Motor-[?]. Man Killed and Wife Injured. Adelaide
Mr. A. N. [?] of the [?] Sir Joakin [?] [?] last night. He [?] and was…
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Accidents, 1916
380 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 19
Another Soldier Drowned in the Torrens. Adelaide
Following the accidental drowning of Private Clarke in the River Torrens on Monday last, another soldier met his death on Saturday, not far from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Girls Drowned. Sydney
Two girls, Ivy Kippon (19) and Pauline Boyton (14) were drowned on Sunday while bathing in the Murrum-bidgee River, near Narrandera. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butcher's Employee Injured. Accidental Discharge of a Gun. Adelaide
D. Baird, a butcher of Truro, weat into a yard with a gun ready loaded, to shoot a bullock yesterday. The animal tried to escape, and Baird picked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ANOTHER P. AND O. Steamer Sunk. Collision with a Storeship. London
The P. and O. Company's steamer Geelong has been sunk in the Mediterranean by collision with an admiralty storeship. There was no loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sinking of the Persia. All the Mails Lost. Y.M.C.A. Organiser Drowned, London
Four Y.M.C.A. organisers were aboard the P. and O. steamer Persia, bound for Egypt. One was drowned. All the mails on the steamer were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rust Aid to the Injured
Accidents, are common to every household, and it is necessary to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Melbourne. £6000 Damage. a Soldier Injured. Melbourne
A fire broke out yesterday ia a threestorey boot factory in Gipps-street. Collingwood, owned by M'Laughlan and Ellis. Three floors which were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Collision. Goods Train Smasher Into Passenger Train. Considerable Damage Done. Soldier Palls From a Third Train and Is Killed. Sydney
The Clyde railway yards presented the appearance of a section in the firing line yesterday morning after two trains had come into collision on one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Sisters Drowned. in the Goulburn River. Melbourne
Nellie Howard, aged 20 years, and Annie Howard, aged 17, sisters, were drowned in the Goulburn River at Shepparton yesterday. They went for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Western Front. Powder Magazine Exploded at Lille. Alleged British Plot. 110 Reported Killed and Injured. Amsterdam
An official German communique [?] "A French attack collapsed north[?] Le Mesnil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales. Taxi-cab Fatality. Sydney
As the result of the taxi-cab which he was driving on Thursday night running into the guard rail of a bridge on the side of Rocky Point-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Events at Sea. Spanish Steamer Mined and Sunk. Twenty-five Drowned. London
Lloyds report that the Spanish steamer Bayo has been mined and sunk off Four de Chassiron, on the west coast of France…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Storms in Hollahd North of the Country Flooded. Dykes Burst. Houses Swept Away and Cattle Drowned. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
A creal storm has resulted in tat most serious of floods in the North of Holland. The population, awakened by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle Fatality. Tragic Termination to a Tour. One Man Killed and Another Injured. Melbourne
A fatal motor cycle accident occurred early on Saturday morning in the Sydney-road, Parkville. Charles Cook (36), a senior clerk in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Masked Burglars in Sydney. Police Raid Suspected Premises. Three Men Resist Arrest. a Constable Injured in the Fray. Sydney
The police arrested three men at Willoughby yesterday and charged them with being concerned in a robbery at Mr. Walter Kelly's house at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mass Meeting Last Night. Miners' Accident Relief Fund Payments. Operations at the Munitions Works. Address by Mr. Speck
A mass meeting of unionists was held outside the Trades Had last night. There was a large attendance. Mr. George Kerr announced that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Wainwright and the Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Statement by Mr. Wain-wright
The statement made by Mr. Kerr at last night*s mass meeting to the effect that Mr. Wainwright (manager of the South mine) had stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Accident Relief Fund Pay. Statement by Mr. Cherry
In rogard to the non-payment of the Miners' Accident Belief Fond money at the South mine, Mr. C. D. Cherry (secretary of the South mine fund)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Telegram From Mr. Cann
Yesterday (says the A.M.A. official newspaper) Mr. Barnett received the following wire from Mr. Cann, M.L.A. (Minister for Public Works) in response…
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