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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Drowning Fatality. a Young Man Only Five Days Married, Lost His Life in the Bega River

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 2

Death, that grim destroyer, has been dealing cruel work in our midst again. A painful sensation was caused in Bega on Sunday last when word reached…

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Railway fatality at Ingleburn

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

Walter [?] was, with a boy named H[?] lucas crossing at [?] Railway Station, when…

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Buggy accident at Murrumburrah

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

A horse, drawing a buggy in whish were five occupants, bolted between Mur[?] and Nub[?] One lady, Miss Bertha Sutton, was…

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Tramway accidents

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 2

Saturday's tramway accidents include a fatality on the Botany line, an infant about three years of age, son of Mr Couison, of North…

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Tramway collision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 2

A [?] River tram car ran into an [?] which was [?] on the Newtown line the evening. The cars were crowded…

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Boating accident. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 2

A rowing boat was [?] and overturned in the parramatta River yesterday evening. A shower fell [?] was a rush made to the…

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A Sensational Gas Explosion. Several People Injured. Melbourne

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 3

A sensational accident occurred at Kurrie's Hotel, Korumburra, this evening, at about half-past 6 o'clock. This hotel is lighted with acetylene…

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Another tramway fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1902 · page 2

Mr William Dolman, a Newtown alderman wa slighting frum a tramcar on the Parramatta Road this evening when another car knocked him down,…

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Injured at the T[?] Match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1902 · page 2

A crowd of 14,00 [?] for admission to the cricket ground [?] Birmingham on Saturday afternoon when play commenced, and hundreds…

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List of accidents

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1902 · page 2

There were several accidents to-day, some of which proved fatal. The mate of the barque Co[?] of Erred, charles Bergh, a Swede, fell down the hold of…

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A lift fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 2

Last evening a youth named Henry White, 18, received injuries from a fell down a lift at Meesrs Farmer and Co'a premises, and…

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Another great fire fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 2

A. fire occurred at a leather goods factory in Philadelphia. The girls employed on the premises [?]ashed the escapes, and in the confusion which…

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A distressing shooting fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 2

A distressing shooting fatality occurred at Warwick, Queensland, on Saturday. A resident of Warwick, Mr J B…

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Another gun accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1902 · page 2

A boy named Frank [?] about 12 years of age, was accidentally shot on Sunday A boy named Ba[?] was carrying a gun on his shoulder when the…

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A train accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 2

A miner named Thomas McInerney was run over by a coal train while walking on the railway line to the Heddon…

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Five children drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1902 · page 2

Five children at Filey beach, Yorkbire, [?] drowned in the presence of their mothers…

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Another tramway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1902 · page 2

A man named George Rollens, employed on the life at the premises of Holdsworth Macpherson and Co. was run over by a [?] at Waverley…

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Drowned in the harbour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 2

A watehman named Robert Adams, about 60 years of age, employed at the wharf of Goodlet and Smith, in Johnstone Bay, fell into the harbour…

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Boating fatality at Hobart

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 2

A best [?]peized in a squall at Hobart A man named Henry and another named Gough were crowned…

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Railway Collision in London. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 2

The Pensance express came into collision with an engine at Paddington station. The engines locked together. Several persons were…

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