Mink Accidents
At about 12.16 the morning a minor named James Boxer, working in the [?] cut shaft of Block 11 at the Proprietary mine, was overcome by gas…
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Accidents, 1908
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The Proprietary Mine Accident
On inquiry at the Hospital late this afternoon it was ascertained that Thomas Fitzpatrick the victim of the cage accident in Stewart shaft of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Peculiar Fatality. Perth
A peculiar fatality is reported from Wyndham. William Hayden when drunk fell from a dray and was injured. Whilst the police were putting him in…
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W. J. Duffy was accidentally shot dead yesterday whilst getting through a fence at Murrurundi…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Accidents
At about 6 o'clock last night William Gourlay, a motor-boy employed on the electric motor at the Proprietary mine, 'fell off the motor and had his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Risks of Mining. Miners and Their Accidents. a Year Oe the Relief Fund
Ten years ago, outside the Redfern railway station, at the gate of Sydney, stood in all sorts of weather a man with this placard on his breast—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at a Quarry. Stone Breaks Loose. Man's Neck Broken. Sydney
At the Government quarry, Port Kembla, yesterday the foreman, John Cronan, was killed, and a workman named Niland had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Launch Fatality. Two Men Drowned. Sydney
A party of men with the launch Swansea yesterday went across the channel entrance to Lake Macquarie Heads, with the object of schnapper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Fatality. Melbourne
Gilbert Ferguson, a single man, aged 47, was crossing the tramline ut Port Melbourne in front of a tramear yesterday, when he was knocked down and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proprietary Fatality. Inquest on T. P. Fitzpatrick. Verdict: Accidental Death
The coroner (Mr. T. Hall) and a jury this afternoon held an inquiry into the death of Thomas Patrick Fitzpatrick, who died in the hospital yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Moonta Fatality. Boys Play with Ac[?]tylene Generator. An Explosion Occurs. Adelaide
At Moonta on Saturday two lads named Pe[?]se and R[?]tter were playing with a small acetylene gas generator at the factory of their uncle[?] W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling Fatalities. Cyclist Runs Into Jinker. Is Mortally Injured. Another Collides With Cab. Dies on the Way to the Hospital. Melbourne
William Rowe (18), whilst cycling at Richmond on Sunday morning with his head down, ran into a jinker which was being driven in the opposite direction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rescued From Drowning. Melbourne
Arthur Sibbin (6) slipped off a steep bank into the Mitchell River at Bairnsdale yesterday. A boy named Maxwell (7) saw him struggling and went down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. a Boy Drowned. Melbourne
Goorge "Lincoln (5) was yesterday drawing water from a well 8ft. deep at Portarlington when he fell in and was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accident
At about 6.50 last night T. H. Rndbone, a motor boy at the Proprietary mine had his leg broken through being run over by the motor. Radbone, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident. at Railway Town. Mr. P. Langmaid Killed
At about 6 o'clock last evening a fatal accident occured at "Railway Town to an old and well-known resident of the Barrier in the person of Mr. Philip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enginedriver Severely Injured. Adelaide
William Bell, an enginedriver, met with a serious accident at [?]nom yesterday. He was standing in the goodssheds when he noticed a truck coming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Town Fatality. Philip Langma[?]d's Death
The coroner (Mr. T. Hall) this afternoon held an inquiry concerning the death of Philip Langmaid, who was killed yesterday afternoon by being run…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to the Brisbane Express. Off the Line. Probable Serious Consequences. Sydney
[?]arly to-day intelligence was received that the Brisbane mail train was off the line, beyond Blandford. A breakdown gang was at once…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Junction North Accident
On inquiry at the Hospital this morning it was ascertained that Charles Walters, who was injured by falling down a chute at the Junction notion North…
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