Fell Fifty Feet Painter Killed, Mate Injured. Sydney
Charles Price, 40, a painter, of Hurstville, was killed, and Rowland Pearce, 40, a painter, of Lewisham, was injured when they fell from scaffolding on to a…
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Accidents, 1926
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Dingy Capsizes. One Man Drowned. Perth
A dingy containing two men capsized off Fremantle. The occupants swam for two hours, and eventually one, William Finnigan…
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Claude Barrell, aged 13, was drowned in the Barwon River at Geelong yesterday. With a number of other boys he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Drowned Capsize of Dinghy. Perth
Claude Barrell, 13, w. s drowned in the Barwon River at Geelong yesterday. With two hours. Eventually one, willium Finnigan, collapsed and sank. His…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Drowned Fell Off Lismore Wharf. Lismore
George Edward Feeney, 17, was playing on a wharf at Lismore to-day with some other boys, when he slipped and fell in the river…
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Claude Barrell, 13, as drowned in the Barwon River at Geelond yesterday. With a number of other boys he went into the water and was soon in difficulties. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five Injured Car Collides with Train. Melbourne
A motor car driven by Paul Whiffling, of Seddon, collided with a train at Lake Learmouth railway crossing to-day and five passengers were injured…
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A serious accident happened at Rockhampton the other night at a buckjumping show. John Kahl was standing near a gate, when a horse rushed through and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saved by M.H.R. Boy Nearly Drowned. Melbourne
A boy got into difficulties while bathing at St. Kilda yesterday. His plight was noticed by Josiah Francis, Nationalist member for More ton in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycle Hits Van One Man Killed; Another Injured. Perth
A motor cycle ridden by two men collided with a stationary delivery van in St. George's Terrace. Hugh Smith, 33, an insurance inspector, was killed instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dragged Under Cart Foot Entangled in Reins Man Seriously Injured. Lismore
C. Fuller, of Kcerong, had a terrible experience at the Channon, to-day. He was harnessing a horse to a cart when the animal jumped forward and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arm Cot Off Youth's Dreadful Injury Accident on Board Ship Without Doctor for 24 Hours. Sydney
During the voyage of the steamer Marama from Auckland to Sydney, S. Ramsay, 19, of the engine room, met with a dreadful accident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dorrigo Fatality Struck by Lightning. Dorrigo
Edgar W. Newman, of Dorrigo, whilst driving in a cart near Mr. Alf Peak's residence, about four, miles from town, yesterday was, together with the horse,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheel Collapsed Grafton Cyclist Seriously Injured
Errol Ryder, the youthful cyclist who won the hall mile and mile handicaps and finished second in the mile and a half event at the Grafton Anniversary…
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A drowning accident occurred at North Creek, Bowraville, on Sunday. Blanche Crasey, paged 13½ years, together with her brother and a girl cousin, went for a bathe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Fatality. Struck by Lightning. Mr. Edgar Newman's Death
The death occurred on Wednesday afternoon last of Mr. Edgar Wakelin Newman under most tragic circumstances. The deceased young man…
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During the performance of a duck-jumping show at Burringbar on Tuesday night, a young man named Joseph Cottle, while riding one of the bullocks, fell off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Motor Accident Lady Driver's Admission. Sydney
At the inquest concerning the death of Thomas Sayburn, of Sans Souci, who was fatally injured by a motor car on the evening of January 20, Margaret Baird,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Accident Prince in Hunting Field a Fractured Collarbone. London
The Prince of Wales, while hunting in Leicestershire, was thrown from his horse and sustained a fractured collarbone. It is stated officially that according to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Actress Injured Dived in Shallow Water. Melbourne
Miss Luce Southern, a young member of the "Jack and the Beanstalk" Coy, playing at the Princess Theatre, while diving at Elwood beach, struck her head…
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