A Child Drowned. Fell Into the Murray. Adelaide
The 2-year-old son of W. Mills, of Tailem Bend, fell into the Murray to-day, and was drowned, while a party was being held in honor of the…
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Accidents, 1909
1,195 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 60
A Mining Accident. Man Partly Buried. Brisbane
While examining the ground at the Linda level, Mount Morgan mine, yesterday with a view to deciding its safety, a portion of the ground came…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Fatality. in the Impeial Dam
A drowning fatality occurred in the Imperial Dam about 1.30 this afternoon. From what could be gathered at the time of going to press, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Drowning Fatality. the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death
The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.), this morning hard an inquiry on the body of the lad Henry James Walker Fu[?] ler, the victim of yesterday's Imperie…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Drowning Fatality. at the Imperial Dam. the Body Recovered. Over an Hour in the Water
The drowning fatality which occurred in the Imperial Dam this afternoon (brief mention of which was made in the Second Edition) caused a small…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatality to a Guard. Falls Out of the Van. Adelaide
Own Smyth, one of the oldest guards in the South Australian service, was killed yesterday through falling out of the guard's van, in some mysterious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Child Drowned. Falls Unto a Bucket of Water. Melbourne
Leslie Kenny, 14 months' old. fell into a bucket of water at Camberwell to-day, and was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Crossing Accident. Goods Train and Sulky Collide. a Child Killed. Sydney
A goods train yesterday ran into a sulky containing three children at the Wallendbeen railway crossing on the Stockinbingal-road. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Harbor Collision. Conclusion of Inquest. Coxswain Committed for Trial. Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney
The inquest on the bodies of the men drowned in Sydney Harbor through the collision of the Dunmore and the launch from H.M.S. Encounter was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Accident
At about 2.30 this morning the ambulance received a call to proceed to the North mine where a miner named R. Nettle (married), bad met with an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Surf-bathing at Manly. Dangerous Beaches. a Man Drowned. Sydney
Ocean Beach, Manly, was very dangerous to surf bathers yesterday, owing to a strong north-easterly causing a heavy undertow throughout the day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Collision at Sea. Captain Given Silver Medal. [Reuter's Message.] London
The committee of Lloyd's Society has conferred the society's silver medal on Captain Ransom, of the steamship Bal[?]ic, in conncection with the reseue…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Following Appeared in Saturday's Third Edition. a Steamer Wrecked. Off New Zealand Coast. Thirty-seven Passengers Drowned. Also Number of the Crew. a Detailed Account. Wellington
As briefly reported in the First Edition, the steamer Penguin (of the Union Steamship Company line), whilst going from Nelson and Picton…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident to Prospector. Melbourne
Albert Densey, a prospector, aged 28, was sinking a shaft at Ballarat yesterday when the rope broke and the bucket fell on his head, fracturing his skull…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Woman Seriously Injured. Husband Placed Under Arrest. Wellington
The police at Hamilton, New Zealand, were summoned yesterday to the residence of a man named Robert Lock, where they found the man's wife with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Collision. in Singapore Harbor. Dutch Steamer Sunk. by a French Boat. Loss of Life Small. Sydney
News has been received of a disastrous collision involving the sinking of the Dutch steamer Djambi, and the loss of eight lives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Burglary at Port Adelaide. Would-be Thief Injured. Leaves a Sarcastic Letter. Adelaide
The burglar who broke into the premises of A. and E. Le Messurier, shipping agents, Port Adelaide, last night. or early this morning, was injured by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident at Coogee. Woman Falls Over Cliffs. Sydney
Mary Jones (53) fell 70ft. over the cliffs at Coogee to-day, and was rendered unconscious. Her face and head were cut. She is apparently suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned at Cobar. Sydney
Mrs. George Harris and her brotherin-law, William Harris, were drowned while swimming in the Government stock tank at Cobar yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Affair Between Boys. Lad Injured with a Penknife
Shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon a boy named William Donellan, engaged in selling "Miners." was stabbed in three places with a pen-knife…
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