Family of Five Drowned
Brisbane, Tuesday.—The Commissioner of Police has received a wire from Sub-Inspector Harlan, who is at Hugnenden, stating that all the bodies of the family named Jenkinson have…
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Accidents, 1917
370 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 19
Accident
Mr. James. Cuzner, of Clifford-street, sustained an accident on Tuesday while cutting wood. He cut through a piece of wood. and the axe glanced off, striking him on the right foot, just…
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Michael Weekes, 30, a railway fettier, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River, near Gundagal, on Monday. He was fishing when his boat…
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Leslie Staffel, 18, was drowned in a [?]bong at Tartua Point, near Menindie, while bathing. His mate was unable, to save him…
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Woolli Creek, Canterbury, was the scene of a sad drowning fatality on Tuesday afternoon. About 4 o clock three boys, two of them brothers,…
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The Commissioner of Police has received a wire from Sub-inspector Harlan, who is at Hughenden (Q.), staling that all the hodies of the family named…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Found Drowned in a Dam
The body of an old man, Thomas Gardiner, was found floating in the Commonwealth Cement Company's Dam, at Portland. He had been…
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Through a fall of coal at the South Grata Colliery, John Williams, 55, was killed, and his son, Samuel Williams, 33, sustained serious injuries to his…
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Mr. Thomas Eldridge, a railway fettler of Galong, had the misfortune to meet with injury in the early hours of Saturday morning, caused by slipping…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatalities and Accidents. Horse Rolled on Him
Honry Walter Willis, son of the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, at Wee Waa, died in the local hospital on Sunday from injuries received through…
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At Pinnacle road, near Orange, the 2½ years old daughter of E. T. Hicks one of the best known orchardists in Orange district, was missed from…
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On Thursday afternoon last (says the "Free (Press") another was added to the long list of drowning acidents (or Which the Lachlan has been…
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Mr. Roland Wilfred Richards, of Urab, aged about 20 years was drowned in the Lachlan River last week, about six miles from Condoblin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision. Motor Par and Tram. Five Persons Injured. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY
A motor car collided with a tr[?] at Double Bay this morning, as a result of which five occupants of the car were injured. Three sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY
A sensational motor accident is reported from Glen Innes. While endeavouring to make room for a horseman to pass, a motor car driven by…
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Two married women, Edith Myers and Evelya Ellis, sisters, were found drowned in the Fairy Dells swimming bath at the rear of a big boarding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Battleship Lost. Sunk in Collision. (United Service Message.) LONDON
The United States battleship Minnesota (17,000 tons) has been sunk in a collision. (The Minnesota was built in 1905. Her main armament consisted of four 12-inch and eight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naval Disaster. American Battleship. Sunk in Collision. (United Service Message). London
A United Service message states that the battleship Minnesota, 17,000 tons, was sunk in a sollision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor and Tram Collide. Five Persons Injured, Three Seriously. Sydney
A collision between a motor car and a tram at Double Bay this morning resulted in five occupants of the car being injured, three seriously, including the driver, who received a…
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