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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Accident to the Steamer Eden

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

From the evidence given at the [?] last week, the following par[?] are taken. The Eden was on [?] to Sydney from Eden, via…

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Fatal Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 8

A sad fatal accident occurred at Burrawang early on Friday morning, a youth named Gardiner, aged 15 years (son of Mr. S. Gardiner, carrier),…

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Fatal Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 8

The death occurred at Burrawang, under most distressing circumstances, of Arthur Gardiner, [?]on of Mr and Mrs. S. Gardiner, Burrawang. On…

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Painful Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

Mr G. V. Ebsworth was chopping a tree down near his residence at Buckejo on Saturday afternoon about 5.30 when it fell on him and smashed his left leg…

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Collision in Port Jackson

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 2

The collision off Braelley’s Head in Sydney Harbour, between the collier Currajong and the fine passenger boat Wyreema will form the subject of an…

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Showground Accidents

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 4

A son of Mr Phil. McLeod, of the berry stud farm, met with a serious accident on Friday afternoon on the showground. The horse he was…

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Remarkable Train Accident. Boy Run Over at Unanderra. Narrow Escape Prom Death

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 1

Master Samuel Watton, a quiet little lad of nine summers, residing with his parents in the gate house at the crossing of the Mount Kembla and…

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Drowning Fatality. at "The Junction."

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 1

The town was shocked by the news on Good Friday afternoon that another pathetic drowning fatality had occurred at the…

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Bathing Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 4

Good Friday was not allowed to pass over without gloom in our midst, the sad feature being a drowning case at the junction. Soon after dinner on…

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Bathing Fatality. the Evidence

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

At the from on the body of Roy State, on[?] the following guidance was adduced:— [?] Jan.—[?]…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. a Tram Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

A passenger named Towers met with a terrible death in a tram accident in George [?] West. A heavily laden city [?] came along just, as a…

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Drowned Whilst Fishing

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 4

Two third-class passengers from the Otway, in quarantine, were swept of the looks at North head while fishing, and one named Bowie was drowned…

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Burning Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

Emily Smart, residing at Ruzelle, was fatally burnt yesterday through her clothes being ignited while cooking dinner…

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Fatality at The Murrah

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

A very [?] Murrah [?]…

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South Australia. Racecourse Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

In the Trial Stakes at Morphettville races, five horses fell, and R. Sutherland, rider of Contrite, was killed. Two horses were destroyed. There is no…

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Collision with the Comet

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 4

Sir Robert [?] in “The Times,” publishes the text of a reply he has sent to an inquirer who expressed alarm as to the…

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Fatal Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

At Rotfern. this morning a bolting horse brought down two 2[?] ladders outside a house which was being painted. Devil Hutchinson, 40, and…

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Tram Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

Two trams going in opposite-directions collided near Little Bay on the L[?]Perouse line. No passengers were seriously injured, but there were…

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Fatal Accident at the Murrah

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 2

A sad accident happened at the Murrah on Friday, whereby an industrious and highly worthy young man, named Douglas Beare, lost…

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Serious Driving Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 1

While out driving on the Pyree road on Sunday, Mr C. H. Hampaon had an accident by which one of his little girl was seriously injured. It appears that…

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