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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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MELBOURNE, Monday. Strange Tennis Bath Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 2

After playing tennis at St. Kilds, three young men entered the bathroom to have a shower. They looked the door, and were overcome by the fumes…

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West Australia, Monday. Children Killed by Sulky Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 2

A horse attached to a sulky, containing five children named Hadow, at Mount Rokeby, bolted, throwing the children out. Two children, one…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Railway Accident at Riverstone

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 2

at Riverstone, 28 "miles from Sydney, late on Saturday night, at the identical spot where an accident happened earlier in the day. The engine…

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General Cables. LONDON, Monday. Terrible Motor Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 2

A motor charabancs ran away at Consett, Durham, and collided with a tree. Ten parsons out of 32 were killed, and all the others…

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Another Railway Collision. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

In a railway collision at Scaradale yesterday twelve persons were injured two seriously…

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The Surf-bathing Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

The bodies of two brothers named Nicolls, who were drowned while turf bathing at Thirroul, have not yet been recovered…

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Sad Boating Fatality. West Australia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 2

A shocking boating fatality occurred at Renmark. William Smeed, a farmer, with his sons Leonard and Albert, with the…

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Collision in the Harbour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 2

The steamer Hunter, outward bound for Newcastle, collided shortly before midnight with the German barque Omega, lying at vessels were cam[?] but not seriously…

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Accidents Will Happen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 2

Fish Bone Penetrated Thumb— Nasty Inflamed wound Healed by Zam-Buk. Mr. R. Fitzsimons, a fish dealer…

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Rescuers Drowned—The Drowning Saved

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality [?] at Morrissett yesterday. A party of five was bathing at Dora Creek, when Miss Vidler, aged 16, got, beyond her…

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Stea[?] Sunk by Collision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 2

A French steames arrived at Nova Scotis with a crew of the British steamer Renwick, which was sunk by collision with…

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