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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

37 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 2

Accident at Adaminaby

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon, a party [?] of throb [?] and theree children including Mr. McDonald and daughter, the school teacher at Rocky Plain and [?] and two…

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SYDNEY Monday. Collision in the harbour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

At about a quarter to one yesterday morning the as Wakatipu and the [?] Eurimbla same into collision off Bradley's Head Sydney…

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Harbor Sensation. Collision Off Bradley's Head. Between the Steamers Wakatipu and Eurimabla

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

Intense excitement was occasioned in the city yesterday, when a report was circulated that the Wakatipu, one of the best-steamers of the Union Steamship…

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Drowning fatality at St. Kilda. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 2

During the nevigate in connection with t.s Victorian Yncht R cing Association on Saturday afternoonm a drowning facility offcured, Tic…

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Drowned at Coogee

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 2

Yesterday Chales Federick Bedfore a single man, and Thomas B yes, married, both 27 years of were collecting fish bait on the…

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Inqest Atriveredale. Death by Drowning

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 2

An inquest was hold on Friday afternoon by the District Corner, Mr. F.H. Galbraith, at the residence of Mr. William Congrove…

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General Cables. LONDON, Saturday. Tramway collision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 2

A Tramway collision occurred at New Jersey which eleven school girl were killed and thirty boys and girls injured…

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Tramway Collision in Sydney. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 2

A tram [?] to cooges collided with an empty car from Crown Street at the corner of Klirabeth and Liverpool Streets on Saturday night Some of…

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Accident on the s.s. Armand Behio

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 2

An accident has occurred in the stokehold of messageries Maritimes steamer Armand Behio. Four men were killed and three were…

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Tramway fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 2

A man named Joseph Snowden an employee of the Colonial Sugar Company was terribly injured by a [?]ramoar in Harris Street, Ultimo…

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Railway accident in Canada. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 2

A train at Ontario became derailed and descended an embarkment into a creek. six persons were killed and 140 injured…

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Drowned in Melbourne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1903 · page 2

A storm occured in Melbourne, on Saturday. A child named Charles Moffett, aged three years was returning from a picnic when be fell…

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Drowned in the harbour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1903 · page 2

The body of an elderly man named Patrick Lee was found in Darling harbour. Deceased was an old-age pensioner and lived in…

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Wanatta Public School Fatality

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 6

THE Bega "Standard" of the 29th ult. says:— Mr. Hawkins, P.M., held an enquiry at Wanatta on Wednesday, touching the death of william Leonard…

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Boating fatality at George's River

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1903 · page 2

A sailing boat, with five occupants, capsized in the George's river. A man named William Price was drowned while attempting to swim…

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A curious accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1903 · page 2

A young man named Beszley, employed at Pyrmont timber yard, was at work at a saw bench, when a piece of wood from a log which…

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Accidently shot

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 June 1903 · page 2

A young girl named Ethel Lea living at North Sydney, was with another girl playing with a revolver which was thrown down. The…

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Suicide by Drowning at Delegate. Magisterial Inquiry

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 3

A Magisterial Inquiry was held at the Court House, Delegates, at noon on Tuesday, June 30th, by Mr. A. H. Jeffreys, J.P., touching the death of Maria Baldwin…

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Drowned in the harbour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1903 · page 2

An inquest was held od the body of an old man Darned John Cosgrove, which was found in Darling Harbour od Friday night…

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General Cables. LONDON, Friday. Terrible railway accident in England

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occu[?] to the [?] express train going to Southport. The train became derailed at Waterloo, near Liverpool, and…

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