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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Remarkable Shooting Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 4

While engaged shark-ashing with a number of friends at Jervis Hay on. Wednesday, Mr Richard Potter was the victim of a shooting accident…

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Shark Fishing. a Peculium Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 7

On Wednesday a party from Tomerong, consisting of Mr. H. Buchanan and friends, were spending a day shark-fishing in Mr. Dent’s launch at…

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Fatal Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 7

An accident, unfortunately attended with a fatal result, occurred on Wednesday. From the evidence given at an…

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Serious Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

A Mr Keevers, uncle of Mr J, Keevers, of Kangaroo River (reports the Kangaroo Valley "Times") met with a very serious accident on…

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Motor-Car Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

Dr Kane, of Nowra, on Wednesday night met with a mishap to his motor car, in which he and Mrs Kane were driving from Berry to…

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America's Accidents. a Preacher's Statement

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 6

A correspondent of the Washington "Evening Star" wrote from New York on 5th January:- "Fifty-seven thousand live hundred…

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Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

Mrs Henry R. Hodgkinson, of Crookhaven, was driving in a buggy with some friends in King horn-street Nowra, on Wednesday…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 2

A message from Condobolin last Saturday reads :—Last Tuesday evening Mr. John Sheridan, licensee of the Moonbi Hotel, met with a peculiar accident,…

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Aeroplane Accident. a French Sensation

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 3

A slight accident occurred at Vincennes on 28th February during the trial the trial of M. Leon Delgrange's aeroplane—the largest machine yet built on the box-kite…

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Mountain Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 4

While Mr. Sid Napier, accompanied by two ladies, was proceeding from Beacom'a farm Barrengarry, in a sulky the horse left the road and went over…

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Accidents

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

Miss Woods, daughter, of Mr J. A. Woods, of Merop Meadow, left her buggy and horse standing untended in the railway yard at…

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Sad Fatality Sudden Death of Mr. David Sercombe

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

Residents of Bega wore shocked yesterday morning to hear that Mr. David Sercombe a popular and successful famer, at Tanja, was killed near his…

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Terrible Fatality Attanja. Leading District Farmer Dashed to Death

Southern Star · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 2

A GREAT gloom spread itself all over the district when the news got around that Mr. David Sercombe, of Tanja, one of the best-known and…

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Accident to Mr. R. V. Boyd

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 4

What at first was feared to be a very serious accident befel Mr. R. V. Boud the other day at Laureldale, Richmond River (reports the…

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Fatal Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 8

A sad accident occurred at Mr Oliver Virtue's farm, Burringbar, Richmond River, on Saturday last, resulting in the death of Robert…

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Risked Drowning for more Beer

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 4

One day last week several sailors were brought to Geelong to complete the crew of the ship Aomas, anchored in the stream ready to sail for…

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Accident at a Quarry

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 2

On Friday last Mr John Wildman, a spawler at Salmond’s quarry at Kiama, met with a bad accident and narrowly escaped being killed…

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Extraordinary Street Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 8

Alexander Bryon, a youth 15 years of age, son of Mr. Pattison Bryon, of Avondale, met with a peculiar and painful accident at Dapto on Tuesday…

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Sensational Accident

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 4

An accident, which might easily have had very serious consequences, happened on the Cobarge-Bega road on Tuesday last. It seems that Mr. and Mrs. James…

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Sensational Buggy Accident

Southern Star · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 2

A MIRACULOUS escape from serious accident occurred at Stoney Creek yesterday morning. Mr. James McLeod, wife, and little girl…

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