Two Children Injured When Detonators Explode Sydney
Two children were playing at Banks-town yesterday when [?]ne found several detonators which were placed on a brick and struck with a hammer. There…
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Accidents, 1926
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Man Killed Motoring Wife and Children Injured Melbourne
Frank Williams was killed and his wife and three children were seriously injured when a motor car in which they were driving overturned and…
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An ammonia cylinder burst at the River Stone meat works last night. The cylinder which weighed 30lb. was flung 40 yards over a railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Overturns. Driver of Car Killed and Five Others Injured Perth
Late on Friday night a motor party of six young men was returning to Yarloop from a dance at Cookernup when the car, wihch was being driven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatalities and Accidents Man Found Hanging Melbourne
The body of William H. Bourke, a resident of Auburn, and a working jeweller, was found hanging at the rear of St. Augustine's Church at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycling Accident Melbourne
Renee Rowe (25), of Ascot Vale, and Ernest Darcey (30), of Maribyrnong, were riding on a motor [?] and sidecar on Saturday when they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Governor of Tasmania in Motoring Accident Hobart
A motor car containing Sir James O'Grady, the Governor of Tasmania, and several others crashed into a tree near Hobart. The Governor suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Crossing Accident Melbourne
A level crossing accident occurred near Donald when an express train crashed into a motor car. One man suffered a fractured skull and died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Motoring Accident Sydney
John Grey (26), of Brooklyn, vas driving a motor car along the road when the steering gear failed and the car pot out of control. It fell over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Riding Accident Melbourne
Thomas Patrick Reeves, a State ward, employed as a stable boy at Ballarat, yesterday was found dead on the road nine miles, from the town…
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H. Haylock suffered a scalp wound through being bit by falling timber while at work at the North mine this morning. After being attended to at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Race Track Accident Jockey Badly Injured Sedney
Greendale (E. Dawson) and Gun of the West (G. Holtord) were gal[?]ing at Victoria Park to-day when G[?] of the West suddenly ran wide and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Drowned in a Creek Sydney
Albert Charles Nicholls went for a swim with others in a creek at Narrabri and became tangled in some weeds. Notwithstanding the efforts of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Vehicles Collide Seven Persons Injured Perth
A smash occurred in Perth on Sunday night when a taxi ear driven by Willoughby Lance, of Bayswater, collided with a car driven by Reginald…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at South Mine
J. Sauniaris when working on the South mine to-day suffered a scalp wound by being struck on the head with a stone. He was taken in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at British Mine
J. Tomislt, a miner, strained his back last night owing to the bar he was using in taking down ground at the British mine slipping. He was…
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Hubert Williams (20), a mill hand at the Proprietary mine, residing at 246 Cummins-street, was taken in the ambulance to the Hospital last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Crushed to Death by a Falling Skip Dogman Is Injured. Sydney
A shocking fatality occurred at Farmers' new building in Market-street yesterday when a huge crane collapsed. George Smith, a dogman. was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Premature Explosion One Killed and Six Injured Melbourne
At Trafalgar yesterday William Forbes (48) was killed outright. Edward Saxon suffered dreadful injuries, and five other men minor injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Youth Drowned Went to Rescue Girl While in Difficulties Melbourne
While a number of picnickers were bathing at Brighton Beach Molly Everett, a young woman, got into difficulties. Henry Joyee (18) pulled…
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