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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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River Fatality at Hay. Two Battlers Drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

A telegram received by relative in Cooma on Wednesday announced the death by [?] of Mr. B. Greville and…

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Valuable Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 4

When that very dangerous, [?] five, altro-glycerine, was first invented extraordinary pr[?] had to be taken be prevent accidents while the…

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Motor Fatality. Launceston

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 2

Whale motoring near Launceston, Tasmania, Mr. John A[?] a well-known flour miller tried to evade a dog which was…

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Motor Car Train Collision. New Zealand

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 2

A motor car collided with a train on a level crossing at Nelson, New Zealand. The driver was thrown under a Waggon, but…

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Inter-State News. SYDNEY, Friday Tram Fatality in Oxford Street

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

A young woman, who is unidentified, was run over and killed by a traman Oxford-Street yesterday, through heavily…

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Year's Street Accidents

Delegate Argus · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 3

A White Paper issued by the Home Office shows that during last year there were 1,151 fatal and 26,872 non-fatal accidents due to vehicular traffic in the…

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Driving Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

An inquest reports the Bombala. Times was opened by the District [?] Mr. F. C. Boys, at Mr. C. Taylor's, an…

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Inter-State News. (By Telegram from Our Gover[?]) SYDNEY, Monday Strange Tramway Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

A young man. whose name is unknown, was travelling in a tram our towards George. He stood up to allow a lady to take…

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Station Overseen-Killed Horse Accident Near Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

The District Coroner Mr. S. B. Gunn, held an inquest on Tuesday afternoon at the Court House, Cooma, touching the…

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Drowned in the Yarra. Melbourne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1916 · page 2

Two young women were drowned an the Yarra river yesterday while alighting from a boat which capissed. Two young…

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Motor Car Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 3

On Friday last passengers in a motor car coming from Nim[?] to Bombala had a narrow escape from feath. Besides…

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Railway Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 2

Newtown was provided with an unexpected shock last Thursday evening, when the 8.5 p.m. train from Hornsby to Sydney crashed into the 8 p.m…

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Shocking Fatality. MR. B. S. White Killed

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 2

There was a shocking accident on Saturday last, when Mr. B. S. White, of "Greendale." Bombala, met with sonic frightful injuries…

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Lord Kitchener Gone. Drowned in North Sea

The Bombala Times · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 1

We received an urgent telegram at lunch hour on Wednesday containing the distressing news that the warship Hampshire had been mined or…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. B. S. White

The Bombala Times · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

The town was startled on Saturday evening last at the news of the death of Mr. B. S. White, who had met with an accident at his home at Greendale…

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Fatal Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 1

Men employed in blasting operations are often in danger of their lives, and much care is necessary to avoid an accident. For some weeks now we have…

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Collision Sinks Destroyer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 2

The Admiralty reports that a destroyer was sunk as the result of a collision in the English Channel on Friday night,…

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Inter-State News. MELBOURNE, Monday. Motor Car Fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 2

A motor car, containing two ladies, the driver, and an infant four months old, capsized through the wheels skidding on the road…

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Some Singular Accidents

Delegate Argus · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 3

A curloes collision occured some three years ago at Hamburg. it was between a ship and to emunibus. Thee vehicle was moving over a bridge, close to which a…

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A Very Serious Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 4

Mr. Beaver, Resident Engineer, and Mr. Gillett were returning to Nimmitabel in a railway motor cycle on Tuesday afternoon along the new line…

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