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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

21 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Fatal Shooting Accident at Eden

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

A sad and fatal accident befell Mr. Edwin Smith, of Nullica, near Eden on Saturday last. Mr. Smith left his home on Saturday…

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Shooting Fatality

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 5

On Sunday last news was received in Eden that Mr Edwin Smith had been accidently shot dead at Nullica the…

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Fatal Accident at Belong

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 3

On Monday, a young man named Ernest Clark, aged 18 years, employed by Mr. J. J. Hanigan, of Belong, met with an accident to which he…

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Shooting Fatality at at Naval College Young Girl Shot Through the Head

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

A particularly sad fatality occurred at the Royal Naval College, Jervis Bay, on Thursday afternoon, about heif-past three. From the meagre…

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Shooting Fatality at the Naval College. Young Girl Shot Through the Head

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 6

A particularly sad fatality occurred at the Royal Naval College, Jervis Bay, on Thursday afternoon, (last week) about half past three. From…

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Boat Capsizes in Jervis Bay. Two Men Drowned. a Remarkable Swim

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 1

A boating fatality occurred in Jervis Bay on Sunday last, as a result of which two men lost their lives, and another lies in a critical…

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Boat Capsizes in Jervis Bay. Two Men Drowned. a Remarkable Swim

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 1

A boating fatality occurred in Jervis Bay on Sunday last, as a result of which two men lost their lives, and another lies in a critical condition, caused by long…

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Mr. M. F. Morton in Parliament. Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 1

Mr. Mark F. Morton : I desire to ask the Minister for Mines whether he has come to any conclusion in connection with a deputation from the…

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Shooting Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 6

An unfortunate shooting accident happened at West Dapto during the Easter holidays, the victim being Miss Pearl Dawes,…

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Sad Fatality. Woman and Girl Killed

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 6

On Wednesday morning a happy party set out from Corrimal (reports the IIlawarra "Mercury") consisting of Mrs…

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Sad Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 8

There was a sad fatality on Friday afternoon last when a little He child named Annie Walker was burned to death (writes the…

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Motor Accident Near Bombala

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

The alarming news reached town just after dark last Friday that Messrs Kennedy Bros passenger car had met with a bad accident…

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Serious Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 4

Mrs John Emmott, who returned from Sydney with her husband last week, informs us that her sister, Mrs Thomas Emmott had a…

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Fatal Motoring Accident. Golburn

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon the coroner held an inquest at Collector touching the death of a boy named Reid. The evidence showed that on the previous afternoon a motor party…

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Serious Accident at Barrengarry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 4

A serious accident happened at the Cambewarra Shire Council's stone crusher just after work started on Monday morning, the victim being Mr…

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Children’s Eyes. Injured by “The Pictures.”

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 6

Kinema shows, it was stated at a meeting of the Bath Education Committee were responsible for considerable expenditure on spectacles for the…

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The Mecantile Mutual Fire and Accident Insurance Company. Remarkable Increase in Business. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 3

The shareholders, and incidentally the policyholders, in this Company, have good cause for being pleased with its [?]ical stability as evidenced by the…

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Street Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 12

An accident that in itself was serious enough, but which easily might have been much more serious, occurred, in Berry-street, Nowra, yesterday…

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Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 5

White Mr. Con. Shannoll, Pyree was getting into a sulky. near Mr. S. J. Monagha[?] produce store in Ber[?] on Tuesday morning last, the horse got…

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Serious Accident at Worrigee

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 5

Mr Hilton Apperley, of Worrigee, had a narrow escape from a tragic end last Saturday. He was using a spade harrow, with a pan of young horses…

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