Explosion in a Shaft. One Man Killed, Another Injured. Sydney
At Piper's Flat yesterday afternoon, William Darry was killed by an explosion in a shaft which was being sunk by the Commonwealth Portland…
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Accidents, 1914
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Serious Railway Smash. Two Goods Trains Collide. Damage Runs Into Thousands a Guard Injured. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
A serious railway smash occurred on the line between Adamstown and Cardiff this morning. Fortunately, no lives were lost. but considerable damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident Due to Heat. Man Run Over by Timber Jinker. Adelaide
A painful accident, due to the severity of the heat on Wednesday, happened to a driver, on the Portr-road. Mr. Victor Gerge Messenger, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Brazil. a Thousand Persons Drowned. (Reutor's Message.) Rio de Janerio
An official report received from Bahia states that 1000 persons have perished during the floods. Whole villages and towns have been devastated, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Exciting Scene. Alleged Assault. Injured Man Taken to Hospital. Cab Followed by Hundreds of People. Adelaide
On Friday evening Mr. James Harold Hanson was admitted to the Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital suffering from injuries received in a brawl winch…
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Two men were admitted to the Hospital this afternoon, both of whom had injuries sustained while at work at the mines…
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A trucker, Mr. J. Guner, employed at the Central mine, had his right leg bruised through a truck tipping on to it on Saturday afternoon. After…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision at Sea. Nine Men Missing. (Reuter's Message.) Lisbon
The Greek steamer Dinutrios sarrk to-day after a collision with the Fronch liner Lutetia, near Cape Rocka. Four of the crew of the Ditmtrios…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Peouliar Accident
A peculiar occident happnEd to Mr. A. Williams, a miner, working at the, 500ft. level of the Block 10 mine at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Williams,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Shift Boss Injured
While helping to bar down some loose ground in a stope at the Block 10 mine this morning, Mr. W. Rogers, a shift boss, sustained a cut on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ferry Steamer and Motor Launch. Collision in Sydney Harbor. Sydney
With a crash that could be heard 100 yards away, the Balmain new Ferry Company's steamer, Lady Rawson, came into collision with the motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fatality. Girl's Arm Torn Off. by Open Door of Passing Train. Melbourne
An extraordinary accident happened after a picnic at Brighton Beach on Saturday night and resulted in Alice Morris, 11 years of age, daughter of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Last Year's Revenue. Sydney
The gross revenue of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Fund last year (1913), was £71,900…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Coroner's Statement. Public Should Give Evidence. in Fatal Accident Cases. Sydney
The coroner this morning held an inquest touching the death of Mr. Edwin Geach. 75 years of age, of independent means. who was knocked down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision in the Air. Biplane and Monoplane Meet. Fatal Results. (Reutor's Message.) Berlin
A passenger-carrying biplane collided with a monoplane in the Sir at Johannisthal, at an altitude of 100ft. Herr Degner, who was flying the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Collision and Its Sequel. Philadelphia
Captain Barry, the steamer Nantuckot's commander, has been plaeod on his trial, charged, with negligence, in navigation, causing the loss of the Mon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sinking of the Munroe. Inquiry Into Oause of Collision. (Router's Message.) Philadelphia
Captain Johnson admitted at the inquiry to-day that he navigated the S.S. Monroe with a compass deviating two degrees from the standard compass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Motor Car Fatality. Station-owner on His Trial. Found Not Guilty of Manslaughter.. Melbourne
After a hearing extonding over four days the trial was concluded yesterday in Melbourne of Mr. Frederick Oatley, on a charge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Accidents. the Year's Record." 78 Fatalities,"0184 D1sablements
The yearly report of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Board shows that the number of mines subject to the provisions of the Act…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Founders. with All Hands. Three Men Drowned in Presenoe of Crowd. (Reuter's Message.) London
The sieamer Arnside, of Sunderland, is believed to have foundered with all hands off Land's End. A ship's punt with three men in it…
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