A Railway Collision. Melbourne Express and Goods Train. Sydney
A collision occurred at Bethungra on Monday night between the Melbourne express and a goods train. The express was travelling at the…
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Accidents, 1911
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Drowned in the Murray. Police Dragging for Body. Adelaide
The police received a telegram to-day stating that Walter Boulter, of Goolwa, had been drowned off the steamer Decoy, nine miles up the River…
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Victor Hurley (10), living with his parents at Erskineville, was swimming with a number of mates in an old brick pit on the Alexandria [?]ts yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Experts' Opinion of Aeronautic Accident. Vancouver
The investigation by exports showed that the machine M. Moissant used was in perfect condition immediately before the recent accident in America,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Accident at Bullfinch
Joe Walsh, a well-known Goldfields man, whilst driving from Bullfinch yesterday, fell out of a cart and fractured a rib. He is now in the hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-car Accident in New Zealand. Car Runs Into Train. Child Killed Instantaneously. Doctor Succumbs to Fractured Skull. Wellington (N.Z.)
A shocking motor-car accident occurred at Williamstown, in Southland, Yesterday morning. The ear, which was driven by Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Aeroplanist. Vancouver
Mr. Latham, landing in his aeroplane at San Francisco (California) yesterday, crashed into a fence. He was thrown out, but not hurt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Drowning Fatality. Victim's Body Identified. Adelaide
The body of a man found [?]owned near Stanley Bridge. Grunthal, has been identified as that of Victor Thomas, a recent arrival from London…
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The 11-months-old son of A. Cunningham was accidentally drowned in a dam near his home at sandsmere, Victoria, on Wednesday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatality to Kanowna Passenger. Adelaide
The Kanowna on a arrival at Port Adelaide to-day reported that J. B. Coyle, a second-class passenger, died last evening through falling down the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sad Burning Fatality. Parents Attempt to Rescue a Child. All Perish in the Flames. Auckland
A burning tragedy occurred at Menzies Ferry, Southland (N.Z.) yesterday morning. Edward Sainsbury and his wife were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Explosion in British Columbia. Six Men Killed and Others Injured. Foreman Blown Into Harbor. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
Railway builders at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, were inserting a dynamite blast in the rocks yesterday, when a premature explosion occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on a Steamer. Adelaide
Frederick Alfred Brooks (65), of Queenstown, was working on the steamer Kanowna at Port Adelaide to-day, when he fell down No. 2 hold,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accidental Discharge of a Revolver. Adelaide
Excitement was caused at the Red Lion Hotel yesterday afternoon by the discharges of a revolver. A crowd soon gathered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales. Shocking Accident to Young Man. Sydney
A shocking accident happened to a young man named E. Jenkins, yesterday afternoon, at Brunton and Co.'s flour mills, Clyde…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Block 10
An accident occurred at Block 10 this morning to a man named F. C. Hodge, who slipped from a rope and broke an ankle. Dr. Nairn was called in, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Drowning Fatality at Fremantle. Man Falls Into Harbor. His Body Recovered. Perth
Gustav Thyburg, of the steamer Janeta, met his death at Fremantle under peculiar circumstances on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Drowning Case. the Body Recovered. Verdict at Inquest. Adelaide
The body of Walter Boult, who was drowned from one of the barges of the steamer Decoy on Monday, was found on Friday in the Murray. River, hear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Fatality. Shearer Cut to Pieces. Sydney
A shocking fatality oocurred on Saturday, at about 6.50, when James Mack (45), a shearer, and a native of Scotland, was cut to pieces on the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mailman Drowned. Trying to Cross Flooded Stream. Brisbane
Frederick Harvey, the mailman between Korrlah and Brixworth (Queensland), was drowned in Korrlah Creek yesterday. While trying to cross the…
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