A Shunting Fatality. Crushed Between Buffers of Trucks. Melbourne
A young man named Richard Tribe. a carter employed by A. Farrell, of North Melbourne, was yesterday crushed between the buffers of two…
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Accidents, 1912
861 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 44
A Canadian Railway Accident. Portion of Train Derailed by Rockslide. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
Donald Mann, on the Canadian' Northern Railway, to-day narrowly escaped injury through a rockslide, which derailed a portion of the Vancouver to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What Drowning Is Like. Not a Peaceful Death. Resuscitated Boy's Emotions
While a number of men and women were bathing in the Parramatta Park on January 24 (reports the "Sun") a man, whose name is unknown, noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident to a Cyclist. Knocked Down by Motor-car. Perth
John Walkerby, a young married shop assistant, was riding a bicycle on Monday at Perth, when he was knocked down by a motor-car returning from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mill Explosion in England. 37 Killed, Over 100 Injured
An appalling explosion occurred in Liverpool (England) on November 24 (says "The Times") at the oil-cake and seed-crushing mills of Messrs. Bibby…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Little Boys Drowned. a Mother's Terrible Experience
A double drowning tragedy occurred in the Campaspe River at Echuca some time on January 30 (says the "Age"), although the bodies of the victims were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Tram Accident. a Civil Engineer Seriously Injured. Steps Off a Train While in Motion. Sydney
An accident occurred yesterday evening to Mr. Charles Stanley Brownrigg, aged 57, a civil engineer, residing at Campbelltown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ice Bridge Breaks at Niagaba' Falls. Three People Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] Niagara Falls
An ice bridge broke at Niagara Falls to-day, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanton, of Toronto, and a lad, aged 17 yours, were curried down the stream…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Accident. Engine Runs Off the Rails. Adelaide
The engine of the goods train which left Adelaide for the north at 9.17 a.m. yesterday ran off the rails near the down home signal at Smithfield at 11 o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Moonta Mines. Victim Knocked From the Ladderway. to the Bottom of the Shaft. Adelaide
A fatal accident occurred at Taylor's shaft, Moonta mines, yesterday afternoon. A miner named Albert Cornelius was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at the North Mine. Miner's Leg Broken
Mr. L. M Taggart, a miner employed at the North mine, was injured through a fall of ground in the North mine last night Dr. Hains was summoned, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recent Accident at Burns Station
"The Miner's" correspondent at Cockburn writes:— The recent accident to Mr. W. Kay at Burns station may lead to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thrown From a Horse. Rider's Foot Caught in Stirrup. Sensational Accident at Thackaringa
"The Miner's" correspondent a[?] Cockburn writes:— An employee of the Thackaringa station met with a serious accident on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taxi-cab Fatality. a Pedestrian Knocked Down. Sydney
Mr. John Small, aged 45 residing at Summer Hill, received fatal internal injuries yesterday evening. He was knocked down by a taxi-cub when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Station Cook Drowned. Attempted to Swim Flooded River. Perth
A report from Broome stares that Walter Matthews, a station Cook (35), was drowned at Cheribue Crossing, while attempting to swim the Fitzroy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone at Kalgoorlie. Scores of Dwellings Demolished. Several People Injured. Five Hundred Men Temporarily Unemployed
A cyclone struck Kalgoorlie on Monday night (reports the "Age" correspondent), currying serious disaster in its waka. Scores of dwellings were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taxi-cab Fatality. a Pedestrian Knocked Down. Sydney
Mr. John Small, aged 45, residing at Summer Hill, received fatal internal injuries yesterday evening. He was knocked down by a taxi-cab when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Bathing Fatality. a Young Man Carried Out to Sea. No Attempt Made at Rescue. Sydney
A drowning fatality occurred off Freshwater Beach, near Manly, yesterday afternoon, when Cecil John Wilson, aged 29, residing with his parents at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A California Mining Accident. Sixty-two Men Entombed. Rescue Subsequently Effected. [Reuter's Message.] San Erancico
Word was yesterday received at San Francisco that 62 miners were entombed at the Bunker Hill mine, California, through an accident to the air pipe,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Boating Fatality. Two Men Drowned. Bodies Not Yet Recovered. Launceston
At noon on Stiturday Mr. W. W. Noake, harbormastor at Ulverstone, accompanied by a youth named Allen Horsham (20), lett in a rowing boat…
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