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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Tramway accident near Newcastle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1900 · page 2

Daniel O'Donnell, a miner of Dadley, was corning to Newcastle from Bread[?]dows on a [?] and on attempting to reach his hat,…

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Displacement of the Heart by Accident

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 4

A curious case was tried before the Civil Courts in Vienna regarding a claim arising out of a railway accident. The plaintiff stated that he had…

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A lift fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1900 · page 2

A colored man named Alexender Johnson met his death while working the lift at Hentch's bead Somebody called to him and he pet…

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The recent harbour fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 2

The burial of Robert Morris and Thomas Connors, victims of the recentharbour fatality took place at Rockwood cemetary to-day…

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Fatality at Milson's Point

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 2

A man was run over and killed at the Milson's Point railway yesterday. His clothing was marked "R. Hattwall." The body is not…

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Fatal result of a bicycle accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 2

The Rev. J.C. Fenton, aged 39, restor of St. Peter's. Cook's River, died yesterday. He suffered from injuries to the head caused by a…

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Fatality at the Cobar Mine. Two Men Killed Seven Men Injured. Cobar

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 2

Shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon a terrible accident occurred at the Cobar goldmine by which two men were killed instantaneously and…

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Drowning Fatality

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 6

A [?] fatality occurred at Bibben luke on Saturday [?]. Two lads, named Russell and Brace Thomas, aged 11 and 9 years respectively, went up the river…

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Accidents on the tram-line

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1900 · page 2

Amos pritchard while riding in George Street Weat came into collision with a tramcar and received an injury to the thigh. A boy…

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Alpine Accidents. Pleasurable Sensations of Falling From a Height

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1900 · page 4

An Article, contributed by professor Herm, to the current number of the Austrian "psychical reviews," is of considerable [?]…

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Accidents to children

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 2

Alice Gay, aged ten, living at Bondi has been severely burnt. Francis McCann, age nine, fell off a merry-go round at Sunday…

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Accident at rope works

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 2

Arthur Randall, aged 17, fractured his arm, which was caught in a machine wheel at a rope works…

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Another tramway Accident SYDNEY

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

A woman not yet identified, and about 30 years of age, was crossing the tram rails in Cleveland Street late on Saturday evening and was…

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Another gun accident

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

Matthew Mayer, aged thirty six, unmarried, was found dead on his bed at Springhurst, Victoria. Apparently when extracting a…

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It Was an Accident

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 6

A good anecdote is told of an ambitious gentleman, who rather indiscreetly set himself up as a candidate for some office, and who, after the election was over,…

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Found drowned In the harbour

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

A verdict of found drowned was returned in the case of on aged man named Walter Solway whose body was found floating in Farm…

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H.M.S. Majestic avoids collision

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

The battleship Majestic in exercising avoided coilision with the Repulse, a battleship by[?] yards. Splendid seamanship was exhibited…

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Accident to Lord Roberts

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

On Sunday, Lord Roberts horse fell. The rider was slightly shaken, but suffered no fill effects…

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Fearful Cycling Accident. the Victim Killed

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

A frightful accident occured at Ballarat on Monday, resulting in the almost instantaneous death of a youth named william Barry, son of…

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It Was an Accident

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 9

A good anecdote is told of an ambitious gentleman, who rather indiscreetly set himself up as a candidate for some office, and who, after the election was over,…

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