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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1879

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Accident at the Exhibition

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1879 · page 4

EARLY on Thursday morning, James Bowmaker, in the employ of the plumbing department, at the International, was about to ascend to the roof of the…

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Accident to Rev. R. Leign

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 3

AT a private picnic given by the Rev. [?] of St, Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Cooma, to his friends on Tuesday last 24th…

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Coach Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 3

As Mr. Pooley'n coach was coming from Micalago to Cooma on Tuesday afternoon, an accident near resulting in loss of life occurred. From the…

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The Late Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1879 · page 3

WE are authorised to state that the picnic at which the Rev. Mr. Leigh had his leg broken was not given by therev. pastor of St. Patrick's Church,…

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Drowning of Two Young Girls

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1879 · page 3

IT is seldom we are called upon to record so digressing and painful an occurrence as that which happened on Saturday afternoon, namely, the drowning of two…

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Resuscitating the Drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1879 · page 4

A [?] of recalling life by medical skill has lately occurred in Brassels. An unfortunate workman, overtaken by drink, had fallen into the…

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Accidents at Braidwood

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 4

ON Wednesday morning Murlin Burns, who resides with his brother st Colombo, met with an accident of a very severe and painful nature. It appears that while in…

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Accidents at woolway Creek

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1879 · page 3

To reach Buckley's Crossing it is necessary that the traveller (pedestrians are barred just now) should get over the Woolway Creek at one…

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A Roman Catholic Priest Drowned. QUEANBEYAN

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1879 · page 4

ABOUT 6 O'Clock On Saturday afternoon last, the residents of Queanbeyan were [?]led by the intelligence that the body of Father McAuliffe, the priest in charge…

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Drowned in the Umaralla

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1879 · page 2

We hear that the Cooma police did not receive information till Friday of the dead body seen floating in the Umaralla River last Wednesday; it…

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Shocking Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 3

YESTERDAY as Leon's circus tent was in course of erection, a terrible, and what is likely ta prove a fatal, accident happened to one of the staff, a…

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Mining Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1879 · page 4

A SAD accident occurred at Inglewood, when two men were precipitated to the bottom of the main shaft of the Jersey Reef Company through something going…

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Death by Drowning

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1879 · page 3

INTELLIGENCE was telegraphed to Cooma on Monday last, that Mr. Richard Edwards, builder, formerly of Cooma, had met his death by drowning. From…

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Serious Railway Accident. PICTON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 4

A DISASTROUS collision, though fortunately not attended with loss of life, occurred here last night in a cutting about a mile on the Sydney side of the…

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Tramway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1879 · page 4

A gainful accident occurred on Saturday week on the tramway line (reports the Evening News). Shortly after the 5.5. p.m. tram left…

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Accident at Wambrook

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1879 · page 3

A HAWKER from Goulburn, named Issiah J. Thomas, was desending a hill near Wambrook on Friday last with his horse and cart, when the…

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