Drowned in the Torrens. Junior Clerk's Death. Adelaide
The dead body of Clifford Sudlow, 18 years of ago, of West Hindmarsh, was found in the River Torrens yesterday. Deceased was a junior clerk in the…
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Accidents, 1917
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Tragedy at Payneham. Woman and Two Children Drowned. in a Small Zinc-lined Case. Adelaide
About 3.30 o'clock yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, while Percy Robinson, a milkman, was on his daily round, he made the horrifying…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mother and Children Drowned. Found in a Tank. Woman's Hands Tied. Adelaide
An inquest into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Daisy Pearl Hughes, 33 years of age, was held by the Adelaide Coroner to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Aeroplane Accident. ("The Times" Message.) London
An aeroplane accident occurred yesterday at Malmsbury in which Lieutenant Parsons was killed and Lieutenant Fenton, an Australian (the pilot), badly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Injured on the Railway
Mr. J. Sullivan, a new arrival in Broken Hill, and an employee on the Menindie section of the Broken Hill to Condobolin railway, to-day sustained…
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A serious collision between the Broken Hill express, which left Adelaide at 4.50 o'clock, on Friday afternoon, 18th inst., and an up goods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Munition Works Explosion. No Australians Injured. Sydney
No Australian workmen were injured in the recent explosion at a munitions factory in the East End of London. according to a private cable received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. M. T. Newland's Death. Accidentally Shot. Adelaide
Mr. M. T. Newland, manager of Mr. Hawker's Calcannia estate, was accidentally shot dead on Sunday. He was motoring to the Burra with two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Broken Hill. Private Harry Davies Fatally Injured
News has just been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. Davies of Goolwa (S.A.), that their eldest son, Private Harry Davies, was badly injured in a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stockport Railway Collision. Departmental Report. Stockport Stationmaster Solely Responsible. Adelaide
The Acting Railways Commissioner (Mr. M'Guire) has forwarded the following report to the Commissioner of Public Works regarding the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill Boy Scoot. Rescues Another Boy From Drowning
The commissioner of the Broken Hill British Boy Scouts writes that he has received a copy of the "People's Weekly," containing an account of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stockport Railway Collision. Departmental Report. Stockport Stationmaster Solely Responsible. Adelaide
The Acting Railways Commissioner (Mr. M'Guire) has forwarded the following report to the Commissioner of Public Works regarding the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Laurentic Sinking Strikes a Mine. About 260 DROWNED. (Reuter's Message.) Belfast (Ireland)
Details have been made known of the sinking of the British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic. The steamer struck a mine on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →River Collision. Between Ketch and Steamer. Adelaide
The steamer Ind[?]rra collided with the ketch Victory, 40 tons, in the Port Adelaide River to-day, with the result that the Victory sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Run Over by Ore Truck. Fatality at Port Pirie. Adelaide
Yesterday (Friday), while shunting in the Port Pirie South railway yard, a porter named Stewart slipped and fell in front of a truck laden with ore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Mr. Charles Bertram. the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death
Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., coroner, opened an inquest at the Courthouse this afternoon into the circumstances attending the death of Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Street Accident
Mr. J. Ulseth, while driving past the Newmarket Hotel last night, was thrown out of a spring dray, as the result of the vehicle jolting over a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Mr. Charles Bertram. the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death
Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., coroner, opened an inquest at the Court howse on Saturday into the circumstances attending the death of Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Archangel. Followed by Explosion. 30 KILLED; 44 INJURED. (Reuter's Message.) London
A Russian official communique states:— "An explosion followed the fire on the wharf at Archangel on January 26…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Western Front. Railway Collision on the Frontier. Between Passenger and Military Trains. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam
A military train collided with a passenger train at Heurzogenrath, between Dusseldorf (on the Rhine) and Aachen. Over 100 persons were killed and…
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