Reported Boat Accident. Disappearance During a Squall Sydney
It was reported at South Head that a boat had capsized about four miles off Narrabeen at noon to-day. The pilot steamer was sent to investigate, but no…
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Accidents, 1917
394 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 20
Later Casualty List. 7 KILLED; 75 Injured. London, Wednesday Night
A British official message says:-- Last night's aerial casualties were seven killed and seventy-five injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Accident. Fatality at Melbourne. Melbourne
Two brothers, George Kemmis, of Coburg, and F. J. Kemmis, of Temora, New South Wales, a railway employee, were drowned in the Yarra this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires Shocking Shooting Fatality. Girl Killed by Brother. Sydney
A young man named McCarey, at Wagga, was cleaning a rifle, which was dismantled from the barrel, and was using the ramrod as a cleaner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident. Trolly Run Down. One Man Killed. Sydney
An engine left East Tamworth for West Tamworth, and when rounding the curve of a viaduct crossing the Peel River, the driver, Jarman, saw three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →10 KILLED; 38 Injured. All British Pilots Safe. London, Tuesday Night
An official report states: In last night's air raid ten were killed and thirty-tight injured. It is officially stated that all our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Munitions Explosion. Many Workers Injured. No Deaths Yet Reported. London, Tuesday Night
The Press Bureau reports: A serious fire and explosion have occurred at a munition factory in the North of England. Much damage was done to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Motor Accident
A serious motor accident occurred on the Murwillumbah-Tweed Heads road, about two miles above Chindera last week. A car containing two women and three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air Raids. Street Accidents Worse. an Official Comparison. London, Wednesday Night
The Press Bureau, in order to enable the public to view the raids in just proportion, announces that 487 were killed and 14,104 injured in traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brutal Assault. Constable Seriously Injured. Sydney
While Constable Bolton was arresting a man near the Woolwich police station on Saturday night a bottle was thrown, and he was struck on the head with a second…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured on a Wharf
An action was before Sir William Cullen, G.J., and a jury in the Banco Court, Sydney, in which John Peter Taylor, a carter, sued the North Coast S.N. Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Munitions Disaster. 10 KILLED; 2 Injured. London, Tuesday Night
The Press Bureau states: Ten were killed and two injured in the munition works explosion in the north of England, cabled on October 2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unfortunate Accident. Italian Submarine Fired On. Washington
Admiral Sims cabled to the Navy Department that an American patrol boat on duty at night in the. war zone fired on an Italian submarine, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision on a Bridge. Cyclist Fatally Injured. Sydney
Two motor cyclists were crossing Macquarie Bridge, Bathurst, on Saturday, behind a motor lorry when a sulky, crossing in the opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Yachting Collision. One Man Killed. Melbourne
While Edwin Curnow was sailing a small boat on Albert Park lake, Melbourne, on Saturday, two racing yachts came up. One collided with Curnow's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fell Off His Engine. a Driver Injured. Sydney
Hugh Ainsworth, the driver of the Forbes mail, fell from his engine on Friday night near Lawstone tunnel (Blue Mountains). It is surmised that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mail Train Accident. Sydney
While the Forbes mail train from Sydney was running between Emu Plains and Glenbrook the driver, Hughie Ainsworth, fell from the engine, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peculiar Accident. a Man Killed. Melbourne
A man named Curnow was seated in a boat watching a sailing race at Albert Park Lake, yesterday when one of the vessels swerved, causing the bowsprit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jockey Fatally Injured. Sydney
Fred Cuddahy, 16 years of' age, an apprentice jockey, sustained a fracture of the skull this morning as the result of falling from a racehorse at Kensington…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Taree News. Peculiar Fatality. Taree
The District Court opened here on Monday before Judge Hamilton. The case of Albert Wilson, farmer, of Stratford, versus Carter, Herkes, and…
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