British Ship Wrecked. Twenty-four Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London
The British ship Pengw[?]n was yesterday wrecked in the North Sea, 24 of the crew being drowned…
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Accidents, 1907
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Chaffcutter Accident. Shocking Injuries. Melbourne
William Coburn, aged 40, while feeding a chaffcutter at Geelong to-day got his shirt sleeve caught in the belting, and was drawn into the machine. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Cycling Accident. Adelaide
The man Morris, a tailor's cutter, who was thrown off his bicycle in Thorndon Park on Saturday and sustained injuries to his head and was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Mining Fatality. Brisbanes
George Smith, aged 27, was killed by a fall of earth in the Brilliant Extended mine at Charters Towers yesterday. Smith recently came from New South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidental Shooting. Man Mistaken for a Kangaroo. Portli
Douglas Darling, who was shot near Geraldton in mistake for a kangaroo, is making good progress towards recovery…
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The ambulance was last night called to the Central mine, where a miner named Thomas Power, working on the 100ft…
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Four men—Parker. Johnston, and two brothers named M'Lean—yesterday had a narrow escape from drowning in the breakers at Narrabeen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Accident. F[?]ll from a Buggy. Melbourne
William Ross, of Maffra, North Gippsland, yesterday fell out of a buggy. His leg was caught between the brake and the vehicle, and he was dragged,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Accident. Two Boys Killed. Melbourne
Two boys, Reginald Callender (16) and Verdi Malthouse (12), were riding on a stack of empty cases in a cart at Kyabram, when the cases jolted off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Drowning Accident. Sydney
Mr. and Mrs. James Brenton and their son were yesterday gathering cockles on the beach at Kempsey, when they were carried out to sea by a big…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Bathing Fatality. Melbourne
A resident of Cambenwell named Wilkins, while holidaying at Woori, Yallowk, was drowned in the creek to-day while bathing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Port Pirie Fatality. The Inquest. Adelaide
At the inquest held at Port Pirie yesterday on the body of William Alfred Conden, aged 19. who died as the result of being caught between the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wellington Fire-engine Accident. Charge of Manslaughter. Wellington
As an outcome of the death of Mrs. Kensington, who was run over by, a motor fire-engine at Wellington during December, a charge of man[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Pecullar Accident. An Auger in the Lung. Melbourne
A peculiar accident occurred at the Northern Extended mine, at Rutherglen, yesterday. A miner named Plant was coming out of a drive, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Earthquake, a Huge Death Roll. Latest Estimate 1200. Thousands Injured. Is Kingston Doomed? May Slip Into the Sea. Ari Alarming Phenomenon. Mr. Henniker-Heaton's Experiences. A Graphic Narrative. [Reuter's Messages.] London
The Governor of Jamaica (Sir Alexander Swettenham) reports that the earthquake on Monday last was confined to one-thirteenth of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Bathing Fatality. Melbourne
A resident of Cambeuwell name [?] Wilkins, while holidaying at Woori, Yallowk, was drowned in the creek t[?] while bathing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Escaped Lioness. Shot at Bateman's Bay. Exciting Scenes. A Man Injured. Sydney
At Bateman's Bay T. Maloney shot the escaped lioness on Mr. Pickets selection, about a mile from the township. She had seized a cow and when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accident
An accident happened at the t Proprietary mine, in Stewart shaft, at an early hour this morning, whereby a platman named W[?]ter Smith received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Disasters. Truck of Gunpowder Exploded. a Railway Collision. [Reuter's Message.] London
Two railway disasters are reported from the United States; both from the State of Indiana. A truck of gun-powder exploded at the Sandford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Lord Kitchener. London
At the military manoeuvres at Poona, India yesterday the horse ridden by the Commander-in-Chief, Viscount Kitohonor, put its hind leg into a hole and…
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