Man Loses Sight. Shocking Burning Accident. Sydney
William Ferrell was working at a [?]ucalyptus manufacturer premises is the city when a naked light came into contact with some liquid, which burst…
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Accidents, 1923
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Shooting Fatality
Arthur George Williams (20) was killed by a rifle bullet at Eltham, near Lismore. Williams went shooting with Steve and Claude Smith. They had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraph Linesman Injured
While Mr. P. Brady, one of the linesmen replacing the old telegraph poles between Lismore and Newrybar was engaged in removing the crossbar aloft on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Tram Accident. Sensational Rumor. Sydney
Eight persons were injured in a tram accident at Botany yesterday afternoon. A city bound tram was travelling along the Botany road, and when near Daphne…
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On Friday a young man, J. Layton, a resident of Arthur street, Grafton, who was employed by Mr. R. C. Davison, butcher, of Prime street, was admitted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-speaker Willis Injured
While travelling into Roma (Queensland) with the mailman on Friday Mr. Henry Willis, formerly Speaker of the New South Wales Assembly, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ex-m.l.a. Injured. Sydney
Lieut. -Col. Nicholson, late Nationalist member for Maitland, was knocked down by a motor car last night. His left leg was broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casualties. Motor Car Turns Somersault Two Persons Seriously Injured Sydney
A motor car capsized on the Windsor road between Castle Hill and, Kellyville yesterday. Six occupants were thrown out all being injured. The car skidded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motors Collide. Two Men Badly Injured. Sydney
Two Ford motor cars collided head on in Parramatta-road at Auburn last night. As a result two men named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casualties. Ford Cars Collide. Two Persons Injured. Sydney
Two Ford motor cars collided head on in Parramatta road, Aubur[?] last night. Frederick Blisher and Jorin Reid were badly injured. The cars were extensively…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Claim for Damages Motor Car and Cycle the Queen Street Collision. Verdict for £50
As a sequel to the collision between a motor car and a motor cycle and sidecar in Queen street on August 27 last, a claim for damages was heard by Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Shooting Accident. Brisbane
While shooting wallabies at Woolgoolah on Sunday Frank Hilton was shot in the buttock. It appears that Hilton and Cecil Stead[?] two youths, were shooting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →D.C.M's. Bravery. Boy Rescued From Drowning. Sydney
Just before the commencement of the Anzac memorial service at Manly, to-day Sergeant A. Ogilvy, D.C.M. jumped into the harbor from the wharf and saved the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell Off Train. Fireman Seriously Injured. Sydney
While handing the interlocking bar from Nowra to Sydney passenger train to the stationmaster at Kiama, Harry Robinson fireman, was thrown off the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Close Shave. Yamba Visitor Nearly Drowned
A message from Yamba states that a visitor from the Tablelands, who entered the surf late in the afternoon with others of a party of which he was a member,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Death. Motor Car Accident. Sydney
The motor car smash at Kellyville on Sunday, resulting in injures to six persons, one of whom has since died, has been followed by a second death in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Close Call. Serious Accident Narrowly Averted
One day last week Mr. Ralph Surtees, of Glen Elgin, in the Glen [?]ures district, had an unenviable experience in the stockyard with an infuriated bullock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Detonator Accident
A ten-year-old lad named Samuel Donkin had the top of one of his fingers blown off at Casino on Wednesday through striking a detonator with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Lucky Accident. How Blotting Paper Was Discovered
Blotting paper was discovered purely by accident. Some ordinary paper was being made one day at a mill in Berkshire, when a careless workman forget to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Axeman Seriously Injured. Extraordinary Treatment
An extraordinary occurrence which is exciting public indignation, has been brought to light, following upon the admission of a young man named Reginald…
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