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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

20 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Aged Surfer Drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Francis Long, aged 68, residing at Balmain, was surfing at Narrabeen yesterday, when he was carried out by the undertow…

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Surfing Fatality at Tirroul

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 2

While surfing at Thirrout yesterday, Albert Guest aged 24 was carried out by the underbow and drowned…

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General Cables. LONDON, Monday. West Virginia Mining Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

Twenty-three miners have been killed by and [?] the Mine in West Virginia. One hundred and sixty…

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Turkish Morale Injured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

Constant tension prevails among the Turkish garrisons in the Dardanelles, [?] to continous shelling by the Allies'…

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Train Collision at Binalong. Express and Temora Mail. Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

A serious collision occurred at Binalong this morning. The limited express from Albuty and the Temors mail, met…

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Railway Collision

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning the limited express from Melbourne crashed into the Temora mail train, which was standing at the…

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Railway Smash. Thirty Persons Injured. Binalong

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

A sensational head-on collision occurred at the local station this morning, at 20 minutes past 4, between the limited express from Melbourne and…

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Shocking Mining Fatality

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at the Victoria Mine, Bendoc, about 6 a.m. on Monday morning, whereby Mr. Peter Butler, a…

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Bendoc Accident

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 3

Another accident occurred at the Victoria Mine, Bendoc on Sunday afternoon, which, thought serious enough, is not likely to…

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Years Street Accidents

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 3

A [?] paper [?] by the Home Office shows that during last year there were [?] [?]…

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Torpedoed Steamers' Crew Drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 2

It is feared that the captsm and 22 members of the crew of the steamer Strathnavin, torpedoed off the South Bishops…

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Lieut. Warneford Accidentally Killed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 4

A London paper states that Lieutenant Werneford, V.C., who destroyed a Zeppelin between Brussels and Ghent a few days…

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Torpedo Destroyer Injured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 2

The torpedo boat destroyer "Lightning was damaged by a mine or torpedo off the East coast of England. Fourteen…

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Collision in Canal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1915 · page 2

The Government steamer hopper, Batman, came into collision with the bay steamer Awarca in the Goode Canal. The latter…

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Burning Fatality at Queanbeyan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

A terrible burning fatality occurred at Queanbevan last night a Four- roomed cottage was totally destroyed…

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Dog Accidentally Bites Dog

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 4

One German submarine, is reported to have been torpedoed by another [?] mistake off the Norweg[?]n coast…

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Terrible Accident near Nelligen. a Man and Nine Horses Killed

Delegate Argus · Thursday 21 October 1915 · page 2

A terrible accident happened on Monday night last on the Nelligen-Braidwood road, at a point about II miles from the former…

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Terrible Accident Near Braidwood. a Man and Nine Horses Killed

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 2

A terrible accident happened on Monday night last on the Nelligen-Braidwood road, at a point 11 miles from the former place. From…

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Mother and Child Saved. Extraordinary Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Passengers on a Caufield-bound train last night witnessed a sensational incident. Mrs. Mary Layther, of Hawkesburn,…

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Sad Drowning Case a Visitor to the Creed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 2

The Coroner for the Cooma district, Mr. S. B. Gunn, held a magisterial enquiry at the Court House Jindabyne on Thursday…

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