A Tailor Drowned. Melbourne
Henry Jennett Cook, a tailor, went for a swim in the Yarra to-day and was drowned…
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Accidents, 1909
1,195 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 60
The Imperial Dam. Prosecutions for Trespass. an Outcome of the Recent Fatality
The Mayor (Alderman J. H. Ivey) tabled a minute at last night's meeting of the City Council dealing with the matter of trespassers in the imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at South Mine
(At about 1.30 this afternoon the ambulance) received a call to proceed to the South mine, where a miner named A. Strawbridge (married) had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Horrible Accident. Man Falls Into Vat of Boiling Water. Sydney
A horrible accident occurred at the Ultimo powerhouse yesterday. Herbert Mascord (20) was working near a vat of boiling water, and somehow slipped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Osborne Well Fatality. the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death
At the Courthouse this afternoon the coroner (Mr. T. Hall) continued taking evidence surrounding the death of Thomas Lockyer, a hawker, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Perils of Surf Bathing. a Man Drowned. Sydney
William Thomas Flowerdew, aged 30, who resided at Balmain, was yesterday drowned whilst bathing in the surf at Manly Beach. The life-saving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pea Rifle Fatality. a Young Man the Victim. Sydney
The pen rifle, claimed another victim yesterday. A young man named Morris was carrying a rifle near Woolgoolga, when he tripped, and the rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition Fatality at Oddlawirra Station. Guard Crushed Beneath Trucks. the Body Dreadfully Mangled. Adelaide
A railway fatality occurred at Oodlawirra Station, on the Petersburg— Cockburn line, early this morning. During shunting three trucks were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Mining Accident. a Stope Collapses. One Man Killed. Brisbane
The manager of the Mungana Chillagoe Mining Company Limited, under date of February 23, telegraphs as follows:—"At the Jane mine 320ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Colliery Fatality. Sydney
A youth named Hanbury Crockett, was run over by a truck at the Hetton Company's colliery at Teralba yesterday and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Double Fatality. at Port Kembla. Sydney
An accident occurred at the Port Kembla Harbor works yesterday, when a fall of stone in the quarry killed, almost instantly, two workmen, J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Accident. Train Hurled Over a Cliff. Twenty-five Persons Killed. Forty Injured. [Renter's Message.] London
At Riobamba, Ecuador (South America), a train was yesterday derailed and hurled 100ft. over a cliff. Twenty-five persons were killed and 40 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Osborne Well Fatality. the Dray and Goods Brought Into Town
Mr. Richard Dorman, a wood carter at Yanko Glen, arrived at the local police station shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon with the dray and goods…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Mining Accident. Second Fall of Earth. Brisbane
A second fall of earth occurred at the Lady Jane mine Mungana (Queensland) yesterday, cutting off any chance of rescuing John Lee, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at the South Blocks
At about 8.30 this morning a telephone message was received at the Fire Station for the ambulance to proceed to the South Blocks mine, where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fracas at White Cliffs. an Opal Cutter Stabs a Man. Whom He Seriously Injured. the Assailant Arrested. White Cliffs
A stabbing affray took place here about 12 o'clock last night. The particulars so far available are meagre…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident to a Liner. the Gangway Breaks. [Reuter's Message.] London
The gangway of the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, as the liner was leaving Hamburg yesterday, broke under the weight of those embarking, preeipitating a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to Miss Dolly Castles. London
M [?] Dolly Castles (the Australian sing [?] was drying her hair to-day when it caught fire through using a c[?]d comb. Miss Amy Castales (her…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Falls Off Broken Hill Express. Accident to a Boy. Adelaide
A 6-year-old boy of a man named Lewis, employed on the railway line at Yunta, fell off the Broken Hill express a mile from Manoora to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Forgiving Sweetheart. Pleading of Injured Woman
"I wish you would let him go, gentlemen, for 1 am sure he did not mean to hurt me. We are engaged to be married and the banns have been…
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