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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Torpedo-Boat Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 2

The British torpedo cost No.56 capsized off Damietta (near the mouth of the Nile), seven of the crew being drowned…

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Boys' Training Ship in collision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1906 · page 2

The ship port Jackson, with 100 cadets from the training stip Warspite, was badly damaged by collision with the German steamer…

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Tramway accident in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 2

A tramcar from the Alexandria line got out of control of the driver while entering young Street from Bridge Street and dashed into a…

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Railway Accident in England. American Passengers Killed. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 4

The engine of an American boat train, from Devonport to Waterloo, jumped the rails at Salisbury. The train was wrecked and 22 persons…

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Death by drowning at Bondi

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

Victor Cameron, aged 25, was bathing at Bondi this morning, when he was carried out by an under-current. A party of…

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Our Telegrams. the Crick-willis Conspiracy. No English Cricket Team for 1906-7. the Bombowlee Estate. Latest Caulfield Betting. Floods—25 Persons Drowned

Delegate Argus · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The charges against Willie, Crick and Both for alleged conspiracy commenced yesterday. Hugh Strasoin, Narrabri, stated that he gave…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 2

The steamer Anchor collided with the barque Elginshire, which was at anchor in [?] Bay…

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Floods in Victoria. Sydney, Tuesday. Many Persons Drowned. Loss of Live Stock

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 4

The flood waters at Footacray, Victoria, are six feet deep in the Apollo Hotel. A woman gave birth to twins on saturday and…

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The lift accident case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 2

In the trial Campbel versus Binnie and others, before Mr. Justice Owen, and which commenced on Monday, the joly was…

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Motor car fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 2

A motor car containing the Dachess of Connaught and her daughter ran over and killed a boy at Hounslow, Middlesex, the…

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Drowning Fatality at Orange

Delegate Argus · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday—A terrible drowning accident occurred at Cadia, near Orange, yesterday, A young man, Sydney Tompkin, rode into Oakey…

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Fatal coaching accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 2

Ten persons were [?] at the foot of the hill at Toowoomba. Miss Eugene Daley sustained a fractured skull and died. Mr. James…

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Train collision at Mclong

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 2

A mixed train was shouting at Mclong last evening when it collided with the rear of the Sydney mail train, two carriages being…

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Fatality at Port Melbourne

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

The Submarine Engineers Corps left Williamstown for practice at Queen[?] to-day, in the launch Vulcan. A heavy ways washed…

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Rifle accident at Gatton

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

By the accidental discharge of a rifle at the Gatton Range, Queenland, Heary Bennett was show dead and Herbart States shot in the…

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Motor car fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 December 1906 · page 2

A motor car party of four men capoized near Emu Plains on Saturday, killing instantly Mr.Grainger, who was the driver, and fracturing…

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Accidents

Delegate Argus · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 2

We regret to report a serious accident which befel Mrs. O'Hare, of Corrowong Station, on Wednesday last. It appears that Mrs. O'Hare,…

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Fatal boating accident in Queensland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 3

A sailing boat with a party of night young men [?] of King Island, near Brisbans, on Saturday during a squall. The boat righted…

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