Fireman Fatally Injured. Sydney
Franz Hause, a fireman on the German-Australian steamer Goslar, sustained fatal injuries off Green Point by a bucket of ashes which he was lifting to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
Accidents, 1908
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A Cyclist Injured. Sydney
Willium Tumble, a well-known resident of Goulburn, yesterday sustained serious injuries by u full from a bicycle,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railway Disaster. Another Victim. Totals Oe Killed and Injured. Melbourne
Oscar Skoglund (one of the injured in the recent railway disaster) died in the Alfred Hospital, where he has lingered since the accident, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Paratoo Train Accident. Death of Barlow. Adelaide
The aged man named Barlow, who fell off the Broken Hill express near Paratoo last week, and who was taken to Petersburg for medical attendance,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tram Accident. Boy's Foot Severed. Sydney
Herbert Tonks (9) had his foot severed by a tram wheel owing to falling when alighting from a car at Camperdown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sawmill Accident. Sydney
A young man named Mather employed at a suwmill at Coff's Harbor yesterday struck his head on a chock log lie was assisting to move, and is now in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murrurundi Accident. Sydney
Mr. Dunbar, the Queensland member of the Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate the Mnrrurnndi accident, having arrived, the inquiry will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the Victorian Railway Disaster. Injured Number 344. Twenty-nine Additional Claims. Test Examination of Bendigo Train. to Be Made To-morrow. Melbourne
Twenty-nine additional claims have been made by people injured in the railway disaster. The total injured now number 344…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mexican Railway Collision. London
A railway collision occurred at Gargantua (Mexico) to-day, resulting in the death of 28 pilgrims returning from the Guadaloupe shrine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liner and Cruiser Collision. Londo[?]
Twenty-three of the Gladiator's crew are still missing. The Gladiator is the British cruiser which collid[?]d with the American liner St. Paul on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. a Drover Drowned. Adelaide
A telegram received from Hergott Springs states that Frank Thomson, who was drowned in the Diamantina River, was a drover for Mr. Kidman,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Struck by a Typhoon. Three Men Drowned. Perth
Sensational reports have been received from B[?]m[?] that a pearling fleet, including many luggers, was wr[?]ked in La Grange Bay, 40 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railway Disaster. Testing Westinghouse Brake. Appointment of Royal Commission. to Inquire Into Cause of Accident. Melbourne
The Westinghouse brake on the Bendig[?] express, through the failure of which to act has been alleged, by [?] driver to be largely due the collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to a Guard. Run Down by a Pilot Engine. Melbourne
William Rickering, a guard, was run down by a pilot-engine at Echuca yesterday, his right leg being, severed below the knee and the left leg smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Train Accident. Boy Knocked Insensible. Melbourne
Henry Nicholl (9) put his head out of the window of a train at South Melbourne yesterday, and was knocked insensible by the opon door of a passing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Battleship Accident. Boiler Tube Bursts. Five Men Injured. [R[?]uter's Message.] London
The battleship Britannia, whilst voyaging from Queensferry to Portsmouth, burst a boiler tube, seriously injuring five men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. Motor Car Fatality. Sydney
At the inquiry yesterday concerning the death of Richard Woulge, a b[?]llringer, on April 10, the coroner found that Woulge met his death through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gladiator Collision, Holding an Inquiry. [R[?]uter's Message.] London
At the inquiry concerning the cause of death of the victims of the collision between the American liner St. Paul and the British cruiser Gladiator on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm at La Grange Bay. Pearling Fleets in Danger. Several Vessels Smashed. Number of Men Drowned. Perth
A telegram from La Grange Bay, West Australia, states that a severe storm, lasting from 7 p.m. on Sunday till daylight on Monday, passed over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accidents. Mr. Hollis's Views. Are All Accidents Preventible?
"I have been," said Mr. Hollis, "very much dissatisfied with the apathy of successive Treasurers in cases where serious accidents on the railways have…
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