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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1883

11 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Fatal Tran Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 3

A [?] tram accident which has been attended with fatal occeq[?] happened about half-past 5 o'clock last evening, on the Waverly line. Two trans had just…

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Drowning of Two Clergymen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 3

WE are in procession of full particulars of the [?] accident which, on Friday week, [?] the Reva, Fathers M'Grath and Clark, at…

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Fearful Buggy Accident. Commissioner King Hilled

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 3

GREAT consternation ws caused in Cooma on Thursday night by a rumour that Mr. F. Blaxland and Comissioner King had been killed…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 3

TEMORA, Monday.—Two fires have occurred here in bakers' shops lately. Luckily the flames were extinguished before much damage was done…

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Gun Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 4

On Saturday last a most distressing accident occurred to Mr. Harry Horn. He, two of his brothers, and Mr. Becker went out to Tirranna to enjoy a day's hare…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1883 · page 2

It was reported to the police authorities in Cooma on Saturday afternoon that Mr. W. Barker, senior, of Biggam, was found drowned in a…

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Drowning at Manly

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 3

ANOTHER and calamity, attended with results almost as [?] as the Coogee fatality, occurred at Manly Beach early on Monday morning. It appears that it is…

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Railway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1883 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE excitement prevailed in the city early this morning owing to the circulation of a report to the effect that a man had been cut to…

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Extraordinary Tramway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 4

A CURIOUS and indictous accident which caused some destruction of property, and narrowly escaped being attended with very serious, if not fatal, [?] to human…

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Sad Fatal Accident. (Saturday's Bombala Times.)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1883 · page 4

QUITE a gloom was cast over the town on Saturday last when it was known that Dr. Erith, after lingering eight hours in an unconscious state, had succumbed to the…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 4

ON Monday morning Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., City Coroner, held an inquest, at the Prince Alfred Hospital, on the body of Joseph Perkins, who received such fearful injuries from being run…

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