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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Ballarat Tornado. Sensational Experiences. Enormous Damage to Property. Houses Swept Away. Woman Killed : Two Men Drowned

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 7

BALLARAT, Friday,—Shortly before 6 o’clock last evening a storm of wind and rain swept over parts of Ballarat, with disastrous…

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Accident to Mr I. Barclay

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 1

Whilst endeavouring to mount a horse at his homestead. Cambewarra, on Wednesday last the animal suddenly jumped away and caused Mr Barclay to fall…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 1

On Saturday night last quite a chapter of accidents happened. While coming home from Nowra, the horse Mr. Jerry O'Sullivan was driving shied coining round one of the…

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Accident at Cambewarra

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

Mr Isaac Barclay was endeavoring to mount a horse at Cambewarra on Wednesday, when the horse on Wednesday, when the horse suddenly swerved and…

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Caught in Machinery. Accident at the Show. Visitors’ Terrible Death

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 7

“A doctor is wanted at the office.” These words, flung in letters a foot long across the great notice-board at the Agricultural Show on Friday,…

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Queer Accident. Doctors Baffled

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 6

The very remarkable story of a miner's death caused by a splinter of rock so small that it could not be found subsequently, was told (says…

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Accidents

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 4

Mr E. Thompson, of Kangaroo Valley, had the misfortune to have his colar bone broken through a fall from his horse last week…

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Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1909 · page 4

Mr and Mrs H. J. Bate and child, of Mountain View, Tilba Tilba, had an accident in Carp-street, near Standard” office yesterday, which might…

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Accident

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

Mr and Mrs H. J. Bate and child, of, Mountain View, Tilba Tilba, had un accident in Carp-street, near “Standard” office yesterday, which night…

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Fatal Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 8

It is our painful duty to record the sad death by accident of Master Arthur Chinnocks, aged 10 years and 4 months and son of Mr. James Chinnocks, of…

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Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 4

On Monday afternoon last Mr Jno. Holland was engaged in breaking a young horse into harness, and when about to get into the vehicle the horse dashed off and threw him…

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No Passengers Killed. a Year's Record in Train Accidents

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 6

During the year 1908 no railway passengers lost their lives in accidents to the trains in which they were travelling, while the number injured, viz., 283, is…

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City Devastated Many People Drowned. Some Pathetic Incidents

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

One of the most beautiful and progressive cities in Mexico has been devastated by flood. Monterey, the capital of Nuevo Leon, is in mourning, for 1400…

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Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 3

When Mr. Bas. Emory, of Cambewarra, was on his way to play cricket against the Nowra team on Wednesday the horse he was riding shied with the…

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Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 4

Mr Jack Green, of Greenwell Point, had the misfortune to break his leg on Tuesday whilst riding for the cows. He is not very clear about how the accident happened, and…

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Fatal Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 5

Mr James Barrett, butcher, of Tarago, on Thursday afternoon was running i? bullock into bis slaughter' yard. The animal…

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Accident at Greenwell Point

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 4

Mr Jack Green, of Green well Point, had a fall from his horse on Tuesday through 2tbe animal rearing, and be sustained a compound…

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