Accidents on Racecourses
There were some serious accidents at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, for most of which the jumping races were responsible. R. Hoysted, who had the…
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Accidents, 1908
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A Railway Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death. Adelaide
At the inquest held, yesterday on the body of Thomas Crocker, a railway employee, who was run over and killed by a train at, the Adelaide railway…
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At the Golden Pol[?] min[?], Davyhurst, yesterday morning, James Ryan, known as "Mi[?]k" Ryan, Was killed as the result of a blasting accident on…
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A lamentable burning fatality occurred at North Adelaide on Sunday. The victim was Mis Lizzie M'Manus, who lived with her sister. At 8 o'clock…
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William Meredith Blunt, 46 years of age,a laborer, was engaged in cutting branches from trees in Paddington, when he was struck by a falling limb,…
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m[?]e Maud [?] was playing near a bonfire on Monday, at Eaglehawk, when her clothes caught alight, and she subsequently died…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland. the Queensland, Boating Fatality. Brisbane
The body of Mr. G. H.Cottell, who was, with Mr. Nicholls, drowned as the result of the capsizing of a motor launch in the Maroochy' R0iver, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on Warship. Valve Blown Off. [Reuter's Message.] London
The valve forming the outlet to the blowoff pipe of a marine engine was blown off the H. M.S. Irresistible while the ship, was lying in the Portland…
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Last night a miner named James Petter, employed at the Junction North mine, fell a distance'of 16ft. into an ore bin and cut his forehead. severely…
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A Pilgrims' train and goods train [?]ollided at Roccapieto (Italy) to-day, nine persons being killed and 80 injured…
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A young man, Harold Brinkworth, wag caught in the machinery at Brown's engineering works at Hexham and terribly injured. Both legs were…
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Kaiserin. Thrown From Her Horse. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Kaiserin was yesterday. thrown from her horse whilst, riding with the Kaiser at Potsdam. Although ther Majesty was bruised, her injuries are…
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James Cassidy, a married man, was killed at the Great Cobar mine yesterday through a piece of ore falling on his head…
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Henry william Vaughan and Edgard Brooke, employed at the Eveleigh railway works were injured by the fall of a cage yesterday. Vaughan sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Charters Towers. Miner Crushed to Death. Brishane
A fatal accident occurred at the Briliant Stockholm mine, Charters Towers, yesterday. Dave Carney was working in a stope above the No. 4…
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The Waimea and Invercargill trains collided at Gore yesterday evening, [?]ing to the points having been left open. The Waimea train was…
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J. Sullivan, a presser at the Arundel (Queensland) woolshed, who disappeared [?] fortnight ago, has been tracked to Rufus Creek, where his been…
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A fall of ground occurred in a stope at the 500 level of Block 13, Proprietary mine, to-day, and a miner named W. Twyford was struck on the head…
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At Kurri Kurri yesterday John Margan Roberts was riding home from work on a bicycle against a strong Wind when he ran into a cart and…
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