Gelignite Explosion. Young Man Injured
A young man named Oakes had a sensational experience near Turanville, Scone, on Sunday afternoon, when he was fortunate in not meeting a…
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River Accident. Steamer Collided with Tree. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Word lias just been received that the paddle-wheel river steamer Invincible was navigated too close to an overhanging tree on the Murray river, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Boys Drowned. a Third Bravely Rescued
A double drowning accident, attended by a rescue of a third boy, occurred at St. Kilda, Melbourne, at nine o'clock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Overton Tragedy. Son Thinks He Shot His Father Accidentally
An inquest was held on Thursday by Mr. Thos. Border (district coroner), at Muswellbrook, re the death of Mr. John Field, who was shot dead at Overton on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Overton Tragedy. Verdict of Accidental, Death. Muswellbrook, Friday afternoon
The finding of the coroner in the matter of the Overton tragely was that John Field died from a gunshot wound accidentally inflicited by his son, Norman Leslie Field A rider that…
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Mr. Eric Hancock, of Dungog, met with an unpleasant accident on Wednesday last while shooting in a brush at Monkerai. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Accident
Mr. W. Brewer, of Thalaba, accompanied by his wife and three children, was driving to Wirra Gulla on Thursday morning to catch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Accident near Aberdeen
In, reference to the shocking accident to the young man, Henry Oakes, of Muswellbrook, referred tp In our last issue, further particulars are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extraordinary Fatality. Two Persons Killed
A shocking motor-car catastrophe occurred at the Millwood railway crossing, Adelaide, on Saturday evening, resulting in the loss of two lives, those of a woman and a child, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Narrow Escapes of Drowning. Bathing at Newcastle
Newcastle beach was the scene of two rescues from drowning on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Miss Whitfflow, from Singleton, was bathing in the surf on Saturday…
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A boy named William Pope, ten years of age, has been drowned at North Fremantle. With William Davis, aged 12, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in the Mersey. London, Friday afternoon
The British steamers, Auchannarden and Labranca came into collision in the Mersey, and the former vessel sank. Her crew was picked up by the Lebranin, which had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Boys Drowned. Brave Attempt at Rescue
What appears to have been an accident, followed by a brave attempt at rescue resulted in the death of three boys by drowning, in Gardner's Creek, Glen Iris (Vic.). The names…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Aviation Disaster. Drowned in the Thames. London. Jan. 14
Two airmen named Macdonald and Ingles, employed by Messrs. Vickers, Sons, and Maxim, were testing a new monoplane at Greenhithe, a village in Kent, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Petrol Explosion at Wyalong. a Dozen People Injured
A fire, resulting in severe injuries to several people, the destruction of a motor car, and some damage to premises, occurred in the machinery depot of J. T. Wood,…
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The following version of the accident which befel Mr. H. Oakes appeared in Thursday's Aberdeen "Advance":—A shocking accident occurred on Dartbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shocking Accident Near Aberdeen Explosion of Gelignite. Aberdeen
A shocking accident happened in the vicinity of Turanville, about three miles form Aberdeen on Sunday afternoon, through which a young man named Oakes sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Steamer Accident
The North Coast steamer Brundah, trading between Sydney and the Richmond River, struck Sugarloaf point, considerably damaging the vessel's fore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Collision
Two motor cars came into collision, and ware smashed ina log at Melton mowbray. The wife of Mr. Wonston Churchill had a [?]vellous escape, with some cuts on the face…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Singleton Letter. a Serious Collision
The danger attendant at street corners in Singleton was illustrated on Thursday night, when a cyclist named William Coates, aged 18 years, met with a rather serious accident. It…
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