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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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

Marine gun accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

At gun practice at Sp[?]thead an explosion occurred with the 4.7 inch gun on the boat Comet. The breech block was blown off; three…

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When You Go on the Water. How to Keep From Drowning If You Fall Overboard

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 4

In order to lessen, if possible, the number of fath drowning accidents that occur during the summer the United States Voluntery Life Saving, Corps has issued a…

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General Cables. LONDON, Friday. Balloon accident in Hungary

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 2

During some military man[?] at Hungary a terrible disaster occurred. At a trial of a balloon, a number of soldiers were…

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Torrible school accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1904 · page 2

During an intermission at a girl's public school, Pleasant Ridge, Ohio, an outhouse collapsed, and nine girls were precipitated into a vault…

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Charters Towers mining fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1904 · page 2

News was received in Brisbane yesterday afternoon that a fire had broken out at the Brilliant Mine, Charters Towers, and had spread…

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Brother and sister drowned

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

The Tumat river rose 9ft. 7in between Wednesday night and five o'clock the next morning. John Brannock, aged 22, and…

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Train fatality at Goulburn

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 November 1904 · page 2

Early this morning the body of a man was found on the railway at Goulburn, between the Braidwood Road and Mundy Street…

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Railway Accident at Tarago. Four Passengers Slightly Injured. Damage to Rolling Stock

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1904 · page 2

Says Thursday's "Goulburn Post":— The rumour of an [?] railway accident was rife in Goulbourn on Wednesday morning, but it was soon dispelled…

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Terrible burning fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 November 1904 · page 2

A farmer's homestead at the font of Yellowood Mountain, near Beenleigh, Queensland, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night…

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The Goulburn Railway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 3

A rather gruesome discovery was made last Saturday at Junee, when the locomotive inspector at the junction war ex-minister some of the carriages of the 10.30…

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Railway Accident at Tarage. Four Passengers Injured

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 7

THE Goulburn "Penny Post" says" Rumour of an alarming railway accident was rife in Goulburn on Wednesday morning, but it was soon dispelled by…

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