Another Raid. Enemy Turned Back at Coast. 8 Persons Killed; 25, Injured. London, Sunday Night
A squadron of between fifteen and twenty-one aeroplanes approached Felistowe and Harwich at eight o'clock this morning and…
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Accidents, 1917
394 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 20
Another Pea-rifle Accident
Another accident as the result of playing with a pea rifle occurred in South Grafton on Saturday. It appeared that the victim--Mervyn Smidt, son of Mr…
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A terrible accident happened to Mr. Thomas Raynor, aged 79, father of Mr. E. C. Raynor. chairman of the Casino Co-operative Dairy Co., of Mr. Dugald…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Accident. Tram and Steam Roller Collide Sydney
As the result of a collision between a tramcar and a large steam roller at Double Bay, several persons were injured, but none seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Australia. Another Railway Accident. Perth
Another railway disaster has occurred in West Australia. A goods train ran over the edge of a bridge and was wrecked. The fireman was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crane Accident. Men's Narrow Escape. Sydney
Owing to the cap of the jib of a large crane at a quarry at Pyrmont giving way the jib fell between 30 and 40 feet 011 to a pile of stone, and injured the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News of the World Kitchener's Fate. Sister Does Not Believe He Was Drowned. London
The late Earl Kitchener's sister, Mrs Parker, opening a charity fete at Hastings, said she did not believe her brother was drowned on the Hampshire. She…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jockeys Injured. Sydney, Saturday Night
As the result of a smash in the Maiden Handicap at Canterbury Park to-day (ten horses falling) C. Barden, F. Masceral and L. Bragg were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bad Smash. Well-known Jockeys Injured. Sydney
There was an accident in the Maiden Handicap at Canterbury, Park today. Ten horses fell and the jockeys, G. Barden, L. Bragg, and F. Masceral received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ex-czar's Leg Broken. a Cycling Accident. London, Saturday Night
It is reported from Amsterdam that the ex-Czar, while cycling in the gardens of Tsarskelo Palace fell and broke his leg…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor Fatality. the Victim Identified. Melbourne
A retired farmer and his brother, while driving in a motor car in Melbourne on Saturday night, knocked down a man as he walked from behind a post at the side…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Men Drowned in Mine. Auckland
John Tipler and Thomas Abbott were found dead in the Blackball mine, New Zealand. It is understood that the bodies were discovered in some water from a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Air Raids on England. Fatalities in London. Compared with Street Accidents. London, Monday Night
In the Commons, the Home Secretary, Sir Geo. Cave, said 366 persons had been killed in aid raids on London since the beginning of the war, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Most Colossal Collision Ever Recorded. May Go on for Weeks. Paris, Wednesday Night
M. Tudesq, in "Le Journal," says:--"The artillery fire has spread to Lens, where the terrific cannonade has wiped out the last mining village. We are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor-car Accident. the Driver Has a Premonition. Sydney
A motor car collided with a shop verandah post at Newtown late last night. Three of the occupants were thrown out, and one, Ash ton Marshall, dentist,…
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Two motor car accidents occurred at Casino after the races on Thursday afternoon at the southern end of Irving bridge near Lennox-street. A car, driven by A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Submarine Menace. U Boat Atrocity. Crew Deliberately Drowned. a Terrible Crime. London
An unparalleled submarine atrocity-- namely, the deliberate drowning of 38 of the crew of the steamer Belgian Prince--is related by three survivors, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General War News. Prince George of Serbia. Unhorsed and Injured. Rome, Friday Night
Prince George of Serbia, while inspecting troops, had his horse shot under him. He was badly injured, and has gone to Switzerland for treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Accident. Fall at Trotting Meeting. Sydney
Just after the field left the straight in the Flying Handicap at Epping trotting races to-day, four horses fell. Fleetfoot (Eddy) was first to fall, and Flying Bells…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Supply Ship Sunk. 25 Men Drowned. Paris, Tuesday Night
An Austrian submarine torpedoed the steamer Berthilde, which was re-victualling the French warships in the Mediterranean. Twenty-five men were…
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