Gun Accident
What could easily have been a very serious accident recently occurred a few miles out from Deepwater. Some boys set out on a shooting excursion, a…
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Accidents, 1928
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Drowned in Bath Well-known Black and White Artist. Sydney
George Augustine Taylor, a well-known man about the town, was accidentally drowned in his bath at his residence, Loftus street, city, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crane Hook Breaks 12½ Ton Girder Falls Three Men Injured. Melbourne
Three men were injured, John Danaher. 39, laborer, concussion, lacerations to the scalp and shock, Patrick McGrath,. 26, laborer, abrasions, and Keith Milligan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£200,000 DAMAGE New Hebrides Serious Fire at Vila Many Killed and Injured. Suva
The British Resident Commissioner at Vila, New Hebrides, reports that a serious fire and explosion occurred at Vila on the night of January 17, when two of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burning Accident Surrounded by Flames. Perth
A shocking burning accident occurred at East Wanneroo, W.A. Ernest Johnson, aged 20, was helping to extinguish a fire that broke out in his next door neighbor's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Men in Car Savagely Attacked After Collision. Melbourne
While Walter Fitzgerald; of Thornbury, and his brother Michael were sitting in a stationary motor car another ear crashed into their vehicle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Revived' by Lifesavers Man Narrowly Escapes Being Drowned. Sydney
A middle-aged man got into difficulties in the surf at Coogee to-day. He was brought ashore, apparently drowned, but after lifesavers had worked on him for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Crash Big Passenger Planes One Killed, Five Seriously Injured. Cologne
Two serious French passenger plane crashes were reported to-day. The first occurred on the Paris-Berlin route where an aeroplane, lost in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gaol Riot Warders Overpowdered Desperate Struggle Several Killed, Many Injured. Calcutta
A serious revolt occurred amongst Indian prisoners at 'Naini Central Gaol at Allahabad. The prisoners fought with armed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Timber Worker Miraculous Escape Accident at Chandler's Creek-
James Craig, believed to be a resident of Eatonsville, assisted by his two sons, was felling a pine tree at Chandler's Creek, in the Dalmorton district,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Hurt Week-End Motor Smashes Two Cars Overturn Bad Accident on Tourist Road Sydney
Lady Carrington drive, a most popular. tourist trip, was the scene of a serious accident this afternoon. A motor car, containing five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision Warships and Tanker Two Lives Lost. London
The Admiralty reports that a collision occurred between H.M.S. Caledon and the Italian oil tanker Antares, in Doro Channel, Greece, during hours of darkness last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steam Tram Derailed Driver and Three Women Injured. Newcastle
The driver of a steam tram,,Alfred MeVie, 56, was killed and three women, Mrs. Arthur Talbot, Mrs. W. Little and Mrs. Thomas Gilder were injured when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nearly Drowned English Woman Swimmer. London
Miss Gleitze made a final attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar, but gave up lifter five hours, when she narrowly escaped drowning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Off Line Collision with Motor Lorry. Melbourne
A heavy motor lorry and an electric tram collided in Bridge road, Richmond. The tram was derailed and train passengers badly shaken. The driver of the…
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Reginald Colin Crowle, aged 38 years, grazier, owner of Fraserburgh, near Jundah (Q.), was accidentally shot while getting mulga for some goats. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Wreck. Engine Jumped Rails Six Dead, 27 Injured. Capetown
The engine of a passenger train jumped the rails at Fishhoek, a small marine suburb near Capetown. Two third-class coaches, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Locked Together Cars in Head-on Collision. Melbourne
Two motor cars met in a terrific head on collision at Traralgon late last night, and three persons were injured. So tightly locked were the damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gleniffer Resident Injured. FALLS 20 Feet From Window
Mr. W. J. Donaldson, of Gleniffer, was the victim of a painful accident last Monday night. It appears that he was staying at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dense Smoke Causes Accident in Swimming Race. Auckland
So dense was the smoke from bush fires at Morrinsville that it caused an accident during a swimming race in the local bat[?]. The smoke completely blotted out the…
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