Nearly Drowned
Whilst fishing off the tug Volunteer, which was anchored at the wharf at Urunga, Thomas Berry, aged six years, overbalanced and fell into the river. He…
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Accidents, 1926
1,003 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 51
Motor Accident
A school teacher and his wife and family, who were travelling through here, very nearly met with a very serious accident recently. They had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Finger Cut Off Remarkable Accident at Lawrence
A remarkable accident ocurred at Lawrence, as a result of which Mr. Baden Ahrens had one of his fingers cut off. He was shoeing a draught horse when…
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Reginald Rogers, aged 21, who was engaged on a boring plant on the Vandyke station in the Springsure district (Q.), was the victim of a most unfortunate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured by Falling Tree
Barney Gordon (15), a youth employed by Mr. Arthur, Keys, of Piggabeen, had the misfortune to sustain a fracture of the right upper arm on Saturday. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Savage Assault Man Seriously Injured and Robbed. Melbourne
George Cosgrave, 33, was savagely, attacked by four thugs at Richmond late last night. He was kicked into unconsciousness and the sunn of £510, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nine Persons Injured Two Motor Cars Smashed. Sydney
When two motor cars collided at Randwick to-day nine persons were more or less injured. Mrs. Vera Fay was the most seriously hurt, her thigh being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Killed a Fatal Joy Ride Several Children Injured Tragic Ending to Pleasant Outing. Sydney
A tragedy attended the joy ride of a number of children in Bankstown to-night, and a thirteen year old boy lost his life, while a number of others were badly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DISASTER At Redhead Mine Explosion and Fire One Killed One Missing Twenty Others Injured. Newcastle
A terrible explosion occured at the Redhead colliery near Belmont, Lake Macquarie, to-day, as the result of which one man is dead, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peculiar Fatality. Adelaide
Ernest Bryant, an elderly man, died in the Adelaide Hospital from wounds inflicted by a knife. It is believed that he slipped while building an aviary at his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miner Killed. Two Others Injured. Melbourne
Shortly before William Matthews, 17, was killed and his father seriously injured by a fall of stone in McBride's tunnel in the State coal mine at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warsaw Explosion Munition Workers Injured London
Reuter's Warsaw correspondent states that a short circuit set on fire a factory where fuses and hand grenades were manufactured. Some sparks fell on one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Knocked Down by Car Accident in Lismore. Lismore
Charles Gardiner and Percy Watts, of Numulgi, were riding their horses into Lismore to-night when they were crashed into by a motor car in the bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Killed Five Others Injured More Motor Accidents on Parramatta Road. Sydney
Two persons were killed in motor car accidents on the Parramatta road to-day. A motor cycle and side car, containing Mr. and Mrs. Martin, collided with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roundabout Collapses One Killed, Forty Injured. London
Reuter's Valencia correspondent reports a ghastly accident at a fair. The pivot of a large "aeroplane" roundabout broke while the roundabout was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Hotel Fire Eight Dead, Twenty Injured. Vancouver
A message from Allentown, Pennsylvania, states that at least eight are dead and a score injured, in the ruins of the Lafayette Hotel, which was burned on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Actor Injured on Stage 14 Stitches in Ear-- Then Continues Performances. Sydney
Frank Neil, a well-known actor-producer, was knocked down by a motor car on the stage of the Majestic Theatre, New-town, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lifeboat Capsizes Ship's Officer Drowned. Wellington (N.z.)
A lifeboat from the liner Kumara when entering Wanganui Heads on Saturday night, dashed against the mole and capsized. Third Officer Batty was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Elderly Man Drowned in Copper of Water. Sydney
George Bailey, aged 68, of Marrickville, was found dronwed in a copper of water yesterday. He had been subject to fits for the past…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Boys Drowned in Four Feet of Water. Brisbane
Three boys, William Strathford, 16, Charles Thomas, 13, and Kenneth Thomas, 11, of Brisbane, were drowned while bathing at Woody Point on Sunday afternoon…
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