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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

106 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 6

A Serious Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 2

Late on Tuesday night a serious accident befel George Oliver, at Ferny Gap on the road to Gray's Farm. It would seem that the old man proceeded…

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Accident at West Combewarra

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 2

On Monday last Miss Margaret Barclay met with a serious accident whilst attending to her usual household duties, at her brother's resieence…

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Accident

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

On Thursday last while driving from Tathra. Mr. H. Jr. Bloomfield, solicitor, had a very lucky escape. Mr. Bloomfield was in it sulky coming down Russell’s Hill…

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Accident to a Fireman

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

Mr O. J. Sidney sustained somewhat severe injury to his back through a leader falling upon him while he was practising with the Nowra Volunteer Fire brigade one…

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Warships in Collision British Destroyers Damaged. a Barque Wrecked

Southern Star · Saturday 12 November 1904 · page 3

After a brilliant engagement off Milford on Monday nizh, August 5th, in connection with the rural [?] when both the Red and Blue sides claimed a…

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Fatal Accident at Jervis Bay

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 November 1904 · page 7

A frightful accident of a fatal character happened near the Jervis Bay lighthouse on Monday. A man named William Speechley, his son…

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Accident to a Child

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 16 November 1904 · page 2

Master Evendon Priddle, a five—year—old son of Mr T. J. Priddle, of Cambewarra, was brushing ferns with several other boys up, Cambewarra Mountain…

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Gun Accident at Jervis Bay. a Boy Killed

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 16 November 1904 · page 2

A boy named. Speechly was accidentally shot dead at Jervis Bay on Monday last through the explosion of a gun. He resided, with his parentis…

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Gun Accident at Jervis Bay. a Boy Killed

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 17 November 1904 · page 2

A boy named Speechly was accidentally shot dead at Jervis Bay on Monday last through the explosion of a gun. He resided with his parents…

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Accident to a Child

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 17 November 1904 · page 2

Master Evendon Priddle, a five-year-old son of Mr T. J. Puddle, of Cambewarra, was brushing feros with several other boys up Cainbewarra Mountain…

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Fatal Accident at Wandella

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 18 November 1904 · page 2

The community was shocked on Saturday evening to hear that Mr Patriok O'Meara had been killed about nine o'clock that evening while retnrning…

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The Jervis Bay Fatality. Naval Authorities Puzzled

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 2

The naval authorities at Garden Island have had no official information with regard to the boy Speechley, who was fatally injured by the bursting of…

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Accident in a Mine

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 2

An employee in the Mount Pleasant Colliery, named George Beadle, was severely injured whilst at work on Thursday morning He was driving the hauling engine, when…

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Inferior New South Wales Batter. Shipped in Victorian Boxes. Accident or Decton

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Melbourne dated Wednesday says:— A startline discovery has been brought under the notice of the Butter Commission in that some very inferior butter was…

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Sad Fatality

Southern Star · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 2

THE community was shocked on Monday afternoon when the news became known that Sylvie Walsh, a Grammar School pupil, had been…

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Painful Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 2

A very painful accident happened to a boy named Bottomley[?] Wednesday last His father was coming in to town with a had of wood and the [?] fellow was in…

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Valuable Cow Drowned

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 2

A few days ago Messrs Lindsay Bros, of Kembla Park, Unanderra, had the misfortune to lose, by drowning, one of the best cows in their well known…

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Shocking Burning Fatality

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

Lindsay Rowland, 19 years of age, an apprentice in the engineers' shop of the Condong Mill (Tweed River) met with an awful death on Monday…

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A Dapto Man Injured. Fall From a Railway Culvert

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 December 1904 · page 2

Mr George Courtney, chief engineer, of the Dapto Smelting Works, came to Nowra on Saturday last by the midday train. He missed the 4.40 p.m…

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Sad Fatal Accident at Wolumla

Southern Star · Wednesday 7 December 1904 · page 2

ON Monday our Wolumla correspondent wired brief particulars of a sad burning accident, which occurred at the home of Mr. Robert…

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