At Coff 'S Harbor. Holiday Accidents
A number of accidents occurred at the Coff 's Harbor Eight-Hour Day celebration yesterday, and these coupled with an exciting rescue, will make the day a…
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Accidents, 1916
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French Transport Sunk. 1362 Men Saved. About 600 Drowned. London
A French transport, with 2000 aboard, has been torpedoed. Thirteen hundred and six-two were saved…
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Henry Welsh and Miss Dora Berg lost their lives at National Park, Adelaide, yesterday, as a result of a motor car skidding on the railway crossing,…
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Owing to accidents in the Steeplechase at Randwick this afternoon, Moon is suffering from concussion to the spine and strained ligaments. Knox has face,…
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Some time ago a Mrs. Rigney fell into an open drain at Coff's Harbour and her legal advisers informed the Dorrigo Shire Council of the matter. The elderly lady…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Surf Victim. Ship's Steward Drowned. Sydney
Thomas Corbett, a ship's steward, was drowned in the surf at Narrabeen yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires Chauffeur Injured. Supposed Savage Assault. Sydney
George Isles, chaffeur to Sir Herbert Maitland, the well-known Sydney medico, was found unconscious in his room over the garage. He has a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Motor Accident. London
Winter Ward, third son of Lieut. Gladstone Ward. was motoring in London and collided with a tram in the darkened streets. The motor was smashed up and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Editor's End. Accidentally Cremated. London, Thursday Night
Mr. Mudford, late editor of the "Standard," has been accidentally burnt to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Shooting Accident
A terribly sad shooting fatality occurred at "Inverness," 2½ miles from Eumundi, the home of Mrs. M. E. Lewis, late of Federal, Richmond River on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Bolt. Several Passengers Injured. Sydney
About six o 'clock yesterday evening the air-brakes of a tram at Neutral Bay refused to act when the tram was going down a steep grades Consequently it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Bomb Explosion. Dastardly "Anti" Outrage. Two Men Injured. Sydney
A loud explosion occurred in the Albert Hall, Beaconsfield, Tasmania, on Friday night. It is believed it was a bomb, thrown in the back of the hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Run-away Tram. Driver Seriously Injured. Three Passengers Hurt. Sydney
A tram ran away while descending the Karraba Road at Neutral Bay (Sydney) on Saturday evening. The driver was thrown off, unconscious, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tamworth Sensation. Prisoners Break Gaol. Warder Severely Injured. Tamworth
A sensational escape of four prisoners occurred at Tamworth Gaol at midday on Saturday. Four men, Robert McLean, George Langebacher, Charles Coxon and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kicked by a Horse. Bucca Boy Injured. Coff's Harbor
Albert Willett, son of Mr. Tom Willett, of Bucca, was thrown from his horse and kicked in the face[?] His nose and mouth were smashed. He is now in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Frightful Accident
A most painful and serious accident o[?]urred at Central Bu[?] on Monday afternoon, the victim being Albert Willett, son of Mr. T. Willett. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Munition Factory Explosion. 2 KILLED; 10 Injured. London, Thursday Night
An explosion occurred in a munition factory in Kent, England, on Wednesday. Two deaths were caused and ten persons were seriously…
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A motor, car accident occurred yesterday on the, Coff's Harbour Road, about a mile from Glenreagh, by which three persons sustained injuries. The car was owned…
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Mr. Eggins, of Yamba, while riding a bicycle along the Maclean-Harwood road yesterday morning, collided with a sulky travelling in the opposite direction. One…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ironmaster Injured. Acetylene Gas Explosion. Sydney
As the result of an explosion caused through a naked light coming into contact with an acetylene gas generator a[?] Eskbank yesterday Mr. G. Hoskins, part…
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