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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

37 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Accident to a Nowra Man

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 4

There resides in Nowra, but labors in Kiama, a man known as Rackarock" Jack McDonald, and thereby hangs a tale. Well, to tell the tale as…

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German by Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 8

"I'm a German by accident," said Charles Bonus, engineer, when charged at the Collingwood Court (Vic.) with having failed…

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Accident To A School Girl

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 3

A rather singular accident happened to a young school girl in the Jamberoo School on Tuesday last. Whilst engaged in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. [Issued by the Department.] Dairying. Accidental Abortion in the Herd. Some Unsuspected Cause

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 6

How easily contagious abortion can be communicated in a herd and from one herd to another, and with what suspicion any possible…

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Fatal Accidents Miners' New Movement. Broken Hill

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 1

A [?]ustom adopted by the members of the A.M.A. in Broken Hill is to cease work when a fatal accident occurs, and for the men on the succeeding two…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. S. TARLINTON

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

A sad accident occurred, near Cobargo, on Sunday [?] on last which resulted in the death of Mr. Sylvester Tarlinlon, second son…

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Sat Fatality at Cobargo

Southern Star · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 2

News of the death of Sylvic Tarinton, a well-known and highy[?] special Cobargo resident, gave [?] ends of the family throughout the…

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A Motor Bike Accident. Claim Against Berky Council. Alleged Neglect in At-tending to Street

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 3

At the District Court, on Tuesday, before His Honor Judge Fitzhard-inge, Charles Henry Schubert claimed Alt+0163200 from the Municipal District of…

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Accidental Inventions. Origin of the Bayonet, the Lamp Chimney, the Telescope, and the Art of Lithography

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 2

The bayonet is said to have derived its name from the fact that it was first made at Bayonne, and its origin illustrates the proverb,…

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Accident to Rev. T. Jamieson Williams. a Fractured Arm

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 1

Rev. T. Jamieson Williams had the misfortune to break his arm yesterday morning. He was turning the crank of the engine of his motor-car before…

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Fatal Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 3

Recently Mr. J. Shearer of Nowra, received telegraphic information from his daughter, that her husband had been accidently killed. It appears that…

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Sad Fatality at Tomerong

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred at Tomerong early on Monday morning last when Sidney Walter Borrowdale, son of Mrs. R. Borrowdale, of this town, was…

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Motor Car Accident. No Criminal Negligence

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 6

An inquest was held at Parramatta last week by the Coroner (Mr. Richardson Clark) on the body of Brian Nicholas, who was knocked down by…

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Sad Fatality at Wollongong. Struck Twice, Another Uni[?]rt. Wollongong

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 2

During Thursday's storm Mr. V. J. Hannam, a furniture salesman of Wollongong, was returning from Mr. C. B. Dawes' residence at Avondale, when he…

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Coaching Accident Near Eden. (From Our Correspondent)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1918 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon an accident happened near Eden. Mrs Lizzie Love of Towamba was driving a coach and two horses from…

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Fatal Accident

The Bega Budget · Saturday 14 December 1918 · page 2

Another of those sad and tragic deaths of which Bega has recently had several, occurred on Thursday afternoon Mrs. G. A. Hunter…

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Dreadful Fatality. Miss Laurel Sainty’s Death

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1918 · page 2

Bega residents were started and shocked on Thursday evening last When it became known that Miss Laurel Sainly sister of Mrs. W. L…

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