Sisters Drowned. Double Fatality at Picnic. Narrandera
Two sisters, Helen Lillian Knight, 27, and Susan Bertha Knight, 13, were drowned on Friday in Bundid-jarie Creek, three miles from…
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Lamentable Fatality
A shocking fatality occurred at Howe's [?]ley near Singleton, on Boxing night, [?] Willie McTaggart, nine years of [?] was shot dead by his grandfather…
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A sad fatality occurred at Howe's Valley, near Singleton, on Boxing night, when a boy named Willie Mactaggart, aged 9½ years, was shot…
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A serious trucking accident occurred at Groongal Siding, near Hay. Mr. McFarland, manager at Groongal, and several men were engaged loading sheep. Thirteen trucks…
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Two motor cars each travelling about 35 miles an hour, collided at the intersection of the cross roads at Wallacetown and Southland, near Wellington (N.Z). One of…
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A shocking fatality occurred at Howe's Valley on Boxing night, when Willie McTaggart nine years of age, was shot dead by his grandfather, William McTaggart, in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Fatality. a Forgotten Christmas Present. Sydney
While a taxi was travelling down a hall from Huntley's Point to Drummoyne, on Christmas eve a powerful street lamp dazzled the driver, and the car crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Burning Accident Ironing with Benzine
A sad burning accident, which unfortunately terminated fatally, occurred at Glen Innes on Christmas Eve, the victim being Mrs. Mary Jane, wife of Mr. William…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Fatality. New Zealand Sensation
A serious train accident occurred at Wellington on Saturday evening, as a result of which one person was killed and sixteen injured. The motor man on the tram from…
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Five persons were injured in a collision between two motor cars in New Zealand. The cars were travelling about 25 miles an hour, and collided at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Fatality. Machine Turns Somersault
The Melbourne "Herald" aeroplane met with disaster, at Mornington on Friday evening, and on Sunday morning one of the occupants, Mr Phillip Nunn, died…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Looting in Egypt. Crowd's Revenge for Army Ambulance Accident
An Army ambulance, the driver of which, it is believed, was an Egyptian, dashed into a procession of lawyers, merchants, and notables of alexandria killing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To-day's Telegrams Poisoned by Accident. Sydney
According to the evidence given in the Coroner's Court. Mrs. Francis Cavanagh entered her friend's seem at her home at Darlinghurst, and holding up a bottle of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Fatality. Accident Near Cooma
Returning to Cooma at 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning, John James Thornton, a labourer, of Nimmitabel, and a driving party of six met with a motor…
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George Back, a schoolboy, aged 11, was drowned while surfing at Dce Why yesterday. The body has not been recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Machinery Accident. Injured Poisoned Finger Saved by Zam-Buk
"My husband, who was away at the war for three years with the A.I.F., when, working at Hoskins' foundry in Sydney got one of his fingers caught…
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A big cloud-burst at Goulburn was the indirect cause of the death of Mrs Irene Stewart. A street bridge become choked with debris, and the waters rose,…
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Charles William M'Phorson, 32, a married man residing with his family at Raymond Terrace, was found to be missing early on Thursday morning. Search was made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Railway Collision London. Tuesday Night
Two trains on the Paris-Versailles railway collided on the St. Cloud bridge, where a single line was working owing to the floods. Four coaches were splintered, and 20…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shooting Accident at Ellalong. Young Man Shot
A serious shooting accident occurred at Ellalong on Saturday, as a result of which Malcolm Beckett (20) is at the present time an inmate of the…
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