Sunk Off Beachy Head. Eleven Men Drowned. London
The steamer Seven Seas, from London for Liverpool, was torpedoed off Beachy Head without warning. Eleven men were drowned and seven saved…
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Accidents, 1915
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A Guard Injured. Melbourne
During shunting operations at We[?] derburn, Walter Vessey, a guard, fell under the wheels of a truck, and his left arm was mangled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydneyside Tragedies. Boy Drowned in River. Sydney
William Williams, 14, who lived with his parents at the Glebe, fell off the Neopean River weir at Penrith early last night, and was drowned. The body…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydneyside Tragedies. Boy Drowned in River. Sydeney
William Williams, 14, who lived with his parents at the Glebe, fell off the Neapean River weir at Penrith early last night, and was drowned. The body…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Fatality. Car Turns a Somersault. Melbourne
A motor accident occurred yesterday on the Rupanyup to Monyip road, when Councillor J. Turriff, of Hopetoun, manager for 18 years for Dennys and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Hero's Death. Non-swimmer's Plucky Plunge. Saves Girl From Drowning. But Himself Succumbs. Melbourne
Aubrey Douglas (22), a single man, who resided at Collingwood, was of the stuff which heroes are made. Though unable to swim, he unhesitatingly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Easter Tragedies. Boy Drowned While Bathing
At about 8 o'clock on Sunday morning Arthur Nightingale (13) and a youngers brother left their father's house, 4 Regents-street, Elsternwick,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Motor Accident. Man Thrown Out and Killed. Melbourne
A young man named Harry Talbot, a resident of Echuca was killed yesterday in a motor accident. He was in company with Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Shearer Injured
Mr. Thomas Sullivan (39) was brought in to Broken Hill last night for Langawirra station, where he had injured one of his feet while shearing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Easter Tragedies. Boy Drowned While Bathing
At about 8 o'clock on Sunday morning Arthur Nightingale (13) and a younger brother left their father's house, 4 Regent-street, Elsternwick,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Collision. Stock and Goods Train Meet. Traffic Delayed. Sydney
A collision occurred between the up goods train from Wellington and the special stock train from Bathurst at 5.30 o'clock this morning, near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Trawler Sunk. Mined or Torpedoed. the Crew Drowned. London
The captains of two Grimsby trawlers, just returned to port, report that they saw the trawler Zarina torpedoed or mined in the North Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Wrecked. All Hands Drowned. in Shetland Islands. (Reuters Message.) London
The steamer Avontisavia. nitrate laden, from Quique, South America, bound for the Tyne, has been wrecked off Culswick, in the Shetland Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accident
While working at the 1000ft. level of the South mine last night Mr. O. Mitchell, married, was struck by a piece of falling rock, and sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A West Broken Hill Fire. an Inquest Held. Verdict of Accident
At the Courthouse on Friday morning the city coroner, Mr. T. Hall, J.P., held an inquest into the circumstances connected with a fire on March…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bather Drowned at Manly. Sydney
Frederick Hathaway (63), a clerk in the Registrar-General's office, who resided at Manly, was drowned yesterday whilst bathing in sight of his two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sinking of the Karlsruhe. Further Confirmation. Most of the Crew Drowned. the Cruiser Broken in Two. Copenhagen
Farther details of the sinking of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, in the West Indies, have been made available. The cruiser was in the Caribbean…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wars. Importance of Les Eparges. German Losses There Total 30,000. Russian Progress in Hungary. Advancing on Uzsok Valley. Continuance of Bulgarian Activity. Belgian Relief Steamer Torpedoeb. Where and How the Karlsruhe Sank. (Reuter's Messages.) Germany and Merchant Shipping. Belgian Relief Steamer Torpedoed. Many of the Crew Drowned. Rotterdam
The Belgian Relief Committee's steamer Harpalyo was mined or submarined off Noordhinden Lightship, though she was supplied with papers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bather Drowned at Manly. Sydney
Frederick Hathaway (63), a clerk in the Registrar-General's office, who resided at Manly, was drowned yesterday whilst bathing in sight of his two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crushed to Death. Fatality at Cockatoo Island. Sydney
A fatal accident occurred at Cockafoo Island yesterday, the victim being John Crawford, 47, who had been working in the coffer dam that was…
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