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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

16 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Holiday Motor Accidents Cooma District Residents

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

The holiday, during which several motor trips were arranged, contributed to the casualty list, which throughout the State was…

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Cooma Resident Drowned in the Cotter River. While Pluckily Attempting Rescue

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

On Monday evening news care through by telephone of a drowning fatality in the Cotter river, in which Mr. Lottus Ruffles of Cooma lost…

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Drowned in Cotter Pool Only Son of Sergeant Ruffles. Loses Life in Rescue Attempt

The Bombala Times · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

In a sensational bathing incident at the Cotter swimming pool, an Monday, during which the lives of four persons were in danger at one time, Loftus…

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Fatality at Nimmitabel Crushed Beneath Load of Firewood

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 3

The District Coroner, Mr. H. H. Solomon, held an enquiry on Sunday at the residence of Mr. A. E. James, Nimmitabel, touching the death of…

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Motor Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 1

Late Saturday evening three motorists were returning from Merimbula to Pambula when the car overturned at the sharp turn coming in to Pambula…

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The Red Hill Motor Cycle Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Reginald Berkery was brought to Cooma Hospital on Thursday afternoon for treatment, having been found on the Red Hill,…

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The Motor Cycle Fatality Adjourned Inquest

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 2

The adjourned inquest touching the death of Thomas Reginald Berkery of Rock Flat, who met his death by a fall from a motor…

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Cooma Resident Drowned Son of Mr. H. P. FAULKNER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1931 · page 2

Telephone messages received in Cooma on Saturday continued the sad news of the death of Thomas Faulkner, son of Mr. Hubert P…

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The Kiandra Fatality. Coroner's Inquest

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. H. H. solomon, held an inquest at the Court House, Kiandra, on Friday test touching the death of Ivy…

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The News of the Accidental Drowning of Mr. Morton Forsyth Confirmed

Delegate Argus · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. A. Forsyth have received a letter from the manager of Nappa Merrie Station, Queensland, confirming the telegram…

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Shooting Fatality

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 1

A message to the local police on Wednesday evening advised that one of the prisoners at the Mila Afforestation Camp had been accidentally…

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Shooting Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry

The Bombala Times · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 4

On Thursday last, at the Brookfield Afforestation Camp, Mila, the Coroner, Mr. Julius Vider, opened an inquiry into the death of the prisoner, Herbert…

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Accidents Will Happen!

Delegate Argus · Thursday 10 September 1931 · page 4

A station-master has been killed in a very curious and unusual way. While stepping out of the way of anoncomming express, some gangers…

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Infant's Foot Injured Escape From Serious Results

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 2

A painful injury was sustained by Valda, the infant daughter of Mr. Frank Rawson, of Bunyan, during the forenoon of Wednesday…

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Drowning Fatality

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 October 1931 · page 2

A young man named G. W. Cooke, a stranger here, who was camped in the showground, was accidentally drowned while…

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Fatal Accident. Mr. John Comben Killed

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 1

The community was startled on Tuesday morning by the staggering news of the sudden death by accident of Mr. John Comben, one of our best…

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