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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

7 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Accidents Will Happen!

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

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

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Body of Drowning Victim Found

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 2

At nine o'clock yesterday morning the Orbost police were informed that a body had been found at Sydenham Inlet…

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Three Drowned in Namoi River

Delegate Argus · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 3

Three persons — grandfather, mother, and daughter—were drowned, and several others had narrow escapes, in the Namoi…

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Peculiar Accident

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 3

A lad eight years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Zantis, of Warialda, had a peculiar experience a few days ago. While…

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Fall from Boat. Fisherman Nearly Drowned Left Behind in Darkness. Eden

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 5

Jack Warren, a fisherman, was nearly drowned in a rough sea off the coast on Saturday night when a boat, which was being towed…

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Fatal Shooting Accidents

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 1

A lad named Warren George Smith, was brought to the Bombala Hospital on Tuesday afternoon suffering from a severe gunshot wound…

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Risks of Cycling. Some Simple Precautions to Avoid Road Accidents

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 3

It is regrettable to find that bicycle riders as a body fail to take ordinary precautions to safeguard themselves when using the public highways…

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