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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

13 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Disastrous Storm in Victoria. Four Miles of Destruction. Boy Killed, Man Drowned

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.- To-cyctonic disturbance was most se­verely felt in the suburbs a^ong' the west side ot the bay. . At Brighton Beach the devas­tation was apallihg. The Ozone tea rooms were smashed like…

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Sad Fatality at Pambula Mr. E. A. Cole Killed

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 1

Pambula district, and the community generally, were shocked on Monday afternoon by the news that Mr. Edward Cole, of Pambula, had been found with…

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Sensational Motor Car Accident. on Tambo Valley Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 6

On Friday last, when coming down the Omeo road in a six-cylinder Buick car, Mr. J. W. Marriott, on reaching the spot known as Wattle Circle about…

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Driving Accident. Little Girl Killed

The Bombala Times · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 6

Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. Ben Thompson, with her daughter aged 7½ years and a little boy, were proceeding to the residence of Mr. Charles Broome,…

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Only Insured 10 Days and claims Accident Compensation

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. C. R. W. Ashdown, motor Mechanic at Mr. Asprey's and for garage met with a painful accident while driving in a car…

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Unusual Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 4

An extraordinary accident occurred in Auburn-street, Goulburn, shortly before 10 o'clock last Thursday. A hearse which contained an empty…

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Accidental Inventions. Origin of the Bayonet, the Lamp Chimney, the Telescope, and the Art of Lithography

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 5

The bayonet is said to have derived its name from the fact that it was first made at Bayonne, and its origin illustrates the proverb,…

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Railway Fatality at Nimmitabel. Cooma Resident Killed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

Word was received in Cooma on Monday afternoon (as published in that day's issue of the "Mercury") that a fatality had…

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The Sussex-street Fatality Hidden Treasure Galoee

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1918 · page 2

A reporter by "Friday's" telegrams to the "Mercury" a fire occurred at the shop of a Russian name Charles Himmelfert[?]…

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Accidental Death

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 1

On Friday morning last Miss Emily Dent, aged 24, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dent, of Mountain Top, Maharatta, was full of the…

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Coaching Accident near Eden

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 5

On Saturday, Nov. 23rd, a coaching accident happened near Eden, and as a result one of the victims now lies in Pambula Hospital. Miss Lizzie Love,…

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Dreadful Fatality. at Bega. Young Lady Visitor Killed

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 4

Bega was shocked beyond expression on Thursday afternoon, when it became known that Miss Laurel Sainty, a lady visitor from Stanmore, had been…

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Holiday Accidents. Have You a Pot of Zam-Buk Handy

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1918 · page 2

Don't go for your holiday with-out a pot of Zam-Buk. Cuts, bruises, sprains, etc. are always liable to occur, but with Zam-Buk handy…

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