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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

57 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 3

Burning Accident at Numeralla

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 3

On Sunday last, Miss Annie Ward, aged about 30, was at the residence of Mr. John Harvey, of Numeralla, and was white-washing a fireplace, when…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. Racing Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 4

A sensational accident occurred at Ascot racecourse yesterday afternoon After the three placed horses passed the post in the Trial Stakes, and when…

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The Bermagui Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

MR. H. O. T. COWDROY, District Coroner, held an inquest at the Royal Hotel. Bermagui on Wednesday, us to the cause of the death of George…

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Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 4

An accident occurred on Kanoona Hill on Wednesday morning, owing to coach horses taking fright at a motor car, and capsizing the coach…

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Accident on Mt. Kiers, Incline

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 8

On Monday afternoon a miner named Spencer, employed at the Mt. Kiera colliery, was returning from work, and when in the centre of the…

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Drowning. Restoring Animation. a New and Safe Remedy. Professor Schafer’s System

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 8

Once upon a time the air used to be forcibly introduced to the lungs of the apparently drowned by means of a pair of bellows, and, according to the older…

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Fatality at Bateman's Bay

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 8

Albert Windley, aged 19, was killed at Bateman's Bay on Tuesday. The deceased and his father (Walter Windley) were going to the Bay with…

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Drowning Fatality

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 1

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Bally Point on Sunday morning, whereby one Hansen, a seaman, was drowned. Though sad enough the…

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Shipping Mishap at Ulla Dulla a Sailor Drowned

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 4

Sergeant Loonies has received from Senior-Constable Hughes, of Milton, a detailed report of the shipping accident by which a sailor…

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Drowning Fatality. (From our Tilba Tilba Correspondent.)

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

A SAD drawing fatality occurred on Saturday last, by which Vere Livingstone, eight years of age, a son of Mr. Alex. Livingstone, manager of the…

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Drowning Fatality

The Bega Budget · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 1

A sad fatality occurred at Central Tilba on Saturday morning, when tho only son of Mr. find Mrs. A. Livingstone was accidentally…

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Drowning Fatality at Tilba

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 1

Thus the Tilba correspondent to the Tilba "Times " :—A sad fatality occurred at Central Tilba on Saturday morning, when the only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Livingstone…

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Drowned Daughter. Mother's Pathetic Story

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 10

On a charge of murdering her infant daughter, Alice Kathleen, by drowning her in a garden cesspool, at Girton, on November 19, the young married…

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Large Hat Question. Some Accidents

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 6

The London correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian" draws attention to a feature of the festive season. He says the distinctive…

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Motor-car Mystery. Accident on a Welsh Clief

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 3

Mystery [?] the story of a motor-car accident in North. Wales on Saturday night [?] the Daily Mail" on Wednesday, January [?] when Miss…

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Sad Fatality at Yambulla

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

News reached Eden per mailman William Laing on Saturday evening that a very sad fatality had occurred at Yambulla Goldfield on that…

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Drowned Gold. Search for Sunken Treasure. Myth of Kruger's Gold

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

The first full and complete story of the gold that was smuggled' out of the Transvaal just before the Boer war is forthcoming this week from the diary…

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Strange Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 4

Mr Hubert Rogan met with a nasty accident in a strange way at Dapto last week. He was riding his own horse, and went to drive…

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Father Murray Drowned

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 3

Word was received in Bega yesterday conveying the end intelligence of the death of the Rev. Father Murray, who a few months…

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Accident to a Chemist

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 4

An accident of a rather peculiar nature happened last Saturday to Mr. Ballhausen, chemist, of Braidwood. He bad opened a bottle of medicine…

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