Attacked with an Axe. Woman and Child Injured. Man Committs Suicide
An Auckland (N.Z.) message to the "Advertiser" states:— A carter, John Sayer, residing at Parnell, attacked his wife and child…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
Accidents, 1915
489 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 25
An Explosion at Lerwick. Town Partly Wrecked. People Killed and Injured. (Reuter's Message.) London
Through an outbreak of fire at Lerwick, the county town of Shetland. yesterday five persons were killed and 40 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Costly Joke. Canterbury Publican's Hand Injured
A practical joke, which ended unfortunately, had its sequel in the No. 2 Jury Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Ferguson, last Friday (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision. the Melbourne Express and Temora Mail Train Meet. Engines and Carriages Derailed. a Number of Passengers Injured. Mostly on the Mail Train. Sydney
About 4 o'clock this morning the up Melbourne limited express and the down Temora mail (which left Sydney at 8.10 o'clock last night) met in a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tbe Battle of Les Eparges. an Official Account. How a Mountain Was Won. Advancing in a Sea of Mud. Many Men Drowned. French Troops' Decisive Victory. Paris
The following official story has been issued concerning the capture of the crest of the Les Eparges slopes:— The slopes were steep and slippery,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wars. the Battle of Les Eparges. an Official Account. Bravery of the Attackers. Soldiers Drowned in Mud. French Airmem Raid Ostend and Mesures. the Zeppelins Over England. No Loss of Life. Work of the German Submarines. (Reuter's Measages.) The Raid on England. Zeppelin Flies Over Several Counties. Watched for Three Hours. London
The Zeppelin, accompanied by two aeroplanes flew for three hours yesterday over Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, travelling about 40 miles, apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Injured
The full list of the injured is:— Mrs. Edwards, of Wyalong, serious shock. Frank Gibson, Temora, internal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Austrian Zeppelin Falls Into the Sea. the Crew Drowned. London
An Exchange message from Paris states that one of Austria's Zeppelins, while manoeuvring, fell into the Adriatic Sea, and was destroved. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railway Collision. One Hun Killed. List of Injured. Several Members of Federal Parliament Hurt. Including Mr. W. G. Spence and Mr. Joseph Cook. Injuries, However, Only Slight. Narrow Escape of Others. Guard and Enginedriver Save an Appalling Disaster. Sydney
Further details of the collision between the Melbourne express and the Temora mail train have reached Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Increased Aerial Activity. The Raid on England. Bombs Dropped at Greenwich. French Aviator Attacks Strasburg. Magazine Exploded in Belgium. Thrilling Duel Above Mesieres. Austrian Zeppelin Falls Into the Sea. The Crew Drowned. Fighting in the Carpathians Russians Take Important Position. Holland Indignant with Germany. An "Act of War." Shots Exchanged with Austrian Soldiers. Massing Troops on Italian Frontier. Many Arrests for Smuggling. Sultan of Turkey Threatens to Abdicate. Turks Attacked in Egypt and Arabia. Desperate Fighting in the Desert. British Government's Liquor Policy. German Oppression of the Belgians. Germany and Merchant Shipping. the Sinking of the Katwyk. Indignation in Holland. Rotterdam
There is growing indignation in Holland at the sinking of the Dutch steamer Katwyk. The newspapers strongly condemn what they describe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Austrian Zeppelin Falls Into the Sea. the Crew Drowned. London
An Exchange message from Paris states that one of Austria's Zeppelins, while manoeuvring, fell into the" Adriatic Sea, and was destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Collision in Victoria. Van Telescoped and Trucks Splintered. on the Gippsland Line. Melbourne
Two goods trains came into collision at Carnegie, on the Gippsland line, early on Sunday morning. One was heavily laden with coal, and it crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Attacked Transport Capsize of Boats. Twenty-four Men Drowned, Twenty-seven Missing. London
Official: Twenty-four men on the transport Manitou, which was attacked by a Turkish transport off Smyrna were drowned, and another 27 are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another[?] Railway Collision. Smash on the Southern Line. Employees Injured. Sydney
A railway collision occurred near Bundanoon at about seven o'clock last night, when an engine of the old type was badly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion in Woolwich Arsenal. Three Men Seriously Injured. London
An explosion occurred to-day, in the Woolwich arsenal. The cause is unknown. Three men were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manly Motor Fatality. the Inquest. Coroner and the Question of Speed. Sydney
The circumstances attending the motor car accident which occurred near Manly on Sunday. March 28, when Mr. G. M'Leod Redmond, late news editor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) Germany and Merchant Shipping. Another Trawler Sunk. Two Men Drowned. London
A German submarine torpedoed the trawler Saint Laurence in the North Sea. Two of the crew were drowned. The skipper of the St. Lawrence states…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Both Feet Crushed. Queensland M.L.C. Badly Injured. Brisbane
Mr. W. Villiers Brown, M.L.C., met with a serious accident at the Toowoomba Railway Station while travelling from Sydney to Brisbane. He had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lift Fatality. Ox New Sydney Building. One Man Killed and Two Injured. Sydney
A quantity of timber was dragged away from the sides of the lift well by a falling lift this morning at the build. ing in course of erection for "The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Railway Accident. Collision on the East-west Line
A Port Augusta telegram in "The Advertiser" states:— News has reached Port Augusta that there has been a collision at the…
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