Cyclists' Collision
A bicycle collision, which night have been attended with more serious result, occurred in High-street about dusk yesterday afternoon. A young man named Bragg was cycling down…
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Navvy Injured
Joseph Prince, a navvy 65 years of age, employed on the railway works at Thornton, was injured just after knock-off time yesterday. He was walking along in a cutting, when a runaway horse…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon. Found Drowned
The body of a man supposed to be named Arthur Kenealy, aged 52, was found floating in the Parramatta River. It is believed deceased had been an out-door…
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A terrific boiler explosion occurred at Gillembine Sawmill, near Trundle, Charles Sam, sawyer, was killed, Arthur Thorpe, injured in the back, and Charles Moore scalded…
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The late Sir Joseph Duveen's daughter Florence was thrown from a horse in Rotten Row and sustained a fracture of the skull and other injuries King George, who was riding past…
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A pupil named Benson, aeroplaning at Hindon, fell from a height of 100 feet and was killed…
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An exciting runaway and collision occurred in High-street yesterday afternoon, in which a man named Walter Modinger, the driver of a milk cart, had a remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cables. London. May 25. Steel Works Fatality
While moving a ladle of molten metal at the Middleborough Steel Works an axle broke, and six persons were terribly scalded, one of whom has succumbed to his injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Fatality. French Minister Killed. Paris. May 21
The aviation race from Paris to Madrid began on Sunday. There were 20 starters, besides nine military airmen, who intend to fly as far as the frontier…
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Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered at the Issy aerodrome to witness the start of the Paris-Madrid aeroplane race…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Naval Collision. Battleship and Cruiser. London, May 28
When returning from the naval manoeuvres the battleship Bellerophon (18,600 tons) and the armoured cruiser Inflexible (17,250 tons). belonging to the home fleet, collided…
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Two passenger trains came into collision nead-on on the Burlinton line. Nine deaths are reported, and 20 persons injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Toll of the Air. an Italian Fatality. Rome, May 29
Whilst the airman, Cirro Cirri, was flying at the Camerina Aerodrome, his motor exploded and wrecked the aeroplane. The machine fell 600ft and Cirro Cirri was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Fatality. Vancouer
Five persons were burned to death in a [?]ire at Silverton, a mining town near here…
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The death roll in connection with the Burlington train disaster numbers 14…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision at Newcastle. Tug Commodore Badly Smashed. Newcastle
While the tug Commodore was moving astern in the harbour this morning a somewhat serious collision between the tug and the barque Solgran, which was lying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Accident. Lady Dudley's Life in Danger. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon
A sensational accident occurred in Oxford-street, Paddington, this morning, when the Governor-General's motor car was jammed between two moving trams. The valuable car…
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The coach which runs between Hav and Booligal capsized, and two passengers were badly injured, while others escaped with a few scratches…
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William HA[?]field, a resident of Thornleigh, was walking along the railway line towards Fennant Hills when he was run down by a train and killed instantly, his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in Newcastle Harbor. (By Telegraph). Sydney
While the tug Commodore was moving a steamer at Newcastle this morning she came into collision with the barque Solgran. The impact was so…
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