Motor Fatality
James Devlin, aged [?] years, was fatally injured through being knocked down by a motor car in Malvern-road. Toorak (Melbourne) late on Tues day night. The car was driven by Henry James…
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Motor Car Smashes. Fatality at Elwood
A motor car travelling at a high, rate of speed, crashed into an electric wire stand-dard on the tram track at Elwood Swamp, between Brighton and St. Kilda, on…
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While using kerosene in a bedroom at her mother's residence, Newtown, this morning, Miss Alice May M'Kenny (38), by some means caused the vapour to spread over a lighted candle she…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Mysterious Occurrence. Woman Seriously Injured
Mrs Catherine Jones, widow, met with a mys terious happening at Adelaide on Monday even ing, and she is now in the hospital in a critical condition. Mrs Jones went by the steamer Euro,…
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A carpenter named Tonkin, married, about 55 years of age, died on. the Zinc Corporation plant, Broken Hill, on Thursday evening. He had been ill,…
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Joseph Moore (23), who came to the State from Derbyshire (England), nine weeks ago was drowned while bathing in the Hawkesbury River yesterday. Deceased could not…
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This afternoon an accident happened in High-street which caused a gooddeal of excitement at the time. A vehicle, the property of Mr. Wal Robinson, builder, had been left standing in High-street…
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While using kerosene in a bedroom at her mo ther's residence, Newtown, on Saturday morning, Miss Alice May M'Kenny (38), by some means caused the vapour to spread over a lighted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queer Gun Accident. a Dog Fires the Weapon
William Austra (14). while shooting parrots near Tenterfied, laid his gun down while he [?] through the fence to collect the parrots he had should. When returning through the fence the dog he had…
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Yesterday a railway worker was brought into Dungog with, a broken collar-bone. He [?] over the river bank near Wirra Gulla, a distance…
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Eric "Rickey," a five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Coombs. Dungog, was the victim of a very serious shooting accident which occurred last…
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Mrs P. O'Donnell, 74 years of age, liv ing at Redbournberry, met with a pain ful accident on Friday fast. She had thrown some water into the back yard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident on a Battleship. (By Cable). London
Four firemen were sealded by the bursting of a boiler tube on the new United States battleship North Dakotah…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hypnotic Fatality. Cause of Death. London, Thursday afternoon
Everston, the music-hall hypnotist of New Jersey, U.S.A., frantically assured the doctors the post-mortem examination of Simpson's ? that the man was still in a cataleptic ?…
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Yesterday morning Mr. Jos. Abbott had a nasty fall from his horse whilst after stock. He was riding down the side of a ridge heading a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fearful Burning Fatality. Young Woman's Death
While using kerosene in a bedroom at her mother's residence, Newtown, on Saturday, Miss. Alice May M'Kenny (38), by some means caused the vapour to spread over a lighted candle, she…
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During the heavy thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon a youth named Joseph Meehan, 18 years of age, in the employ of Mr Wm. York, of Kelso, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Music Hall Fatality. Death in a Trance. London
A peculiar fatality has occurred on a music hall stage at Somerville, New Jer sey, in the United States. A hypnotist named Eversion threw a man named…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Passengers Killed. a Year's Record in Train Accidents
During the year 1908 no railway passengers lost their lives in accidents to the trains in which they were travelling, while the number injured, viz., 283, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident in High-street
Whilst driving in High-street yesterday afternoon, Mr. Sparke, mailman, from Wollombi, met with an unpleasant experience. His horse, a young and lively animal, shied…
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