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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

74 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 4 of 4

Two Boys Drowned

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 2

BEGA, Saturday.—A drowning accident occurred yesterday in a lagoon under the small bridge at Tarragandalane, the victims being Leo Corrigan…

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Sad Browning Fatality. MR [?] ASTON

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 5

ON [?] of [?] Bombed [?] his [?] the…

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Sailing boat fatality. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 2

A sailing boat capsised of Cai[?] Four man named Bradley, Lyons, Christison and Lealie were drowned, but twoi named Hollet and Harrison…

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Carriage accident in [?] bourne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 2

Two horses drawing a carriage proceeding to Government House, Melbourne; on Saturday night bolted. Then the driver lost [?]…

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The Delegate accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 2

Mr. Baragry underwent an operation at Delegate on Thursday. A portion of the splintered bone was removed from the leg, the [?] of…

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Cause of the Collision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

Later particular to hand state that the collision in South Australia was caused by the brakes of the cattle stain belong powerless to act,…

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Railway Collision in England

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

A railway collision is reported in have occurred in England during a fog. The scene of he mishap was Brixton, a suburb to the…

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Railway collision in South Australia. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

A collision of of stock trains occurred on Saturday, near Walloway, which is situated out on the northern line of South Australia…

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Railway accident at Carcoar

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1901 · page 2

Two engines were drawing a train of thirty trucks of sheep and, close to the Carcoar Railway Station, one of the engines humped, and left the line…

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The Duke of Teck injured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1901 · page 2

The Duke of Teck contained concussion of the brain by an accident while out with the South Cheshire bounds. His condition is somewhat…

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Drowned at [?].)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1901 · page 2

A lad named Boy Inches, seventeen years of age, has been drowned [?]huca…

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Great Fire in Philadelphia. 350 People in a Burning Building. 20 Deaths, Many Injured

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

Philadelphia has another great fire on its record. It broke out on October 25 (the Westminster Gazette says) in the furniture store of Messrs Hunt,…

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Accident to a funeral train

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1901 · page 2

Two carriages of the funeral train partially left the rails at Rookwood yesterday. The train was proceeding at a slow pace and…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Accident to a carpenter

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1901 · page 2

Benjamin Household, a carpenter, fell from a building at Petersham on Saturday and fractured his skull. His condition is low…

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