Lincoln Monaghan, aged 1 year and 7 months, second youngest son of Mr and Mis Percy Monaghan, fell into the creek near his parents' residence at The Falls yesterday…

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Fatal Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

Mr Thomas Hush, a farmer residing at Marlowe, near Braidwood, died on Friday from the effects of injuries sustained through a dray falling on him a week previously. He…

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Fatal Accidents. a Boy Shot at Falls Creek

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A very distressing accident happened at The Falls Creek, near Nowra, on Thursday evening, when a lad named George Becket, aged 14, son of Mr O…

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