Pall Down a Shaft. a Miner Injured. Melbourne
John Abrahams, minor, was returning home from work at Egerton, when he fell down an abandoned shaft, which was 40ft. deep with 10ft. of water in…
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Accidents, 1906
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Gembrook Railway Smash. a Badly-injured Boy. Rival Claimants tor Compensation. Melbourne
In the Practice Court to-day the application of Nellie Hornby, mother of the boy Francis Hornby, who was badly injured on the Gembrook railway…
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The coroner (Mr. T. Hall. J.P.) held an inquest at the Courthouse this morning into the death of William [?] Johns, who was killed on the British…
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The coroner (Mr. T. Hall.J.F.) will open an inquest at the Courthouse at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning into the deth of John Johns, the mill foreman…
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The body of James Pepper (47), a miner has been found in a reserve dam…
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A well-known society lady at Ballarat, whose name remains unpublished, has had an alarming experience. She went to the opera, and in adjusting her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The British Fatality. the Inquest
The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest at the Courthouse to-day (without a jury) into the death of William John Johns, who was yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision at Sydney Heads. a Tug and a North Coast Steamer. Miraculous Escapes. Sydney
A collision occurred at 2.15 this morning off North Head between the North Coast steamer Electra and the Messrs. Brown's tug Energy. The tug sank…
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John Morris, a miner, employed on the Propreitary mine, was working on the 400ft,level in Block 13 this afternoon when he was knocked off a ladder…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Channel Collision. Training Steamer Damaged. Perfect Discipline. [Reuter's Message.] London
The steamer Port Jackson, with 100 boys from the training ship Warspite on board, yesterday collided in the Downs (English Channel) with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burning Accident. a Girl in a Critical Condition. Melbourne
Beatrice Overton, a servant, engaged at the Bank of New South Wales, Bendigo, when cleaning a stove with kerosene ignited her clothes. The manager…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shocking Fatality. in Oxide-street. Run Over and Killed
A shocking. fatality occurred at about half-past 6 o'clock on Saturday night, in Oxide-street, at the Victoria Hotel junction of the tramway lines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Madrid Outrage. Funeral of the Victims. Great Popular Demonstra Tion. General W'eyler Injured. the King's Narrow Escape
King Alphonso and all the foreign princes who arc in Madrid to take part in the Royal wedding festivities were represented at the funeral of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Fatality. Man Sliced to Pieces. Melbourne
John Cann, a laborer, at Warragul, was run over by a train last night and was killed. He left Darnum, on the Gippsland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Lads and a Rifle. One Seriously Injured. Perth
While two lads were examining a Winchester rifle at Upper Preston the weapon went off, the bullet striking Augustus Fisher in the right breast and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Accident. Killed by an Infant Sister. Melbourne
A child named Cassidy, aged 3, when digging at Tarnugulla alongside her sister, 18 month's old, struck the latter on the head with the pick and killed her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Clare. An Old Resident the Victim. Adelaide
Yesterday morning Richard Bidgood, an old resident of Saddleworth, was driving four horses attached to a trolly to a gathering at Clare,…
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In playing in the junior match yesterday Boyd, of Geelong, had his leg broken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamers' Collision. Claims for Damages. Sydney
Cross actions have been brought in the Admiralty Court by the owners of the respective steamers claiming damages in respect of the collision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to a Farmer. Mutilated by a Seed Drill. Adelaide
N. T. Simpson, a farmer at Antechamber Bay, was yesterday knocked down by a young horse harnessed to a seed drill. As the drill was…
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