1913 – Eight-year old Mary McDermott was visiting her friend Penelope Bowdler, 10, in East Cobar, New South Wales on a Saturday morning in October. Mrs Bowdler saw them playing about 11am and at noon went to check on them again. Their hats were found floating in a six-foot-deep waterhole only 30 yards from theContinue reading “Hats found floating after playdate”
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Molten metal a nightmare death
1909 – Mining accidents were common in the early days of the 20th century, yet when Ambrose Fox was burnt to death by an explosion of molten metal in the Great Cobar mine, his funeral was said to be the largest the town had ever seen. The 44-year-old was killed after a repaired appliance knownContinue reading “Molten metal a nightmare death”
Way to go Australia 