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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1881

17 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Fearful Collision—Loss of 250 Emmigrants

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1881 · page 4

A FEARFUL shipping disaster occurred at Spezzia on 24th November. Thestenmer Oritigia, belonging to the Florio Company, came into collision with the French…

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Accident to a Child

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1881 · page 3

PARRAMATTA, Thursday.—A child named Spencer Gagan had a [?] in his [?] playing with it, at Pattamatta, when his uncle. Thomas…

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Fatal Accident at Pyrmont

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1881 · page 4

OUR readers will learn with regret of a dreadful accident which [?] Mr. William Langford, the well-known boat and yacht builder, on Friday morning at…

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Accident to Mr. Fisher

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 3

WHILST Mr.G.L.Fisher, the proprietor of the australia Storea, cooma,was assisting some carriers named smith to shift a case of…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1881 · page 4

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Tramcar Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 2

A NARROW escape from a serious accident occurred on Saturday morning to a tramcar from Waverley. The train had reached the intersection…

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Mr. Holston's Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 2

ABOUT two months ago, Mr. James Holston, of Braemar, was returning to Adamina by after n trip down the country—in fact, he had almost…

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Accident in America

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1881 · page 3

The following, extracted from an American paper, refers to the death of a niece of Mr.David Montgomery, of Cooma, who is a brother of Dr…

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Coach Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1881 · page 3

AN accident happened to the mail coach that loft Cooma on Saturday night. When on top of Cooma Hill, which is a dangerous sideling, the…

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Another Tramway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1881 · page 4

ANOTHER accident of a serious nature occurred on the tramway line this morning, and one which has terminated in a fatal result. A man named Samuel…

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Accident to a Policeman

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1881 · page 3

ON Friday evening, as Constable Ranks was riding home from Berridale to Buckley's Crossing, in company with Mr. Wm. Freebody, the…

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Accident to Mr. Betts

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1881 · page 3

A PAINFUL mishap befell Mr. A. C. Betts, the District Surveyor at Cooma, on Friday last. It appears he was in the country in company with Mr. D…

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Accidents in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 1

A QUARRYMAN maned John Robinson, aged 24, residing at Rose Bay, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon while at work at a quarry near Elizabeth Bay…

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Accident With a Kinfe

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1881 · page 3

ABOUT a fortnight ago, Mr. Malloch, of Jel[?]amatong, whilst [?]kining a sheep, was unfortunate enough to slip the blade of a pocket knife into the thick part of his…

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Tramway Accidents

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 3

GEORGE ROBINSON, guard on the Crown-street train, while in the act of collecting fares in Elizabeth-street, near Park-street, on Wednesday, was…

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Fatal Accident at Balman

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 3

A SAD calamity occurred yesterday morning at Balmain, which will cause Boxing Day to be remembered with melancholy interested by at…

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