Riding Accident. Constable Smith Injured
Whilst in search of the missing man Williams on Sunday night, Constable Smith, of the Pinnacles, met with an accident, as the result of which be…
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Accidents, 1908
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Fatality to a Trapper. Sydney
Harry Smith, a native dog trapper, was killed at Uralla yesterday through receiving a gunshot wound in the stomach…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Duck Shooting Expedition. Two Young Men Drowned. Melbourne
William Guest (24) and his brother Sydney (21) were out duck shooting at Tooran, near Horsham, when they swam into the swamp for some ducks…
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At 8.40 last night the ambulance was summoned to the Central mine, where a minor named Samuel Collins (62), living in Cornish-street. Railway Town,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Accident. Train Smashes Into a,Coach. One Passenger Killed. Wellington
While a coach was yesterday evening crossing the railway line at Nelson a train crashed into the vehicle. Mrs. Tilbury, a passenger in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sewage Works Fatality. Melbourne
George Cousins, a laboror on the sewage works, Malvern, was working in n 17ft. shaft., when he pulled away an iron support in the drive before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fishermen's Adventure. Caught in a Gale. One Man Drowned. Townsville
A fisherman named Clingan, residing at Rose Bay (Townsville) left that place on Tuesday in a 19ft. flat-bottomed boat, the Hero, accompanied by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Fatal Accidents. at the Central Mine. One Man Electrocuted. Another Smothered
Two fatal accidents occurred within the space of nine hours at the Central mine last night. The victim of the first was Harold Johnson, who lives in…
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Alexander Spilsmiry, of Wellington, was crossing the Bell River on horse back, when he was drowned…
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Another accident occurred at the Central mine at 11.30 last night, when William O'Connell, a married man, res[?] in Sulpuide-street, had his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smothered in Skimps. the Central Mine Fatality
The coroner (Mr. T. Hall) this morning condu[?]ted an inquest into the death of Ben[?]amin John Elford Harris, who met his death at the Central m[?]n[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Rough Passage. Cargo Carried Away. Passenger Considerably Injured. Wellington
The steam[?]r Moeraki had a very rough passage from Sydney to Wellington. On Monday heavy seas broke on board the vessel and carried…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to a Fireman. Thrown from a Reel. Hobart
The firemen were proceeding to a fire in the city, when Fireman Hurrson was thrown off the reel as it was sw[?]ft[?]y turning the corner of a street. He…
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For the fifth time this week the ambulance was this morning summoned to the Central mine. A young man named Horace Bray (25), working on…
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Yesterday the ambulance received four calls. At 5.25 last evening it was summoned to the Proprietary mine. A carpenter named William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecked Windsor. Chief Engineer, and Chief Officer Drowned. Perth
In the wreck of thc Windsor on the Wost Australian coast last week Cap. tain Walter, Chief Engineer Jenkins, and Chief Officer Jones were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. a Novel Accident. Sydney
A mnn named Travers, of Goulburn, employed at a local boot factory, was out shooting on Saturday, when he ran the stem of his pipe-into the roof…
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At about ll o'clock on Saturday night a minor named W. Herdzod was engaged On the 800ft. level of Blook 12, Proprietary mine, when a fall of stone occurred, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stanwell Park Accident. Finding of the Jury. Sydney
In the inquiry concerning the Stanwell Park railway accident the jury found that it was due to the wheel of the derailed carriage slipping on the axle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Mining Fatality at the South Blocks. One Man Killed, Two Others Injured
Shortly before 6 o'clock last night the South Blocks mine was the scone of much confusion, the nows that an accident, had occurred underground having gained our…
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