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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

17 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Burning Accident

Delegate Argus · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 2

On Saturday night Norman Allen, son of Ald. J. F. and Mrs. Allen, and apprentice to Mr. J. A. Norris of Vale Street, Cooma,…

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Burning Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

On Saturday night Norman Allen son of Ald. J. F. and Mrs. Allen, and apprentice to Mr. J. A. Norris of Yale Street, Cooma, met with a nasty…

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Boy Drowned in Tollbar Creek Verdict of Accidental Death

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a party of 7 children from the residence of Mr. James Brodie, who lives near Tollbar Creek, about 6 miles from…

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Fatal Car Accident at Bombala

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

A motor car accident occurred shortly after 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon of last week, when a car driven by Edward Elliott, and…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Dreadful Smash

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 1

Mr. Ted Elliott was driving his car with a load of passengers for the train, last Thursday mid-day, and when rounding the turn near the…

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The Bombala Car Fatality Conclusion of Inquest

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

An inquest touching the death of Boris Auasta off a G[?]ek 23 years of age, which followed injuries received while riding on a motor…

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Motor Accident near Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

A motor accident occurred on Saturday afternoon on the Cooma-Queanbeyan road, about six miles from Cooma. Mr. and Mrs…

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Picnic Fatality. Tree Falls on Party. Katoomba

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 4

Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson, of Colliery road, Lithgow, was killed, and four other people injured yesterday, when a large tree fell en a motor…

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The Kookaburra Fatality. Recovery of Bodies

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 2

The party which will recover the bodies of Lieut. Keith Anderson and Mr. S. A. Hitchcock, who lest their lives in Central Australia…

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Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 1

Mr. Fred Carman, of Bombala, met with a nasty accident on the night of the 30th ult. From what can be as certained he was travelling along the…

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Accident

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 2

Mr. Fred Carman, of Bombala, met with a nasty accident on the night of the 30th ult. From what can be ascertained he was…

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Jockeys Injured at Caulfield Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

Two jockeys were seriously injured when several horses fell in the Chatsworth Plate at Caulfield on Saturday, and two others were…

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The Michelago Fatality Inquest at Queanbeyan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 2

MR. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. at Queenbeyan on Wednesday opened an inquest touching the death of Alick Bunfield, master of the…

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Motor Lorry Fatality. Coroner's Inquest

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 3

The District Coroner, Mr. H. H. Solomon, held an inquest at the Court house on Tuesday touching the death of Thomas Bolton, of…

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Motor Accidents

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 1

Bombala had a couple of motor accidents, on Wednesday. In the early morning, Mr. Alf. Sloan, driving a Whippet car, and accompanied by Mr…

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In Case of Accidents

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

If you can be of any possible assistance at the scene of an accident, by all means stop and do whatever lies in your power to alleviate the…

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Accidents Will Happen

Delegate Argus · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 4

Officer: "What's that? You break a bottle of beer over the patrol corporal's head and have the audacity to stand there and tell me it was an…

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