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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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

Sad Death by Drowning

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 2

General sympathy was extended to the members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Solomon, old residents of Cooma, when it became known that death by…

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Collision between barques

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 2

The barques [?] and Coimbatore were in collision on Christmas Day, off the South- western coast of Australia. The letter was bound…

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Two infants drowned toy their mother

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 2

Mrs. Lambert, wife of a selector of Queensland, drowned two of her infant children. She told her husband she would commit the…

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SYDNEY, Monday. The Como bathing fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

A large shark which is regarded as the one which recently attacked Mr. Dobson, has been caught at Como…

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Gun accident at Queanbeyan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

Mr. J. Butts suffered injuries to his hand and shoulders by the barrel of a gun bursting at Queanbeyan…

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The launch fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 2

In connection with the collision between the ferry steamer. Manly and the oil launch Aynes, whereby Mr. and Mrs. Heming were killed…

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Fatal Drowning Accident

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 7

WORD was received in town on Monday of the death of Mr. W. Armstrong, of Greig's Flat, Pambula. The deceased was well known locally, having property in Delegate, and…

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Accident on departing ship

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1906 · page 2

The steamship Tropic left Melbourne this morning, and while going down the Bay the ship's carpenter was [?] by the…

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Mining fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 2

While at work in the Long Tunnel mine, Walhalle, Victoria, a miner named P keeran was crashed by a skip whish overturned…

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Another pea-rifle fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 2

Wilfred McKellar, a lad, accidently shot himself dead with a pea-rifle at Trunkey…

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Terrible railway fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 2

An express train, travelling west, came into collision with another train at [?], Central Colorado, forty persons being killed and…

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Fatal tram accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 2

Thomas Kirby, a ship's apprentice, was standing on the footboard of a tram on the wrong side, and struck a post. He was knocked…

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Burning fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 2

A woo len collage at North Sydney was burnt it midnight. The occupier, Mr. James Mann, aged 37, a Carting contractor, was…

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Racing fatality in Queensland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 2

Five horses fell in a race at Gayadah, Queensland. One juckey, named Pehow, was [?] and two seriously injured…

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Horse accident at Orange

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 2

The racehorse [?] and collided [?] calf. The horse fell heavily end the jockey, [?] was injured is the spine and died…

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Accident and suicide

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 2

Games Gilchrist, aged 9 years, felt 600 feet down an abandoned shaft at Stawell, Victoria The back portion of the bead has gone and…

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Found Drowned

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Rev. Hy. Jones, M.A., formerly minister of St. Andrew's Church, Launceston, was found drowned at Georgetown, Tasmania…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Collision in Sydney Harbour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 2

The steamer Buninyong, inward from Melbourne, collided with the barque Criffel, which was is tow outward [?] near Garden Island,…

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Accident on a Steamship

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 2

A carpenter named James [?] living at Boutke Street, Woolloomooloo, was at work on the S.S. Inger, which it monred at Parbury's…

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Accidentally Shot

Delegate Argus · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Donald Hawkes, aged 10, was shooting rabbits at Parkes, when a younger Step-brother accidentally shot him in the back. He died…

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