Another Railway Fatality. Engine Cleaner's Head Crushed
Another railway accident, the four teenth within a fortnight, occurred at Homebush on Wednesday night. Austin Barker, aged 24, Frederick Cutfield, and…
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Another railway accident, the four teenth within a fortnight, occurred at Homebush on Wednesday night. Austin Barker, aged 24, Frederick Cutfield, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr Harry Pinchin, J.P., and District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry on Thursday at [?]elso as to the cause of death of James Coe, whose body was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oliver Simpson, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday suffering from serious injuries to his right handl caused through his having been run over. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious railway accident occurred at Beaufort early this morning, resulting in three men being killed, and a fourth being so seriously injured that he is not expected to recover. The…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mrs William Bailey, wife of the Shire President met with a painful accident at her residence on Wednesday evening. She was standing on some steps,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A tram accident occurred opposite the residence of Dr. Power, this morning, which resulted in the capsizing of a sulky and its occupants, Mr. Thomas Latter, of East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →While the battleship Bulwark was at target practice outside Portland breakwater one of the smaller guns accidently went off. The projectile traversed the funnel of the Natal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A motor ear accident occurred in King street, Newtown, on Saturday, as the re sult of which Annie Steeno, aged 29 years, a domestic servant, was severely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two young ladies, about 16 or 17 years of age, were drowned on Monday after noon in Mangrove Creek, adjacent to Mr Pomberton's residence, about 20 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Strawbridge, an American tourist, hired an automobile at Biarritz, the steering gear of which broke, resulting in an accident, in which both of the tourists legs were broken. mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The mail coach between Tumberumba and Wagga was descending a steep incline, when the brake became jammed and refused to act. As a consequence horses and vehicle got completely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →While dismounting from a pony at Goorangoola, Ethel Richards, 13 years of age. daughter of Mr. Guy Richards, fell and broke her left arm above the elbow. The accident…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shocking accident occurred this morning at Mortlake, whereby Eric Watt, aged 9, lost his life. The boy, who was hanging on to the footboard of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday an accident occurred at the Largs Ferry crossing, by which Miss Grace Ryan narrowly escaped losing her life. It appears thats Miss Ryan, in company with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whilst working on the North Coast Railway during the weak an employee named Herbert Irwin had the misfortune to have his foot badly injured by one of the steel rains falling on it. The toes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The stoppages of work by reason of industrial trouble in the early part of the year at Broken Hill and towards the [?] of the year in the coa[?]aining areas, made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Travellers by the mail coach from Tumberumba to Wagga had a sensa tional experience on Wednesday. While descending the steep incline known as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held at the East Maitland Court house this morning by the Coroner (Mr. J. McKensey, P.M.) regarding the death of a boy named Roy Chipperfield 13 years of age, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A little child, Marvin James Hatcher. aged 1 year and 10 months the son of Mr. Joseph Hatcher of Homeville, met with a severe scalding accident on…
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