Shooting Fatality
At the inquest into the death of Dorothy Willis, aged 19, of Bondiroad, Bondi, who died in Sydney Hospital last Sunday from a bullet…
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Motor Accident Near Tamworth. Car Smashes Into Cottage
Yesterday's Tamworth "Daily Observer" says:— "An extraordinary motor accident, which, fortunately, was not attended…
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Owing to a revolver exploding accidentally in his home at Redfern this morning Fred-erick Owens 32), labourer, was seriously wounded in the head. It is understood…
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Frank Oweus, 32, a labourer, was wounded by a revolver shot in the head early this morning, the bullet entering the base of the nose and lodging under the right…
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Violet Lofts, 19, died at her home a few miles from Lismore on Monday, from gunshot wounds in the chest, accidentally received on Sunday afternoon. A statement…
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Peter Phillips, a teamster, residing at Mt. Vincent, was badly injured while near the Aberdare Colliery on Monday afternoon, Phillips had a load of heavy timber on the…
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Mr. R. J. Hinder, B.A. headmaster Sydney Boys' Public High School, writing under date May 15 stated that his son, Ronald, who is a Lieutenant in the Mining Corps, was alive…
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The body of a man was found cut to pieces on the Banksown railway line last night. It has been identified as that of Alexander Schmidt. It appears deceased fell from the…
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A German submarine shelled the Spanish steamer Patricio Killing the chief engineer The crow abandoned the ship. The Spanish Cabinet discussed the outrage at length and…
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Grant Hill a miner employed at North Rothbury Collery was seriously injured this morning by the explosion of a shot which had been set yesterday, but mis-fired. His…
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A painful accident happened on Wednesday to Clarrie Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morris. While at work he was crushed between a dray and the fence and very…
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Whist returning from Martin's Creek last night Messrs. Waterford Keep[?] and W. Phillips, of Paterson, were thrown out of a sulky. The former received concussion of…
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While Robert Harpur, aged 27, was [?] the shafting of a machine at the rope works, Waterloo, his shirt caught in a belt and [?] was dragged round the shafting and throw…
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Mr. Joseph Daniel, of Rosebrook, Kayuga-road, sustained a very serious accident on Saturday last (writes our Muswellbrook correspondent.) He was driving to his…
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On Saurday morning last Mr. Joseph Daniel, of Rosehill, Kayuga road, met with a very serious accident. From what we have been able to…
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Grant Hill, a miner, employed at North Rothbury Colliery, was seriously injured on Saturday morning last by the explosion of a shot which had been set on Friday, but…
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A serious shooting accident occurred at Ardglen during last week and Two youths Reg. Finch and Algie Devine were on a hunting expedition, when suddenly a breach…
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As a result of the special board's inquiry re the narrowly averted accident at Lavender Bay tunnel last week two man have been cited to appear before the railway…
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Mrs Frances Maud Porter, wife of Mr James Porter, storekeeper and carrier, of Hunter-street West, Newcastle, was severely burned at her residence…
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Owing to a train backing on to [?] Alexandria railway goods yard this [?] Albert Smith, a fitter, had both legs [?] near the hips, and he was severely [?]…
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