Men Injured
Thomas Read, a miner at the British, was treated at the outpatients' department of the Hospital yesterday for an [?] to an eye. To-day the…
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Accidents, 1927
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Woman Found Drowned Sydney
The dead body of Mrs. [?] macott (50), lately residing at Parramatta, was found floating in the Parramatta River on Saturday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Collision[?] Spring Cart and Motor Lorry Adelaide
Frederick Alexander Bowden, aged 10 years and 8 months, suffered such shocking injuries to the head that he died instantly when the spring cart…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gable Tram Derailed Six Persons Injured Melbourne
Six persons were injured when a cable tram left the rails while round[?] a curve. The derailment is supposed to have been caused by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne Fireman Killed in Answering Alarm Two Others Injured Melbourne
The Melbourne Fire Brigade was proceeding in answer to an alarm of fire on Saturday night when the fire hose cart skidded and crashed into the side…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident to Lord Curzon Dislocated Shoulder Following a Car Skid (A.p.a. Message.) London, Januarv 21
Viscount Curzon, who is a noted speed motorist, was driving at Hove (Sussex) when his car skidded at a bend on a frosty road and overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →V.S.A. Basketball Team Meets with Accident [?] Killed and 11 Injtred (A.p. A. Message.) [?] (Texas), January 22
Eleven members of the Baylor [?] versity basketball team were killed and eleven injured, five perhaps fatally, when a passenger train struck a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burning Accident Four of Family Burned Rockhampton
A shocking affair happened here last night. Mrs. Brown, a wellknown resident, while nursing a baby lit a spirit stove. Almost immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident Averted at Railway Crossing
A passenger on a bus from Railway Town reported a very narrow escape [?] serious accident this morning. He said that the bus was coming in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Workers Injured
F. Townsend had his toes crushed through being struck by a falling stone while working on the 400ft. level of the Block 14 mine to-day. After…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Street Tram Accident Tram Is Lifted by Jacks to Release Injured Woman Sydney
Annie Rogerson (52), of Mosman, had a miraculous es[?]pe from death last night. She was crossing a street at Circular [?]uay when she was struck…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured in Racial Fight Melbourne
During a racial fight between some Italians and Australians at Kooweer[?]p a number of men were injured. Six were taken to the local hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Station Manager's Son Drowned in a Tank Inquest to Be Held
Jack Wentworth Sanders (17), the son of Mr. Stephen Sanders, manager of Wirryilka Station, lost his life by drowning at Willy's tank, about there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sleeper Cutter Injured Hit on Back with Axe Rockhampton
James Cronin was the victim of a peculiar accident while sleeper cutting near Yamba. His mate's axe slipped off some greasy wood and hit Cronin…
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At the outpatients' department of the Hospital last night C. Farrugia, a surface, worker on the South Blocks, had an injury to the hip examined and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowned in the Torrens Adelaide
The body of a boy was found floating in the River Torrens this afternoon. The police are endeavoring to ascertain his identity…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane Fatality Observer Burnt to Death. (A.p.a. Message.) London, January 25
A parachute saved the life of a surgeon named Liovon when a machine caught fire and came down on the outskirts of Paris. Dr. Liovon managed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Shunting Accident Five Carriages Telescoped Sydney
Five railway carriages were telescoped in a shunting accident which occurred near the Junee railway station yesterday. The impact was terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Fatality Woman Meets Her Death and Children Injured Sydney
As a result of a motor car skidding and overturning yesterday Mrs. Warren of Annandale, was killed near Campbelltown. Two of her children…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Accident Mineral Train Damaged in Dead-end Collision Sydney
Another railway accident occurred yesterday when an ore train crashed into a dead-end at Tumulla, 20 miles from Bathurst. It is reported that the…
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