Fatal Aeroplane Accident
A fatal aeroplane accident occurred near Gloucester, on Saturday last, as a result of which Captain Hawkins, a well-known airman was killed…
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Accidents, 1921
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Level Crossing Fatality Woman Struck by Engine Adelaide
On Saturday Mrs. Charles Barton (19), of Unley, was killed at the Peterhead railway station. She was struck by an engine when crossing the line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Blasting Accident Man Dies From Injuries Mate Seriously Hurt Adelaide
On Thursday two men who were injured in what was believed to have been a blasting accident at the Sleeps Hill stone quarries, above Mitcham,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Uncontrollable Motor Trolly Five Persons Injured Sydney
A motor lorry became uncontrollable, between the National Park station and Audley on Sunday afternoon, and after many narrow escapes from disaster the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Smash in France Express Off the Rails [?] Killed and 43 INJURED (Reuter's Message.) Paris, June 26
The Lille to Paris express ran off the rails near Albert. Twenty-three passengers were killed and 43 were injured…
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It has been confirmed that the cargo boat Our Jack, as was reported yesterday, foundered off the Manning River on Sunday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eruption of Strom[?]oli One of Worst in History People Rush for Boats a Number Probably Drowned (Reuter's Message.) London, June 28
The London "Times" Rome correspondent telegraphs:—After ominous rumbling Mount Stromboli seriously erupted yesterday. It was one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Assassination of Jugo-slavian PRlNCE Six Persons Injured (Reuter's Message.) Paris, June 29
A Berlin newspaper reports that an Hungarian communist, named Stegicy threw a bomb at Prince Alexander (Crown Prince of Jugo-Slavia) and M…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill Resident Steps From Moving Train Not Seriously Injured
At about 6 p.m. on Thursday, when a train from Port Adelaide was entering the Adelaide railway station, a married woman, named Mrs. A. E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Is Fatally Injured Riding on Motor Cycle Carrier Head Strikes a Trolly Adelaide
The danger of riding on the carriers of motor cycles was demonstrated at Edwardstown on Saturday night, when Albert Victor Duke (37), of Clarence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Renmark Burning Fatality No Evidence of Negligence Is the Finding of the Jury Two Patients Commended Renmark
An inquest on the tour child victims of the burning accident in an isolation tent at the Renmark Hospital was conducted yesterday by the coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Level-crossing Accident 11½-Year-old Boy Killed Adelaide
A serious accident occurred at Miller's Corner railway station, on the Glenelg line, last night, when a collision occurred between a train and a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Level-crossing Accident 11½Tear-old Boy Killed Adelaide
A serious accident occurred at Miller's Corner railway station, on the Glenelg line, last night, when a collision occurred between a train and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Fatality Cycle Strikes Motor Car Adelaide
An accident which resulted in the death of Mrs. Irma J. Murphy occurred on the Bay-road near Morphettville on Saturday night. Mr. H. Murphy, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collision in Mid-air Four Aviators Killed (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, July 16
At Modesty (California) four aviators were killed when aeroplanes belonging to a commercial flying concern collided in mid-air. The machines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Tram Accident. Man's Legs Amputated Sydney
Through falling between two moving trams near the Trafalgar-street stopping pince in Parramatta-road, Annandale, last night, Thomas Morris, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Motoring Accident. Car Overturns Near Tanunda Adelaide
A motor accident occurred near Tanunda on Monday, as the result of which James Edward Rowbottom (35), a carpenter, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Tram Accident Three Persons Killed Melbourne
A tram accident occurred yesterday morning resulting in the deaths of two small girls Sylvia Thompson (2½ years) and Maisie O'Sullivan (4), both…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Fatality (Continued from Page 1.) Inquest Opened. Jury Visits Mine and Morgue Adjournment Till
The inquest was opened at the Court-house this afternoon before Mr. A. R. Perry (Coroner) and the following jury:—Walter H. Coates, Robert E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Fatality Mullocker Found Dead Under Tons of Skimps Last Seen Alive Yesterday Body Found This Morning Inquest Opened
William Williams, who resided at 293 Oxide-street, was found buried in some skimps in a ladderway on the 700ft. level at the South mine this morning…
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