The Drowning Fatality. an Inquiry Held. Verdict of Accidental Drowning
The coroner, Mr. T. Hall, J.P., this morning, at the Courthouse, held an inquiry into the circumstances of the drowning of the lad Nicholas Hocking,…
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Accidents, 1909
1,195 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 60
A Sad Fatality. Boy Drowned in the Proprietary Dam
About half-past 3 o'clock this afternoon the residents of the North were shocked by a sad drowning fatality which occurred in the dam facing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Accident. a Woman Injured
An accident, fortunately unattended by serious consequences, occurred on the 1 o'clock tram from South Broken Hill to-day. When the tram stopped at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mam Injured
In the collision between the police and civilians in front of the Courthouse this morning, a man named H. Jones (married), was knocked down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Burning Fatality. Adelaide
At Victoria-street, Hawthorn, on Monday, Mrs. Jas. Wood was engaged in assisting a hired woman to wash when her clothes caught fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Resuscitating the Apparently Drowned. Advice by Dr. Booth
At the inquest of the drowning fatality, whereby young Hocking lost his life, held this morning, Dr. Booth said that when he arrived on the s[?]e…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Church Roof Collapses. Forty Villagers Killed and Sixty Injured. [Renter's Message.] London
The roof of an old church collapsed at Nax, Switzerland, during a service, killing 40 and injuring 60 villagers. Some attribute the accident to an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Street Accident. Death of Mr. Cropley
The young man, William H. Cropley, who was thrown from a sulky yesterday morning and sustained concussion of the brain, died in the local Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sad Drowning Fatality. a Little Girl the Victim. Adelaide
A sad drowning case occurred near Rowlands Flat, in the Tanunda district, yesterday morning the victim being Edna, daughter of Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Horwood Injured
About half-past 1 this afternoon Dr. M'Kay was seen going to the Proprietary mine, escorted by two mounted constables. The doctor was offered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Waggon Fatality. Adelaide
William J. Porter (27), a married man from New Zealand, fell off a tower waggon for fixing wires in connection with the electric tramway on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Street Fatality. Inouiry Into the Death of W. H. Cbopley. Verdict of Accidental Death
The Coroner, Mr. T. Hall, J.P., opened an inquiry at the Courthouse this afternoon into the death of William Haywood Cropley, who died in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Girls Drowned. Bathing in Railway Tank. Sydney
Two girls, aged 12 and 15 years respectively daughters, of Mr. T. Griffiths, warden's bail[?]ff at Wyalong, were accidentally drowned while…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned in the Baths. Seized with a Fit. Melbourne
William Lavell (73), a bootmaker, of Port Melbourne, was bathing in the baths late at night when he was seized with a fit, and was drowned in 6ft…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident to Waccon. Two Horses Killed. a Farmer's Miraculous Escape. Melbourne
A farmer named Flack, of Horsham, was delivering wheat with a four-horse team when an engine dashed into the waggon on the crossing and killed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Lift Fatality. Sydney
A fatal lift accident occurred at the establishment of Campbell and Co., Claronce-street, yesterday. Arthur, Charles Lucock, delivery clerk, in some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Street Fatality. Funeral of Mr. W. H. Cropley
The funeral of the late Mr. W. H. Cropley, the victim of the Beryl-street fatality, took place this afternoon. The cortege was a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Fatality. at Long Gully. Man Crushed to Death. Melbourne
Thomas Daykin was with W. Krauers at work at the 2400ft. intermediate stoping of the Carlisle mine, Long Gully, this morning, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Gun Accident Sydney
A rifle accident occurred at Murrurundi yesterday morning, resulting in the death of Beatrice Higgins (12), the daughter of Patrick Higgins. A young…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidentally Killed. by a Fall From a Tower Waggon. Adelaide
An inquest was held to-day on the body of William J. Porter, aged 27, who died in the hospital as a result of injuries sustained by falling off…
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