A Boy Drowned Melbourne
Hedley Pntterson (9), whilst bathing in a quarry hole at Ballarat yesterday, got out of his depth and was drowned. His companion, who was unable to…
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Accidents, 1908
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Victoria. a Hammock Fatality. Melbourne
Francis Miller, an orchardist living at Armona, was reclining in his hammock when the rope broke and he injured his spine by the fall and became…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Block 12 Fatality. James Casey's Death
The coroner (Mr. T. Hall) and a jury this afternoon held an inquiry into the death of James Casey, who died yesterday afternoon as a result of injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Block 11 Fatality. Cause of Maloney's Death
The coroner (Mr. T. Hall) this morning held au inquest concerning the death of John F. Maloney, who was killed on Monday afternoon by a fall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Block 12 Fatality. Conclusion of the Inquest. Was the Store Safe? Mines Inspector Examined. Verdict: Accidental Death
The evidence taken at the inquest into the death of James Michael Casey, who was killed by a fall of rook in the Proprietary Company's Blook 12 mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Drowning Fatality. Wellington
Alexander M Dougall was drowned at Orewa yesterday. He went out with his wife to bathe in the creek, when the latter, becoming exhausted, called…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nearly Drowned in Wine. Thirsty Thief's Adventure
M. Martineaux, a French wine merchant, recently lost a barrel of valuable wine, and Theodore Beroux, a thirsty member of the unemployed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner. Friday, February 21, 1908. Mine Accidents and Mine Inspection
THE always apparent facts that mining is an exceedingly hazardous occupation, and that the man who goes into the bowels of Mother Earth to wrest from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Mine Accidents. a Fire Years' Average
The unfortunate fact that within the seven weeks that have passed since the opening of the new year there have been as many as nine fatal accidents…
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This morning at about 3.30 o'clock S. Amos, a minor working on the 800ft. level of Block 11 at the Proprietary mine, met with an accident. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor-car Accident. Injured Man Dies in the Hospital. Adelaide
P. Shawyer, who was injured in a motor-car accident in King William-street on February ll, died in the Adelaide Hospital to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heddon Greta Fatality. Evidence at the Inquiry. Sydney
In giving evidence in the inquiry as to the cause of the Heddon Greta fatality, whereby Stark and Cree lost their lives, Percy Cree (the son) and George…
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At about 2.40 to-day a miner, named G. Brock, working on the 800ft. level of the Central mine, met with an accident, a stone falling on his back. Brook…
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An accident occurred at the Proprietary mine retreatment plant at about 12.50 this morning. A laborer named J. Larkin was attempting to push a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leap Frog Fatality. Melbourne
Arthur Reynolds and Matthew Burns, of Wallialla, went bathing in shallow water yesterday before going to work. They played leap frog and Reynolds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Aeronaut Injured. Melbourne
Alphonse Stewart, the Canadian aeronaut, ascended in his balloon from the Exhibition Grounds on Saturday. There were 2000 people in the arena…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Invalidity and Accidents Pensions. Sydney
Nearly 1000 applications have already been received for pensions under the Invalidity and Accidents Pensions Act. The majority of the applications…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →White Cliees Fatality. Drowned in a Waterhole. An Elderly Man's Death. White Cliffs
John Quinn, an elderly man residing with his brother Thomas, met his death in a mysterious way yesterday. For some time Quinn had been ailing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Run Over by a Jinker. Schoolchildren Seriously Injured
Yesterday afternoon in what is known as the Police Reserve, situated between the Central District-School and the Police Barracks, a painful accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accidents
At the Central mine last night, at about 9.30, A. J. Crimp, a bracoman, had his foot and ankle bruised by some timber rolling on him. The sufferer…
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