Boulder Falls on Train. 2 KILLED; 20 Injured. New York, Sunday Night
At Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a 300-ton boulder fell on a passing train, smashing the sleeping cars, killing two passengers and wounding twenty…
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Accidents, 1918
387 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 20
Explosion in Paris. Munition Depot Blown Up. Thirty Persons Killed. Many Others Injured. London
Reuter's Paris correspondent reported on Saturday that two big explosions were heard in Paris. They occurred in the Cor[?]uve district. Sixteen dead were…
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While lending casual asistance in felling operations on Mr. Alford's farm at Dairyville on Friday morning, Mr. Samuel Chesterton, a well-known resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Worker Seriously Injured. His Arm Torn Off. Sydney
Owing to his hand getting caught between the rollers at Barnes' boiling-down works at Waterloo, George Box, an oil miller, had his right arm torn off just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paris Explosion. 1500 Persons Injured. Rescue Work Difficult. London
"The Times" Paris correspondent reported on Sunday that the asualties in the St. Denis explosion include 1500 injured, the majority only slightly. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. Might Have Been Worse. Sydney
A head-on collision occurred on Monday at Spring Bluff Railway Station, near Toowoomba. The Brisbane-to-Sydney mail train was to pass a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Drowned. Young Woman's Sad End. Sydney
At an early hour this morning, Florence Margaret Neale, 19, wife of Edwin Neale, was found in Sheddan's dam, Cessnock, with her seven-months-old child locked in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires a Shocking Fatality. Young Lady Impaled. Sydney
Miss Elsie Grant, 19, a visitor from Victoria, while seated in a tram travelling from Coogee yesterday, was impared through the body by the shart or a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking fatality. Mr. S. Chesterton Killed By a Falling Limb
Mr. Samuel Chesterton, one of Coffs Harbor's most highly respected residents, met his death under tragic circumstances as the result of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pony Race Accident. Melbourne
Just before the start of the novelty pony race at Koowcerup St. Patriek's Day races, Little Teddy refused to move off, with the result that four horses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Fatality. Brisbane
A length[?]man named John Pickard was run over and killed this morning by a train between, Eumundi and Cooroy. He was an old and much respected resident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycle and Taxi Collide. Young Man. Seriously Injured. Sydney
A head-on collision between a motor cycle with a sidecar attached and a taxi-cab occurred last night at Bondi. Reginald Pigott, 21, who was the occupant of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accidents and Fatalities. Young Woman Killed. Cart and Tram Collide. Sydney
Following a collision between a milk cart and a tramcar near Allison Randwick, the shaft of the cart peneterated the woodwork of the tramcar's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cooma Drowning Case. the Inquest Opened. Sydney
An inquest was opened concerning the death of the boy Kingsley Dyson at Cooma. Dr. Sheldon expressed the opinion that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Boy Drowned. Sydney
Thomas Pye (14), was drowned in a watcrhole at St. Peter's yesterday. He swam out a few yards and turned to come back when he got into difficulties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. Killed by a Horse. Brisbane
William McGarry, a resident of Brisbane, was harnessing a horse yesterday when the animal kicked him, smashing his face. He died instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cables (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) Chung Ling Soo's End. Accidentally Shot. London, Monday Night
Chung Ling Soo, the famous Chinese conjurer, was accidentally shot during a performance at Wood Green Empire Theatre, and has died…
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Constable Samuel Sims, of Newtown was accidentally shot at his home, Marrickville, last night He is not expected to live. It is reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldier Injured. Sydney
As a result of a collision between a motor car and sulky near Wollongong yesterday a returned soldier named Nunn received serious injury. The shaft of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shelling Paris. Church Hit. Many People Killed and Injured. Paris
A shell from a German long-range gun fell on a Paris church, during a Good Friday afternoon service. Seventy-five were killed and 90 wounded, including many…
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