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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Serious Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 1

An accident of rather a serious [?]ure befell one, William Burns, one Tuesday [?] states the "Berry Register." Burns, who is an employee at…

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Accident at Tarraganda Bridge

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

On Wednesday morning, George Brett, one of the men employed in the bridge repairing gang at Tarraganda met with a serious accident. He was…

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Railway Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 5

A young man, John Stewart, a passenger on the train which left Sydney at 2.40 p.m. on Saturday for Nowra, met with a serious accident at Shellharbor station. He left his…

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Fatal Accident Is Araluen

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 2

Mrs Nejmie Jacob an a[?] widow, who has been for some years past carrying on business as a hawker, and travelling through the district, whilst…

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Drowning

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 4

A long distance swimmer correcting popular errors states that accidents to swimmers are seldom due to cramp, but to apoplexy resulting from…

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Battleship in Collision. Steamer Rammed

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 3

In the early hours of yesterday morning information reached Dover of a serious collision which has taken place [?] ward of Dungeness between the…

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A Tilba Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 2

News was received in Tilba on Monday to the effect that George Poole, son of afr J. H. N. Poole, of Corumia, was found dead near the…

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Fatal Gun Accident

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 1

A distressing fatality occurred, at Yattah on Tuesday night, when Arthur John Creamer, son, of Mr. John Creamer, met his death in a…

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Fatal Gun Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 7

A distressing fatality occurred at Yatran on Tuesday night, o last were when Arthur John Creamer, son of Mr. John Creame met his death in a…

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Eureka Accident Fund

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 4

A meeting in connection with the above was held on Wednesday last week in Kiama. Correspondence was received from…

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Double drowning Fatality. at Merimbula

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 2

A shocking drow[?] occurred at Merimbula on Saturday evening, the victims being Mr Robert Williams and his son (aged 8). The…

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Baroness Burton. Injured in Motor Smash

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 3

Baroness Burton, wife of Colonel Bruce Baillie, of Dochfour. Inverness, was severely Injured in a motor collision at the Marble Arch on Monday…

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Tragedy of Heroism. Drowned While Trying Rescue

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 6

A youth named Howard Smeal, aged seventeen, lost his life at Kilcreggan. Dumbartonshire, yesterday, in attempting to rescue a girl named Madge…

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Tornado Wrecks Town. Fifty Lives Lost. 200 People Injured. Path of Destruction

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 6

Regina the capital of Saskatchewan was devastated on Sunday by a tornado, which tore through the heart of the town, causing a loss of at least 50…

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Serious Accident

The Bega Budget · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 2

Mr. Thomas B. Barber, our well-known carrier, who some weeks ago had one of hie ankles broken while loading goods at…

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German Naval Mishaps. Two Men Drowned

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 3

Telegrams from Konigsberg report a sad accident to the second squadron of the High Sea Fleet, which, at the time, was anchored off Niden (said the Berlin…

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Mountain Accidents. Bolting Horses

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 8

Mr. Morton and party met with an accident on Cambewarra Mountain, while en route from Nowra to the fair at Kangaroo Valley on Thursday…

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Accident to Mr. G. M. Black

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 2

Recently Mr. C. M. Black had misfortune to meet with an extrem[?] painful accident, says the Berry [?]gister." and only by a hair's bread…

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Accident to Constable Westropp

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 12

A serious accident happened to Senior Constable Westropp on Wednesday last. He was returning from Kangaroo Valley with a man whom he had arrested the…

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Arrest on the Mountain. Serious Accident to Senior Constable Westropp

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 2

A serious accident happened Senior Constable Westropp on Wednesday, reports the Berry "Register". He was returning from the Valley with a man…

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