Accident to Railway Man
"My husband recently met with a most distressing accident when he was working on the railway," writes Mrs. G. Bowman, Thosby-street,…
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Accidents, 1917
394 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 20
Telegrams. Newcastle. Drowning Fatality. Newcastle
Gerald Leaght, of Adamstown, 35, was drowned while surfing at Newcastle beach yesterday afternoon through being caught in the undertow. A youth went to his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Fatality
On Saturday last a fatal accident happened to Ernest Edward Rogers, aged 36 years, a son of Mr. C. J. Rogers, of Yarrahappini. It appears that the young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires Drowning Fatalities. German Internee Disappears. a Deep Dive. Sydney
A German internee named Huppchien, while bathing with other internees in Williams' Creek, dived into a deep hole and failed to reappear. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. Burning Fatality. Mother and Daughter the Victims. Melbourne
There was a burning fatality this morning at South Kensington, the victims being Mrs. Victoria Jane Allison, aged 29, and her three-weeks-old daughter, Sylva…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision. Broken Hill Express Collides with Goods Train. Broken Hill
Further particulars of the collision between the Broken Hill express and goods train show that 35 people were injured, some seriously; but no deaths have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cooma Accident. Railway Torn Up for 150 Yards. More Serious Than First Thought. Sydney
The washaway at Umeralla, on the Cooma line, is more serious than at first reported. In the derailment of a pickup train, which comprised an engine and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Pyrmont. Sailor Runs Amok. Two Officers Injured. Sydney
A sailor was alleged to have run amok on the ship Hinemoa, lying at Pyrmont, to-day, with the result that two officers received knife wounds, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidents. Three Deaths in Sydney. Sydney
There were a chapter of accidents in Sydney to-day. A horse attached to a lorry bolted in Bourke-street, Surry Hills, and when it reached the corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Fatality. Soldier's Skull Fractured. Sydney
Owing to a taxi-cab, in which he was seated, colliding with a verandah post in Flinders-street this morning, Arthur Patrick Murray, soldier, who has been in camp…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scenes of Horror and Pathos. Nearly 3000 Casualties. Caring for the Injured. London
Thousands of sightseers flocked to the scene of the East London explosion on Sunday, recalling the pilgrimages to Cuffley and Pottersbar,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Accident. Australian Pilot Fenton Injured. London
An aeroplane accident occurred at Malmesbury, Lieut. Parsons being killed, Lieut. Fenton, an Australian pilot, was badly injured, but is slightly improving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maroubra Bay Fatality. Sydney
The unknown woman who fell from a tram near Maroubra Bay last night and had her skull fractured, died in hospital this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Trawler's Story. Two Germans Sunk--three Badly Injured. the Battered V69. London
Messages from The Hague state that a Dutch trawler met a battered German destroyer near the coast. The destroyer asked the trawler to take the…
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While the C.S.R. Co.'s tug Marama was getting ready to carry the remains of the late Mr. Henry Smith to the Maclean Cemetery, something went…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The London Disaster Lessened Casualty List. Effective Relief Measures. Occurrence Purely Accidental
Cables from London on Wednesday stated:-- Two days' digging by troops has made little impression on the vast heap…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Narrow Escape From Drowning
A colored station hand from Yulgibar had a narrow escape from drowning in the river at the Southampton punt on Thursday, and he undoubtedly…
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A rather serious accident occurred at Norton Griffith's works on Friday of last week, when Messrs. Percy Woodroof and Lowe were injured. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marine Collision. Sydney, aSturday
A collision occurred this afternoon off the South Reef between the steamer Victoria, which was making her trial trip, and the American schooner Annie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General. Racing Accident
At the Ulmarra bridle races on Saturday afternoon a horse ridden by Master Chas. McLellan, son of Trainer J. C. McLellan, of South Grafton, collided with a fence…
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