Woman Drowned Anchor Tied Round Waist. Newcastle
After tying an anchor about her waist, a married woman, Mrs. Helen Brockwell, who arrived for a few days at Kilaben Bay, yesterday jumped from a rowing…
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Accidents, 1929
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Fall of Coal Four Miners Injured Newcastle
Four miners were injured by a fall of coal in Pelaw Main colliery yesterday. One, Ben Yates, 27, who received a compound fracture of the left leg and pelvis,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FELL 50 Feet Crate Breaks From Crane Dogman Seriously Injured. Sydney
When a crate of bricks, with which he was being hoisted to the top of Mark Foy's, in Elizabeth street, broke loose from a crane to-day, Edward Maloney,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Smash Express And Goods Trains Four Killed, 15 Injured Collision in Fog. London
Two coaches of London-Midland Company's north bound Bristol-Nottingham mail train overturned in a collision with a goods train at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Drowned Trying to Recover Ball. Sydney
Walter Banks, nine years of age, of Earlwood, was drowned in Cook's River, to-day, after entering the water to recover a ball, with which he was playing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dived Into Sea French Naval Plane Four Occupants Drowned. Paris
A French naval all metal seaplane, while undergoing trials, piloted by Lieut. Campordon, with four officer passengers, when four miles from the coast, suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plane Crash Verdict of Accidental Death. Melbourne
The coroner returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on Bryan Rhodes, 21, and William Heaton, 18, who were killed when an aeroplane crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Head Blown Off Gun Accident at Wagga. Wagga
Robert Clout was killed instantly to-day when a single-barrelled gun, from which he was attempting to extract a cartridge, exploded. The top of his head…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Injured Eye
Mr. C. Sackley, a member of the tick staff stationed at Dunoon, sustained a painful injury to his left eye through liquid being squirted into it by an orange…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Capsizes One Killed, Three Injured
At about 6 o'clock on Tuesday night a serious motor accident occurred on the main North Coast highway, three miles north of Taree, in which one man was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Drowned in Creek Second in Two Days. Sydney
Roy Young, 7, was drowned while swimming in Wolli Creek, Tempe, this afternoon. A constable recovered the body, and applied artificial respiration for an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Injured Rail Motor Derailed Woman's Leg Amputated. Melbourne
Travelling rapidly on the Geelong line, about 12 miles from Melbourne, a large rail motor from Geelong, carrying passengers, became derailed last night. The…
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When several of the men engaged on the Yarrum Creek road job were going out to tamp during the week after a Merry Xmas and a happy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nasty Accident
Mr. G. Moss was cross-cutting a log at Corfe's mill, Ulong, a day or two ago, when a large splinter flew off a wedge when his mate hit it [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mororo Accident Death of Victim. Maclean
Gordon Elrington, an employee of the Main Roads Board, who sustained severe internal injuries at Mororo on Monday, through sheer legs falling, and throwing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Men Drowned Sad Life Saving Episode. Auckland
T. B. Dillicar, 50, and Clarence Hunter, 18, were drowned at Kawhia while endeavoring to rescue two youths who had got into difficulties while bathing from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured Man Dies. Sydney
Charles James Larkin, 18, who was injured when a motor car cycle collided on Prince's Highway, Kogarah, yesterday, died this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams Two Sons of Clergyman Drowned. Auckland
Two sons of Rev. M. J. Oxbrow, of Hastings, aged ten and eleven years, went fishing and failed to return. The body of the older boy has been recovered from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Dies Was Injured in Motor Smash. Sydney
When two motor cars collided at Iron Cove bridge, Balmain, last night two men were critically injured, and one, James Alfred Reddett, 68, of Pyrmont, died in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Through Dead End Engine and Four Trucks Train Crew Injured Newcastle
A goods train proceeding from Newcastle to Sydney, ran into a siding, crashed through the dead end and went over an embankment at Ourimbah early…
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