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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

7 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Collision with a While

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 9

THE London Times reports:—A collision between the Anchor Line steamer Ethiopia and a large whale took place 800 miles east of Sandy Hook, on the…

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Narrow Escape from a Railway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 9

KATOOMBA, Monday.—What would undoubtedly have resulted in a fearful accident on the railway line about, three-quarters of a mile on the Sydney…

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Shocking Gun Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 5

A selector named William Campbell, aged 21, met with a terrible accident on the Burra Burra run, about forty miles from Condobolin, on Thursday…

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Victorian Encampment. Four Men Injured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—At Lancefield Junction Artillery camp yesterday nearly all the tents were struck, when the rain commenced, and the final…

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Railway Accidents. at Tarana. Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 7

A DREADFUL accident occurred to last night's Western train. When reaching within 3 mites of Tarana the back portion of the train left the line, through…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1892 · page 7

LORD ANCRAM, one of the sides-decamp to His Excellency the Governor, was accidentally shot dead at Bibbenluke on Thursday. Particulars of the…

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The Inquest—verdict of Accidental Death

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1892 · page 3

Bombala, Friday,—News was received laic lust night the death of Lord Ancram, A.D.C, who was accidentally shot while out duck-shooting…

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