Accidents and Fatalities
Mr. W. Ogilvie, proprietor of the Globe Hotel, Wallaroo, fell and broke two ribs while removing a man who was, under the influence of liquor from…
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Accidents, 1910
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Accident at Liverpool Camp. a Cartridge Explodes. Bullet Wounds Pressman. Sydney
While a colt gun was being cleaued at the Liverpool military camp yesterday a cartridge exploded and the bullet wounded W. Somerville, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accidentally Poisoned. Sheep Dip Powder Mistaken for Sulphur. a Child Dies in Hospital. Sydney
Two children were accidentally poisoned near Tubbul yesterday through being given sheep dip powder in mistake for sulphur. One of the sufferers…
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While harnessing a young horse, Mr. F. Finlay, of Willochra, of South Australia, met with a painful injury to his hand. He was fastening a spring…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Bathing Fatality. Drowned in a Dam. Adelaide
John Alexander was drowned while bathing in a dam on his father's farm near Melrose on Thursday. We have been told by a man who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Railway Fatality. Knocked Down by Train. Victim Frightfully Injured. Sydney
George Mullins (35), employed in the interlocking department of the railways, met with an awful death yesterday morning. He was working on…
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Cecil Colbert (17), youngest son or Mr. T. Colbert, of Mount Hope, was drowned while bathing in an underground tank to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Adelaide Sensation. Parachutist's Narrow Escape. Drops with Startling Rapidity. Only Slightly Injured. Adelaide
Rinaldo, the Austrian parachutist, had a narrow escape from death at Adelaide on Saturday. After ascending to a height of 5000ft. by means of…
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A 5-year-old son of Mr. Stenning, of Middle Camp (S.A.), fell off a wheat heap and broke his arm. Mr. W. Baker, caretaker of Frew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sensational Accident to a Train. Sydney
A special fast train from the mountains met with a sensational mishap yesterday near Woodford. When the train pulled up at Woodford it was…
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L. Raphael, of Nagambie, in the Goulbourn Valley, had driven a pony in a jinker to a waterhole. The pony was drinking when it plunged down a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to a Boy. Falls From a Waggon. Adelaide
John Travers, aged 9, the son of Mr. Joseph Travers, of Jamestown, yesterday fell from a waggon, which went over a rut, and was thrown under…
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When batting against Port Adelaide at Hindmarsh, O. H. Finch (West Torrens) on Saturday met with a nasty accident, which will prevent him from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trap Accident
Mr. C. A. Parsons, manager for Mr. A. F. Pincombe, was the victim of a nasty trap accident this afternoon. Mr. Parsons, who had been visiting Mr…
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A rather painful accident, which might mean the loss of sight to one eye, happened to a lad named Bert Faggottor, aged 7 years, residing with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Accident at Cobar. Shift Boss Injured. Falls a Distance of Hoft. Sydney
"A sensational accident occured at the Great Cobar mine yesterday. Delaney, a shift boss on the converters, fell down a shaft a distance…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Queenscliff Sensation. During Kitchener Manoeuvres. Thirteen Men Injured. Caused Either by Gun Bursting or Shell Exploding. Melbourne
Lord Kitchener after leaving the men at the Queenscliff fort last night under the impression that up more orders were to be given, suddenly ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident at Port Pirie. Steamer Collides with Wharf. Port Pirie
The steamer Greenwich, which came up the river yesterday in charge of Pilot Hughes, was caught by the wind. This made her steer badly, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Australia. a Burning Fatality. Adelaide
Jessie Teare, aged about 20, a domestic servant, in the employ of Mrs. Dankel, of Kensington, on Wednesday was making jam, when her clothes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Milkman's Thrilling Experience. Caught in a Flooded Creek. a Narrow Escape From Drowning. Horse, Man, and Boy, Washed Down the Creek
Mr. Gordon Langford, a dairyman from Round Hill, related the facts of a thrilling experience which he met with in attempting to cross the Round Hill…
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