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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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

Fatality on a Warship. Forty-three Persons Killed. Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 2

The boiler of the warship Waterloo burst, killing 43 in the ship. The Wallaroo has passed Gabo Island on route to Hobart to join…

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Drowning fatality in South Australia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

A young man named Walter Stephen who was staying at Henley Beach took a Miss Reid out in a boat in the Gulf yesterday…

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A Sad Fatality. at the Clifton Races. Jockey Killed in the Hurdle Race

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

A most distressing accident, which unfortunately resulted in the death of a jockey named Eugene McGrade, occurred at the Clifton races on Saturday…

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A Sad Fatality

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 5

A MOST distressing accident, which unfortunately resulted in the death of a jockey named Eugene McGrade, occurred at the Occurred at the races on Saturday…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Boy drowned in the Murrum-bidgee

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 2

A toy named Arthur Smith, aged 16, has met his death by drowning in the Murrumbidgee River at Mingay Crossing, near…

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A Cricketer's accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 2

Playing in the New South Wales [?] the match against the English eleven on saturday, Cutter fell on his right shoulder, putting it…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Thursday. A Cyclist injured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 2

Major Taylor when racing Lawson in Melbourne last night All violently. His machine [?] collided with that of Lawson, who was severely shaken;…

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Boating accident in Moreton Bay

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 2

A boat containing five persons cap[?] at Moreton Bay, Queensland. and drifted for eighteen hours, The accident occurred of [?] o'clock on Saturday morning…

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Buggy accident at Narandera

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 2

Messrs melbourne Clerk of Pett, Sessions, and Mr. Hulle, manager [?] the Commercial Bank Narande…

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Death of Mr. John Gay. a Vehicle Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 2

An reported in our last issue, Mr. John Gay, [?] of the Commercial Hotel, Ni[?], visited Cooma last week and attended the annual rays on wednesday…

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Death of Mr. John Gay. a Vehicle Accident

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 2

As reported in our last issue, Mr. John Gay, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Nimitybelle, visited Cooma last week and attended the annual races on…

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Building fatality in New York

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 2

A twenty-story building, was io course of construction in New York when the boilder of the steam crane exploded, demolishing the…

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Sensational Coaching Accident

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 5

A SENSATIONAL coaching accident occurred at Cooper's Creek, near Melbourne, on Saturday afternoon. The Walhalla and Trarelgon coach, driven by W. Bain, and…

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Nursery Notes. Nursery Accidents and How to Prevent Them

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 4

Says a London paper:— A very sad sight was to be seen the other day in the children's ward of a London hospital—a baby of a year and…

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A supposed tramway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1904 · page 2

A man named Arthur Stevens was found on Saturday night in an unconscious condition in Elizabeth Street, his left arm being cut off;…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Coaching accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1904 · page 2

Mr. Cocke[?]ll, a young man who feel of the mail coach on the way from Tarago to Braidwood, suffered injuries to the head. A lady…

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A vice-admiral and 750 men drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 2

Vice Admiral Prince [?] and 750 men were drowned on board the P[?], which foundered…

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Accident to a train guard

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 2

On Saturday morning guard Blackett in charge of a mixed train was proceeding to Tarago, when he sustained a severe accident. He was…

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Three Women Burned to Death. a Man Shockingly Injured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 2

A Moss Vale telegram of Saturday says:—A terrible fatality occurred near Exeter last night at midnight, when the residence of Thomas…

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Collision at Portsmouth

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 2

A collision occurred at Po[?]mouth, between the battleship Conni[?] and a Torpedo boat. The latter was badly damaged…

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