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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Drowning fatality at Adelaide

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

The Misses Cissy Martin and Hand Saunders were drowned whilst bathing at Adelaide. The latter tried to save the former…

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The boating fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

The inquest touching the death by drowning of Miss Mood, and Miss Collings, who were victme of the Splendora boating accident…

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The Tramway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

The woman who was knocked down by a George-street tramear, and taken to the Sydney Hospital in an unconscious state has died…

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George-street tramway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

A Woman in crossing the fram line near Hay street was knocked down by a car, austaining severe [?] and [?]…

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Terrible Fatality

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 3

Quite a sensation was caused in and around Pambula on Thursday evening of last week when it was noised abroad that a fatal accident…

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A Strange Accident

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 3

A startling Occident happened to-day at Ferntree Gully, a popular holiday resort. About half-past 12 o'clock four ladies, who loitered behind…

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Shooting Fatality at Cooma a Sad Occurrence

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 2

One of the sad events which cast gloom over a community occurred at Cooma on Friday afternoon when a son of Mr.J. McKensey, Police…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 6

A SAD death by accidental shooting occurred in Melbourne on Tuesday evening, the Rev. John Fitzgerald, a Roman Catholic priest, being the victim. The…

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Shooting Fatality at Cooma. a Sad Occurrence

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 2

One of the sad events, which cast gloom over a community occurred at Cooma, on Friday afternoon, when a son of Mr. J. McKensey, police…

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Fatal revolver accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1900 · page 2

Frederick Schoffier, a bootmaker of Kateembs, was handling a revolver when a charge epploded and he was shot in the thigh. Gangrene…

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Fatality at a bush fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 3

At Dunkeld, a farmer named Charles Field, while fighting the flames, was thrown from his horse and killed…

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Terrible drowning fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1900 · page 2

Mr. J. G. McCurdy's sons, William and George, of Swan Hill, Victoria, had been bathing in the river, when one boy reentered the river to get…

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The Wreck of the Ariosto. Twenty-one Sailors Drowned Terrible Experience of the Captain and Eight Men

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 3

The American mails received in Sydney on Monday by the R.M.S. Mariposa state that the British ship Ariosto (Captain Baines), bound from…

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Air gun accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 2

A girl noti Linda Sinclair was shot in the left eye by a slug from an air gun. It is feared the eye will have to be removed…

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Yachting fatality at Wellington

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 2

The yacht Spray capsized at Wellington, New Zealand. There were six on board, three of whom were drowned…

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Fatal bus accident SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 2

A labourer, name unknown, about 45 years of age, attempted to get off a 'bag in George street on on Saturday afternoon. He fell…

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Steamship Collision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 2

A collision occurred inside the Forster Bar Yesterday between the steamer Kingsley and the tug Marian Mayfield. The Kingsley…

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A creek drowning case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 2

A buggy, in which were James Badges, the driver, an infant son of Mr. Charles Hoye, and a nurse girl, Miss Catherine McCormack…

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A constable drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1900 · page 2

Constable Scammell of Melbourne was drowned while bathing yesterday morning…

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Latest Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday. Fatal shooting accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1900 · page 2

A shooting fatality occurred yesterday at the Game station Penshurst, Victoria resulting in the derth of Mr. Williams Ross a well…

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