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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

18 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Motor Fatality at Nimmitabel

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

A [?] accident occurred at about 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning on the main Nimmitabel road, about a mile from the township on the…

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Motor Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. John Thornton, of Nimmitabel, driving a Ford motor car with passengers, met with an accident on Tuesday night that resulted in the death of his…

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Machinery Accident. Injured Poisoned Finger Saved By Zam-Buk

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

"My husband, who was away at the war for three years with the A.J.F, when working at Hos-king' foundry in Sydney got one…

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The Accident At Paupang

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

Concerning the injuries received by Mr. John Clarke, on Wed-nesday last at Paupong, reported in Friday's issue of the "Mercury,"…

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Cud Accident at Dalgety

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

Mr. Herbert G. Daly of Caloola, Da'gety, met with a serious and severe gun accident of Friday, last. It appears at about…

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Gun Accident. Soldier Regains Voice

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 4

Mr. Herbert G. Daly, of Caloola, Dalgety, met with a severe gun accident recently. He was operating a mowing machine in…

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Aeroplane Smash at Goulburn. Nobody Injured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 2

All Avro aeroplane was smashed almost to matchwood on the Goulburn racecourse on Friday morn-ing, through running into a ditch…

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Aeroplane Accident

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 2

An Avro aeroplane, containing Mr. Stanley Harper, pilot, Mr. P. Heyde, and Mr. Gibson, a passenger, was damaged in effecting…

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Aeroplane Accident. Sensation in Goulburn. Narrow Escape of Occupants

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 2

An Avro aeroplane belonging to the Australian Aerial Co., and having on board Mr. Stanly Harper as pilot, Mr. Percy Heyde, who has a motor…

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Fatal Motor Accident Death of Mrs. A. H. JEFFREYS

Delegate Argus · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 2

It is our exceedingly painful duty to record the death of Mrs. A. H. Jefireys, which occurred as the result of a motor accident at…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Awful Ending to Social Evening. Death of Mrs. A. H. Jeffreys

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 4

With the strain of the "Long, Long Trail" still lingering in their ears, the guests at Mr. J. C. Maslin's social evening at Bombala, on Friday night…

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Accident to Royal Train. Price Has Narrow Escape

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

The saloon carriages of the Royal train (said a telegram to the "Mercury" on Tuesday last) were derailed, and fell over an…

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Railway Fatality at Hurstville

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 2

A telegram received, at tHe "Mercury" office on Wednesday was as follows:—"An empty passenger train shunting at…

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Rioting in Sydney. Man Shot Dead a Constable Injured

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 2

A riot occurred early on Sunday morning at Ultimo, in the course of which a constable fired a revolver at a man and fatally…

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Sydney Train Smash Three Killed Outright. Many Passengers Injured Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 1

Three passengers were killed and fifteen seriously injured in a big train smash near Hurstville late this evening…

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Fatal Pea Rifle Accident at Adaminaby

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

An Adaminaby report states that Mr. John Hy. Mansfield, a resident of this district, met with a serious accident on Monday…

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Suicide by Drowning. Man Jumps Off Bombala Bridge

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 4

A sensation was caused in Bombala on Monday night when the news went round that a man had jumped off the big bridge into the river and been…

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Accidental Majorities (Published by Arrangement.) Should Not Control Liqour. Decision Should Be Based on Subtantial Vote

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 2

In the course of a leading article, anythiNg but friendly to the liquor trade, the Perth "West ' Australian" puts forward a logical…

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