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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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

Fatal Buggy Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 2

Mrs. E. J. Gregory, Mrs. Pettijon, and Miss Reilly went out driving at Murchison. The bolt, connecting the pole to the…

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General Cables. LONDON, Friday. Terrible Mining Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 2

Scores of miners have been imprisoned and many killed through a terrific explosion at the Wellington Coal Mine, Whitehaven, [?]…

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Terrible Accident to Picnickers. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1910 · page 2

A car containing a party of picnickers left the rails on the Long Tunnel Extended gold mining company's tramway. The…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1910 · page 3

The express train has been wrecked at Lula Burgas, near Constantinople, through the collapse of a bridge. Several cars were plunged into the…

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The St. Leonards Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 2

The Minister for Justice has refused to file a bill against Dr. Kelly, in connection with the St. Leonards fatality…

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Fatality at Kyloe. Adaminaby

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at the Kyloe mill about 9 o'clock on Saturday night, the unfortunate victim being Frank Caffyn. From…

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Terrible Fatality at Kyloe

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 2

AN accident happened at the Kyloe mill on Saturday evening last, which resulted in the death of of Frank Caffyn. Mr. Caffyn, who…

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The Kyloe Mill Fatality. Inquest at Adminaby

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 4

AN inquest [?] the circumstances surrounding the death of Francis Caffyn [?] conducted by at the Coroner, Mr. A. A. McKeahnie,…

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Taxi-cab Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 2

A taxi-cab, with two passengers, [?] and careered over the embankment near the Macquaire lightened, Watson's Bay last night. The…

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Fatal Railway Collision. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 2

The Melbourne express collided with the Brighton train at Richmond this morning, telescoping three carriages, and piling up a…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 2

A youth named Norman Garner, 14 years of age, was about to leave his home at Yass yesterday for the purpose of shooting foxes,…

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Accident to Tourists. a Coach Overturns

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 2

ON Wednesday last an accident occurred to a coach conveying eight tourists from the Hotel Kosciusko to the Creel, which…

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Guu Accident in Virginia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 2

Owing to the blowing out of the of a 12-inch gun at Monaro fortress Virginia, eight men were injured, two fatally…

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Shocking Tram Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 3

A shocking tram fatality occurred in George Street, near Essex Street, late last night. A man about 50, not yet identified,…

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Accident on a Submarine

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 2

By an explosion of petrol on Submarine A at Portsmouth, seven of the crew were injured, and died. They were hurled into…

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Bi-plane Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 2

During a Bi-plane flight near Berlin, Oscar Hun was seriously injured, when flying to a height of 225 feet the propeller broke,…

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American Railway Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 3

Four passangers were killed and many injured when the grand Trunk train crashed into the chicago-Montreal train last…

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Three Brothers Drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 2

Three brothers,Reginald Riter, aged 27, Boland, l2 and Boy, 10, were drowned through the capsizing of a racing dinghy in…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 2

A shooking [?]ning fatality occured near Wall[?]nd last night. Mrs. Mary and Burton, aged 89, and her grand-daughter, Myrtle…

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Aviation Accident at Boston

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 2

A thousand spectators were treated to a right at the Harvard serial meeting at Boston. Four machines were in the air simultaneously. Later the…

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