Dreadful Lift Accident. Man Fearfully Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney
While repairing a lift in a threestoreyed warehouse in York-street, this morning, a laborer named John Dyer took the lift upward, but instead of…
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Explosion Through Spirit Lamp. Three Men Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
While boiling water over a spirit lamp at a shop, where some alterations were being carried out, at Homebush, this afternoon, three workmen, named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Shooting Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney
While out shooting near Tamworth, Charles Vial, a youth of 18, stumbled over his gun, with the result that the charge entered one of his legs, and he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aberdare Colliery Fatality
Colin McCallum, a miner, about 50 years of age, was killed by a fall of coal at Aberdare colliery on Wednesday afternoon. Deceased who was working with his son, was attempting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aviation Fatality. Berlin
Herr Hoesli, white aeroplaning at Johannosthat, fell from a height of 100 feet,and was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Australian Drowned. Lithgow
A cable has been received here to the that an uncle of Mr. James Walker, a local business man, was one of the passengers who went down with the Titanic. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Pole Explorer. Drowned From Canoe. New York
Mr. George Bomp, who was Commander Peary's aide-de-camp, and accompanied him to the North Pole, was drowned at Long Island Sound. A heavy sea upset his power…
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The Court found that the Oceana was alone to blame for the collision with the Pisagua. The officers of the Pisagua declaired that the Oceana was not steering the ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →River Tragedy. Mother and Children Drowned
An inquiry was held into the circumstances under which Mrs. Maunder and her three children were drowned in the Bris[?]o River at Indooroopilly on April 15…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Violent Explosian. Threemen Injured. Sydney
An explosion of gas at Homebush to-day resulted [?] the destruction of two shops and injury to three [?] were in the buildings at the time. The [?] of the men are Broughton, Riley, and Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →P. and O. Liner Sunk. Collision in English Channel. 16 Lives Lost
Shortly before four o'clock on Saturday morning, March 16, the P. and O. liner Oceana, outward bound for Bombay,, came into collision with a four-masted Gentian…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dungog Race Fatality
A fatal accident occurred on the Dungog racecourse on Saturday, when the Durham Pony Club were carrying out their meeting (says our Dungog correspondent)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Horse Injured near High-street Crossing
A three-horse team belonging to the Maitland Brewing Company was proceeding towards East Maitland about one o'clcok this afternoon, when just after passing the…
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George Anderson, 18 years of age, was riding a horse on the main road between Kurri and weston yesterday afternoon. When the animal became restive and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Venomous Letter. Seat to Injured Magistrate
At the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, Laurence Fallon was charged with knowingly sending by post to J. L. King, stipendiary magistrate, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Exciting Accident
Mr. W- Heuston, of Gienridding, and a relative, had an unpleasant experience on Tuesday evening. It appears that, about 7.30 o'clock, Mr. Heuston,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision. Damage Done at Quirindi. Quirindi, Friday afternoon
A terrible railway smash occurred in Quirindi railway yard shortly after midnight this morning. The crash of colliding trains was heard a long distance away, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Runaway Trucks. Shocking Accident at Torbane
A shocking accident occurred at the mouth if the Torbane tunnel, facing the settlement, at Lithgow, as the result of which a man, John O'Sullivan (26), lost his life, and…
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A very serious accident befel Jack Neilson on Wednesday morning last, when he was following his avocation as a printer's apprentice at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Australian Drowned. Lithgow
A cable has been received here to the mat an unole of Mr. James Walker, a local business man, was one of the passengers who went down with the Titanic. He…
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