Ship's Cook Injured. Melbourne
Last night an altercation occurred between some cooks and seamen of the Zealandia. A shot was fired, and one cook was injured. This afternoon William…
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Accidents, 1926
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Surfer Drowned Carried Out by Undertow. Newcastle
Frederick Humphries, 45, and Robert McIntosh, were bathing in the surf on Stockton beach, Newcastle, when the former was curried out by the undertow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"An Accident" Daughter Shoots Father. Perth
According to a statement made by Alice Clarke, who was arrested on a charge of unlawfully killing her father, the shooting was purely an accident. She…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Schooner Sunk Collision with Destroyer Crew Saved--naval Officer Drowned. Brest
The destroyer flagship Wolfhound and the rest of the flotilla of torpedo boats and submarines were steaming towards the Spanish coast last night in stormy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Drowned All Night Search Tragic Accident at Mororo
Athol Addison, aged four years and nine months, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Addison, of Mororo, on the North Arm, wandered away from his home…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Italians. Believed Drowned in Dam. Melbourne
Two Italians who arrived at Broadford recently and began woodcutting were reported missing on Sunday. Yesterday afternoon their clothes were found on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fogbound. Ships on Canadian Coast Two Vessels in Collision. Vancouver
The cargo steamer Wilch City, bound for Australia, was dry-docked at Astoria (Oregon) for survey. She collided in the Columbia River in a fog with the motor…
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Writing with regard to the drowning accident at Mororo, our Chatsworth Island correspondent states that the lad's name was George Addison, the five-years-old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Fatality. Hobart
While George Dunn, aged 37, a well-known contractor, was attending to the tail light of his car on the main road at Moonah another car, driven by Joshua…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nearly Drowned Carried Out by Undertow. Sydney
Three children were carried out by the undertow at Brighton-le-Sands to-day. Two succeeded in regaining the shore with the assistance of an eye-witness. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →761 to Win S.A's. Hopeless Position Dogged by Bad Luck Sick and Injured Players. Sydney
New South Wales put up another big score against South Australia to-day, and when the innings closed [?]93 runs were on the board to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane Accident. Sydney
An aeroplane en route from Melbourne to Richmond aerodrome struck the ground heavily while trying to land at Cootamundra this afternoon. One tyre burst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams Show Accident. Melbourne
Miss Nancy Mann, 23, was injured at St. Ives' Show to-day, when the horse she was riding bolted, after jumping a fence and jambed her against a post…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell Off Engine Driver Badly Injured. Bathurst
Harry Anlezark, an engine driver, had a narrow escape from death when he fell from an engine near Locksley while travelling at 20 miles an hour. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Couple Injured Knocked Down by Car Sydney
An old couple were knocked down by a motor car at Paddington this afternoon. Simon Seldt, 71, and his wife, Sarah Seldt, 67, were crossing Oxford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FINED £20 Coff's Car Driver THIRTY-FIVE M.P.H. Round Bend Serious Accident Narrowly Averted
Norman E. Nelson, the driver and owner of a service car on the Coff's Bellingen road, pleaded guilty at the Coff's Harbour Court to a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Engine Another Level Crossing Accident. Sydney
Barney O'Brien, of Undercliffe, sustained terrible injuries when he was run down by an engine at a level crossing near Sydenham last night. His skull was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Fatally Injured. Sydney
Blarney O'Brien, a railway employee, who was struck by an engine at a level crossing between St. Peters and Sydenham died several hours later…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fell Over Cliff Youth Killed, Mate Injured. Auckland (N.z.)
Eric Brownlee, 18, and Frank Clow, 22, were climbing cliffs at Russell yesterday when they rested against the branch of a tree. The branch broke, and both were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five Drowned Black Week-End In N.Z. Two Sisters Lose Lives Walked Into Deep Water. Auckland
Two sisters, Hazel and Beryl Lapwood, aged 7 and 15, were paddling in the water at Waikato when they stepped over a ledge into deep water. Both were…
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