Nearly a Smash. Railway Mishap at Redfern. No One Injured. Sydney, Friday Night
A train from Newcastle, drawn by two engines, was running between MacDonaldtown and Redfern to-day and was crossing from the fast line…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents
Accidents, 1921
854 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 43
Accident to a Train. Sydney
A tram from Newcastle, drawn by two "ngin[?] was running between Macdonald town and Redfern. It was crossing from the fast line to the slow when the tender…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conflicting Accounts. a Gallant Officer Drowned London, Saturday Night
Submarine, K5 belonged to a supertype evolved during the war and carried eight torpedo tubes, one four-inch gun and one three-inch, with a crew of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anti-bolshevik Riots. Ten Killed and Fifty Injured
The "Star" Milan correspondent reports that grave anti-Bolshevik riots have broken out at Castellamare Distabia, near Naples. Ten were killed and fifty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Severely Injured. the Result of Carelessness. Sydney Saturday Night
A man dropped a lighted match among a quantity of gunpowder yesterday afternoon. He was severely injured by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stabbing Affray. Brawl in Boarding-house. Two Seamen Injured. Sydney
Two men were seriously stabbed during [?] brawl in a lodging house in George street North last night. A number of seamen and wharf laborers are lodging at the place,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Stabbing Affray. Two Sailors Injured. a Septuagenarian Charged. Sydney
Two men were stabbed in a brawl in George-street North yesterday evening. A number of men were congregated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident Lacking Explanation. Salvage Unlikely. London, Sunday[?]
The K5 disaster, which is the first serious British naval accident since the war, still lacks explanation. The Admiralty denies the ramming theory. The depth of water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Aeroplane Mishap. Fatality at Liverpool. a Child Killed. Sydney
While attempting to land an aeroplane, with passengers taken up at Liverpool yesterday, Captain Percival saw an elderly man start to walk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Motor Accident. Bike Jumps 21 Feet. Returned Soldier Killed
A motor bike accident occurred at the junction of Molesworth and Conway streets near Mr. H. Beeching's shop about half-past six on Saturday afternoon, resulting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Shot. a Peculiar Accident. Sydney
Lawrence Sharratt, 15½ years old, was examining a rifle at Rockdale, when it went off. The bullet penetrated his right forearm, then flew upwards striking him in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Temora. Accident to Motor Engine. Temora
A destructive fire broke out in H. Gust's cabinet-making and machinery stores. The flames quickly spread and in a short time all the outbuildings and stables were on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Frightful Petrol Explosion 25 Killed and Many Injured. Oil Plant and Many Houses Wrecked. Vancouver
A report from Memphis, Tennessee, says a spark from a workman's chisel exploded a 1500 gallon petrol tank, wrecking the Colyar-Rees Oil…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident at a Sawmill
A serious accident occurred yesterday at Mr. Mulhearn's sawmill, Eastern Dorrigo, resulting in young Mulhearn having his left leg badly broken, and he is now an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Strange Accident. Ammonia Cylinder Explodes. Man Seriously Burned. Sydney, Tuesday Night
Alfred Chalker, employed at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, was driving a cart containing two large cylinders of ammonia along the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Surfing Fatality. Man Drowned at Coogee. Sydney. Wednesday Night
Vivian Cummings, 23, residing at the Glebe, was drowned in the surf at Coogee this afternoon. Cummings was in the water with a friend when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Casualties. Surfing Fatality. Sydney
Vivian Cummings, 23, a motor driver, was drowned in the surf at Bronte this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned in the Nepean. Sydney
A man named Harding, a resident of Parramatta, became involved in treacherous currents in the Nepean, and, being unable to get ashore, he was overcome by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Frank Dempsey Injured. Sydney
Frank Dempsey, the Victorian jockey has been obliged to abandon the idea of paying a professional visit to England. Dempsey recently accepted an offer of a…
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