A Painful Accident
Mr. W. J. Edwards, clothier, Argen-street, met with an extremely painful accident this morning. The guttering on the roof of his shop had…
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Accidents, 1911
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A Bathing Fatality
Mr. John Hackett, aged 26 years, a sigle man, employed by the Forest Department, Bundaleer Springs, was drowned while bathing in a treacherous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Missing Youth From the Mersey. Believed to Have Been Drowned. Sydney
J. T. Holt a trainee on board the training ship Mersey, is missing. On Saturday evening his clothes were found at Cogee. It is believed that he…
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Two minors, Messrs. L. Cornelius and James Huxtable, met with an accident at the Lord Nelson miine, St. Arnaud, Victoria, on Wednesday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Burning Fatality. Aged Woman the Victim. Adelaide
Mrs. Susan Baldock (7[?]), of Logan-street, Adelaide, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday suffering from severe burns on the body…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Laborer Drowned. in Port Adelaide River. Adelaide
Joseph M'Grady (41), A laborer, was drowned in the Port Adelaide River yesterday. Constable Jewell endeavored to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Fatally Injured. Result of Drunken Brawl. Melbourne
As the result of a brawl between drunken navvies, a man named Lupton was fatally injured at Wallan on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Sensational Railway Accident. on Hergott Springs Line. Mixed Train Derailed by Washaway. Crushes Into a Culvert. Enginedriver Killed. Fireman Badly Injured. Driver's Bravery Saves Many Lives. Adelaide
A railway accident occurred on the Hergott Springs line on Saturday evening, in consequence of the recent heavy rains which washed away a portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Shocking Accident at Ballarat. Man Falls Into Vat of Boiling Fluid. Melbourne
A shocking accident happened on Saturday to Thomas Troon, employed at the Ballarat North Woollen Mills. Troon (64), was engaged in dyeing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sad Drowning Fatality. Two Children the Victims. Melbourne
A sad case of drowning occurred at Bu[?]ley, near Melbourne, on Monday afternoon, the victims being Frederick and Thomas Stanborough, aged 10 and…
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Michael Waters, a well-known farmer of the Richmond district, who had been ailing for some time, was found drowned in the Hawkesbury River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Injured Jockey. Adelaide
E. J. Mooney had his collarbone broken when Common King fell in the Hurdles at Victoria Park on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Daring Flight. Slight Canadian's Accident Mars Attempt. From Florida to Cuba. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
The Canadian aviator M'Curdy flew from Key West, Florida, towards Havana, Cuba, to-day. After flying 100 miles he was compelled to drop [?]n[?]o the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured by a Fall. Adelaide
Eugen[?] Curtin, of Port Adelaide, and William Marshall, of Adelaide, were conveyed to the Adelaide Hospital to-day as the result of a fall while…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Girls Drowned. Narrow Escape of a Lady
Two girls wore drowned at Mount's Bay (victoria), on Saturday, and a lady who bravely attempted their rescue had a narrow escape. Ada…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lugger Wrecked Near Broome. Three Colored Men Drowned. Perth
A police telegram states that a lugger belonging to Simon Bean has been totally wrecked at Port Smith, near Broome…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured by a Chaff[?]utter. Man's Leg Amputated. Sydney
James M'Glynn (23), was working at a chaffcutter on Wednesday at Orange, when his foot slipped into the feed box and was drawn through the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at the [?]Itish
An accident occurred about 3 o'clook this afternoon to a man named W. Breene, who sustained injuries whilst attending to a launder, which fell…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident at the South
An accident occurred at the South mine this morning to an oiler named James Shreeve. Shreeve, who is 31 years of age and married, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rain Out Back. Accident to the Tibooburra Coach. Horses Plunge Into a Washaway. the Coach Capsized
Very heavy rains have fallen during the week in places between Broken Hill and White Cliffs, with the result that washaways have occurred on the…
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