Young Man Drowned
A young man named Frederick Blissett, son of Mr. William Blissett, of Mount Vincent, was drowned at Mount Vincent on Saturday. He was 20 years of age, and was employed at Clifton's…
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Steamer Newcastle in Collision. Hulk Severely Damaged
Waterview Bay, Balmain, was the scene of a sensational happening on Saturday afternoon. The steamer Newcastle, which has been in Mort's Dock undergoing repairs, was taken out stern first, and…
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The body of an engineer named William Plunkett, aged 25, was found this morning floating under a wharf at Johnston's Bay in an advanced state of decomposition. The body had apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned at a Picnic
Edward Dickenson, aged six, was attending a Sunday school picnic at Fairfield yesterday, when his pannikin fell into Prospect Crook. He tried to reach it but overbalanced, fell into the water, and…
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Alfred Apthorpo, a resident of Sawyer's Gully, met with a severe accident at the East Maitland railway station last night, but luckily it was not as serious as it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plucky Boy of Nine. Rescues a Child from Drowning
Several lads were playing on the banks of the river Light, near -the old bridge. Kapunda (S.A.). whom a little fellow, five years old, fell into a pool. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Gun Accident
Yesterday morning Lester. Bailey, son of Mr William Bailey, of Redbournberry. was out shooting birds, near the residence of Mr John Martin. Young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fire Accident
What might have been a serious fire accident, occurred in the School of Arts prior to a dramatic performance last evening, when the flame from a gas jet in front of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Buggy Accident
The well-known Wybong farmer, Mr. B. Cowan, met with a painful accident on Saturday night, when he was thrown from his buggy and so severely bruised that he will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Baby Painfully Injured
A fourteen-months-old baby named Alexander Arsenis was playing in front of its parents' residence at Woolloomooloo this morning, when he crawled on to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Drover Drowned. Walgett
A drover named Harrington was drowned yesterday in the Barwon River, about three miles from here. Harrington and two others were fishing, when his line got caught in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steame Newcastle in Collision. Hulk Severely Damaged
Waterview Bay, Balinain, was the scene of a sensational happening on Saturday afternoon. The steamer Newcastle, which has been in Mort's Dock undergoing repairs, was taken out stern first, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Terrible Panic at a Bull Fight. Forty-seven People Killed and Injured
The "Leader's" Lisbon correspondent says that a great bull fight, which had been arranged to take place at Moita, has been attended by a terrible panic and a serious loss…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Accident to a Horseman. Dungog
Carl Jones was found yesterday in a paddock near the Sugarloaf in an unconscious condition. It is supposed he was after cattle and that his horse fell. Jones received concussion of the brain and is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sad Fatality at Narrabri. Roy Drowned. Narrabri
A lad named Coyle, 16 years of age, an employee at the Narrabri West Railway Station, was drowned whilst, battling with two companions, in the Namoi River, near…
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On Sunday night, Mrs F. Kime, of Glendon, was being driven home from church at Singleton by Mr Thomas Marshall. while two children of Mrs Kime…
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During the voyage of the training ship Mersey, which arrived at Sydney, to-day from Liverpool, a cadet named Sydney ward was washed overboard and drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Ltd. Extract from "London Review," July 17, 1908.)
Phenomenal progress is the chief characteristic of the report of the above corporation for the year 1907. Compared with rivals, it is very young…
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Mr. W. Hogan, one of the proprietors of the Wybong sawmill, met with a very painful accident on Thursday. when his head came in contact with a moving log which inflicted a severe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Driving Accident at Tamworth
Mr A. R. Perry, C.P.S., and Dr. Sexton, of Tamworth, had a rather sensational experience on Sunday afternoon. They were returning in a hooded dogcart…
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