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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Motor Car. Runs Into Troops. Territorials Injured

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 3

Four London Territoriale were injured last week-end through a heavy motor car rushing into the rear of a column returning to Camberley camp…

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Accidents at Kangaroo Valley

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 1

An accident of a serious and painful nature happened to Mr. John Sperring yesterday morning at Bendeela, reports the Kang[?]oo Valley piper. It…

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Accident at Berry

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 8

Mr. J. B. Taylor met with an accident on Monday that has put him out of the firing line for a few days, reports the Berry paper. On horseback…

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Accident To Mr. D. Petrie

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 3

When Mr. David Petrie who conveys the mail between Nowra and Burrier was proceeding homewards on Wednesday last he met with a serious mishap…

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Sad Fatality at Berry. Drowned Whilst Bathing

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 6

Harold Wright, aged 18, son of Mr. James Wright, an employee of Molloy's sawmill at Berry, was accidentally drowned whilst bathing…

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Drowning Fatality

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 5

A sad drowning fatality occurred on Sunday, in Woodstock Creek, where it joins the Burrill lake. It appears that George Wallace, a time…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning. an Heroic Rescue

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 3

Mr. Carey, a gentleman employed on the Dredge Antleon at Greenwell Point, as the song says "has something to be thankful for" inasmuch that Mr…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 8

An infant daughter of Mrs. Macpherson of Balranald had a narrow escape from drowning at the Crookhaven Heads wharf on Sunday last. From what can…

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