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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

19 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Drowned in the Murrumbridgee Deceased Unable to Swim

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. H. H Solomon held an inquest on Monday 20th December at the Commercial Hotel Adaminaby, touching…

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Motor Accidents. One Fatality

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

A sharp turn in the Cann River road about two miles from the Border on the Victorian side was partly responsible for a bad motor accident…

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The Tahiti Greyeliffe Collision. Marine Court's Decision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

On Sunday Mr Justice Campbell delivered the judgment of the Court of Marine Inquiry. This attributed the collision of the…

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Mysterious Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

When travelling a flock of sheep near Wallangarra, New South Wales, a drover named Michael Kirby, was struck by a big green tree which fell…

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Fatal Accident. Drover Killed

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 1

Early on Sunday morning latt a drover, whose name was subsequently learned to be Samuel Lind, was killed on the Bibbenluke-Ando road…

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Motor Accident. Fatal Collision

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

Mr. Jack Slender, who was in this district recently as agent for wireless sets, had a bad motor accident on the Yass road last Sunday. He was in…

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Rosebery grandstand collapses Many Seriously Injured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 2

A Urge portion of the wooden Leger Stand at the Rosebery pony racecourse collapsed on Saturday during the race meeting. There…

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Car Accidents on the Road

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 2

Two car accidents occurred on the road between Cooma and Nimmitabel. Mr. W. Rees of Murrumbucca, was driving from…

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Hoodoo ? Ship's Chapter of Accidents

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 4

The officers and crew of the steamer City of Oran, which arrived at Melbourne on Tuesday, think they have a Jonah on board…

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Flood at Bega. Man Drowned

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 4

Over 12 inches of rain fell at Bega in the last rains. Nearly 11 inches fell from Thursday to Saturday morning…

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Boy's Escapade ends in Tragedy. Took Car From Garage Motor Cyclist Injured

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 5

A 13-year old lad was at the wheel of a car which crashed into Gordon Henry Edwards (34), of Doncaster Avenue, Kensington, as he…

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Damages for Collision

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 5

At the Yass District Court before Judge Coyle, Aubrey Bassingthwaite of Canberra, sued Bertram Asprey, mail contractor and garage proprietor…

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Avoiding Accidents with Jack

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 2

It is a good plan when jacking up to do any kind of work that is likely to take more than a few minutes to make a point of removing the jack…

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Unusual Accident

Delegate Argus · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 3

A clipping from a New Zealand newspaper, received by Mrs. give-wright, gives particulars of an un­usual accident which occurred to…

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The Kosciusko Snow Fatality Recovery of One Body

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 2

As reported in Monday's issue of the "Mercury," the body of Mr. W. L. Seaman who, with Mr. Evan Hayes was lost in a blizzard while…

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Inquest at Berridale Fatal Horse Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 2

An inquest was held by the District Coroner, Mr. H. H. Solomon, on Sunday at the residence of the late Mr. C. Brown. The Gap,…

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Sad Fatality at Bateman's Bay. Mrs. Benson and Four Children Drowned

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 5

A sad motoring fatality occurred at Bateman's Bay early on Friday, morning last, when the wife of the Rev. Mr. Benson, Church of…

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Fatality at Berridale Evidence at Inquest

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1928 · page 3

As notified in the last issue of the "Mercury" the iufant son of Mr.J.W.McMillan was killed by the overturning of a motor car…

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Trains Collide. Fifty—four People Injured. Melbourne

The Bombala Times · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 4

Fifty-four passengers were injured in a train collision at Koo-Wee-Rup, 41 miles from Melbourne. A holiday train from Flinders street…

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