Collapse of Scaffolding. Carpenter Fatally Injured. Sydney
Frank Cryer, 34. a carpenter, was fatally injured through the collapse of a scaffolding at Rose Bay. Four companions had a remarkable escape, sustaining only…
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Accidents, 1920
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Queensland. a Fatal Accident. Castor Oil Culture. State Cotton Growing. Brisbane
There was a fatal accident at Toowoomba railway yards this morning. An elderly man, named Edward Gaske, had a horse attached to a cart standing in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. 26 Persons Killed. Vancouver
Twenty-six persons were killed and 100 injured in a railway accident at Pennsylvania. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trains in Collision. Adelaide
While a train with about 1500 school children, who were being taken to the Outer Harbor at Adelaide to inspect the Renown, was standing at the Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to Royal Train. Carriages Derailed. Sydney
Two saloon carriages of the royal train were derailed and toppled down an embankment at Bridgetown (West Australia)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prince of Wales. Accident to Royal Train. Some Further Particulars. Reception at Bridgetown. Perth
Rescuers with axes and any other implements that could be handily procured, climbed to the top of the overturned cars, burst open the windows, and feverishly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casualties. a Blasting Accident. One Man Blinded. Both Men in Serious Condition. Sydney
Two men were injured in an explosion at Leichhardt to-day. It appears that Edward Ensom and John Halliday were employed blasting away brick in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prince of Wales. Accident to the Royal Train. Message From the King. Melbourne
A message from the King to the Governor-General expresses heartfelt gratitude for the providential escape of the Prince of Wales and his party…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision at Richmond. Two Persons Injured. Melbourne
A motor van crashed into the back of a cable tram at Richmond (Victoria), and scattered the passengers on to the road way. Two were taken to the hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision in Sydney Harbor. Sydney
A collision occurred in the Harbor last night between the ferry steamer Greycliffe and the steam lighter Admiral. The damage done was only slight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casualties. Shocking Accident. Crane Driver's Leg Baked. Sydney
Owen Martin a crane driver at the Goulburn railway sheds, had his left leg badly crushed and burned through the turning over of a crane which was used…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plasterers Injured. Sydney
A board on which five plasterers were at work at the Pacific Hotel, Manly, broke and all were precipitated to the floor, being more or less seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casualties. Boy Injured with a Knife. Sydney
Roy Ritford, aged sixteen, an apprentice living at Sutherland, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital in a critical condition with a punctured wound in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sub-lieutenant Drowned. Sydney
Sub-Lieutenant Ferguson was returning on board the minesweeper Veronica late last night when he slipped on the gangway, fell overboard, and struck heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CASUALTIES. Rushing the Bargains. Crush at Farmer's Sale. Several Women Injured. Sydney
During the nine to ten sale at Farmer s, in Pitt street, this morning the crush was so great at one entrance that the plate glass, window gave way and showers of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shooting Fatality. Accident Near Adelaide. Sydney
Arthur Bonham, aged eleven years, and his brother Clement, aged seventeen years, were out shooting near Adelaide when the hammer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Fatality. Sydney
Mrs. Ada Nowitzki was knocked down in the city last night by a motor car, and was fatally injured. The victim sustained dreadful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riots at Belfast. E[?]t Persons Killed; Many Injured Amage Estimated at £100,000. A Discussion in Parliament. LONDON
Serious noting in Belfast broke out late on Wednesday night, the military and police, being called out, Sinn Feiners attacked the police with stones and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crushed by a Log. Shocking Fatality at Jetty
Mr. Cecil James Walker, first mate of the steamer Belbowrie was the victim of a shocking fatality on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Coff's Jetty. First Mate of Steamer Killed. Coff's Harbor
An accident, with fatal results, occurred at Coff's Jetty yesterday afternoon, to Mr. C. J. Walker, the first mate of the steamer Belbowrie, while superintending…
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