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Accidents, 1871

4 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

The Fatal Accident at Melbourne on Queen's Birthday

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1871 · page 3

THE almost perfect success achieved in the Review was dashed just at the close by a lamentable accident, in which Mr. John Alexander, a corporal in the…

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Colonial Items. Steamboat Collision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1871 · page 2

A VERY serious collision took place between the You Yangs and Tasmania on Thursday morning, 20th instant, at 5 o'clock, off Broken Bay, which, but from…

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Accident on the Hobson's Bay Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 3

A VERY serious accident happened on Tuesday night (12th) about a quarter past 10 o'clock, on the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway. From what can be gathered…

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Fearful Attack on a Steamer by Alligators. Three Seamen Drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1871 · page 6

THE Pilacks (Field.) Herald publishes the account of a des[?] stock on a river steam [?]. "The steamer whiles going up the O[?]klawaha River, and on…

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