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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

42 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 2 of 3

Fatal gun accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1905 · page 2

A young man named John Stilwell accidently shot himself dead while cleaning a gun a Neutral Bay…

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Football accidents

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1905 · page 2

A football named Murphy, while playing in the Wallaroo versus Railway football match at Goulburn, fractured his leg…

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Mysterious rifle accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1905 · page 2

By some cause, so far unexplained, Sergeant Fallon of the Irish Rifles, who was lying on the 500 yards mound at the Randwick…

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Coach accident to footballers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1905 · page 2

A coach conveying a football team Walmate to Timaro, New Zealand, ca[?] over an embankment. Five men were…

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Accident at a fox drive

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1905 · page 2

At a fox drive at Duntroon, a horse,ridden by Mr. Scott, one of the shooters, bolted Scott collided. with a tree, and his head and…

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Fatal vehicle accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

Mr. Henry Millar, greengrocer, of Balmain, took his family for a drive in a sulky yesterday when the horse took fright at a tramcar…

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Boy drowned near Taralga

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1905 · page 2

A boy, aged six, son of Mr. Michael Crosk, of Currawoola, near Taralga, was drowned near his parents' residence on Saturday:…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Thursday. Middle Harbour accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 2

In connection with Sunday's boating disaster, in which three lives were lost by a boat capsizing between Clontarf and The Spit, Middle…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning. Crossing the Umaralla

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 2

On Thursday morning Mrs. R. C. Ebbsworthy, of Cooma, and her two children, a son aged 9 and a daughter of 11 years, narrowly escaped with their lives when…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1905 · page 2

A collision between the steamers Greyhound and Katie occurred in the harbour on Saturday evening. The latter was saved from sinking…

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Accidents on the Alps

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1905 · page 2

During the present year there have been 165 accidents in the Alps, 65 being fatal…

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Narrow Escape Drowning. Crossing the Umaralla

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 8

ON Thursday morning Mrs. R. c. Ebsworthy, of Cooma, and her two children, a son aged 9 and a daughter of 11 years, narrowly escaped with their lives when…

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Fatality at Darling Harbour sheds

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 2

Thomas Doyle, at the railway sheds, Darling Harbour, was engaged in shunting some tracks laden with coal from the Darling…

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Terrible mining accident at Maitland. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 2

A fire occurred at the Standford colliery at 6 o'clock on Saturday morning. An explosion took place at noon followed by another in…

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Fatalities of the 'bus accident. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1905 · page 2

Two victims of the 'bus accident at Wallsend on Friday, Phillip Carter, an elderly man, and David Fraw, aged 28, succumbed to their…

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Found drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 2

A printer named Bear, of Goulburn, was found drowned in the river there on Sunday…

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Accident to King Edward

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 2

King Edward, who was out rabbit shooting on Thursday, stepped into a rabbit burrow, which was covered with bracken, and fell…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Fatal riffle accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1905 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Hauvilie, of Yellow-Pinch, near [?] was accidently shot dead. [?] was taking a loaded rifle from behind a…

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Tramway accident in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 2

A tramcar in George Street got beyond the control of the driver, and travelling at a great rate, collided with another car. Seven…

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Fatal Accident at Biggam

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 2

A young man named Edward Norton, a son of Mr. Patrick Nerton, of the cross roads near Berridale, whilst riding on Monday, at Biggam,…

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