Mining Accidents
A man named W. C. Linnard when lifting a track on the line at the 1200ft. level of the Proprietary mine to-day sprained his back and had to…
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Accidents, 1924
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Drowned in the Torrens Adelaide
While diving into seven feet of water in the Torrens River yesterday a boy was drowned. A number of boys were bathing at the rear of…
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Norman Berry (15) was playing with a detonator at Ramsgate yesterday morning when it exploded and blew off his thumb, the first finger of the left…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria. Woman Rescues Boy From Drowning in Pond Melbourne
When a boy fell into a pond at the Botanic Gardens yesterday he disappeared among the weeds. A young woman sprinted round the bank from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drowning Accident. No One Was to Blame Is Finding of Coroner
In the Coroner's Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, Coroner, an inquest was held into the circumstances surrounding the death of Agnes…
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[?] Altred [?] in the [?] [?] at the [?] [?] by [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Launch Driven Ashore. Two of Occupants Drowned in Cook Strait, New Zealand Wellington (N.Z.), January 16
A launch was caught by a heavy southerly gale in Cook Strait, driven ashore on Island Bay, and smashed to matchwood on the rocks. Of the three…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Australia. (Continued from Page 6.) Man Is Fatally Injured While Repairing a Jetty Adelaide
Henry John Davies, [?] years of age, an employee of the Harbors Board, residing in Gloucester-street, Largs Bay, was assisting in the work of repairing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →50 Killed and 300 Injured in the Earthquake Zone Damage in Tokio (Reuter's Message.) London, January 15
The United Press Association's Pekin correspondent reports:— "A radiogram from Osaka reports that six persons were killed, 200…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →VICTORIA. 87 Persons Killed in 1923 Result of Motor Accidents Melbourne
A report which has been furnished by the Melbourne coroner to Sir Arthur Robinson. Victorian Attorney-General, shows a serious increase in the number…
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When Harry Boyagis was barring down on the 1000ft. level of the Proprietary mine last night a stone came away and struck him in the leg,…
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J. Warlock strained himself internally while pulling on a rope at the Central mine mill this afternoon. He was attended at the mine by Dr…
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John William Rafter (19) was drowned while swimming in the Leichhardt Canal yesterday afternoon. His frantic struggles almost caused a double…
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When T. Nissen was barring down on the 300ft. level of the Proprietary mine last night a rock came away and struck him on the back of one of his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy and Girl Drowned. Boy Falls Into River and Drags Girl with Him Launceston
Leslie Brown (8) and Daphne Barnes were playing on a log at St. Paul's River, Avoca, when the boy fell in dragging the girl with him. Both…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal R[?]fle Accident Bullet Enters Lad's Head During a Hunting Trip Toowoomba
The two sons of Mr. James M'Bride, a fencing contractor at Toliness Station, in the Augathella district, in the far west of Queensland, went…
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George North (23). a resident of Griffith, who was on a visit to Narrandera, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River yesterday. He slipped…
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Late yesterday alternoon a [?] named Williams was carried out by the surf at Deewhy, and was rapidly being swept to the rocks and in water where…
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George North (23), a resident of Griffith, who was on a visit to Narrandera, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River yesterday. He slipped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Former Jockey Injured. Explosion of Oil Lamp Causes Severe Burns Adelaide
Arthur Henry Harrison, a former jockey, of Unley-road, Mitcham; suffered severe burns to the left arm and face as the result of a hurricane lamp…
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