Peculiar Accident
On Sunday morning two youths, Keith Richards and Claude Guy, were cycling, from Hunter-street into Highstreet, Maitland. Richards became…
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Stock Drowned. Heavy Losses at Nyngan. Sydney
Heavy losses were sustained in the Nyngan district as a result of the recent rains. Water formed an inland sea a mile in width and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fatality. Accident at New Greta
An inquest was held at the West Maitland Courthouse this afternoon by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. William McLauchlin, regarding the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swansea-motor Fatality Singleton Resident Exonerated
At the Newcastle Courthouse on Monday, Mr C. Hibble, District Coroner, held an inquest regarding the death of James Leslie Herd, at the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Miner Injured
Richard North, a miner, employed in Whitburn Colliery, was taking down some black stone from the roof of his place. A large piece of stone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surf Tragedy. Two Men Drowned. Four Saved. SYDNEY
[?] persons got into difficulties in the surf at Ballina yesterday, and were carried out. The lifeboat, a tug, and life savers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death
The inquest regarding the death of Joseph Dawson, who was injured in New Greta Colliery on January 2, and died in the Maitland Hospital on…
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Sir,—I should like to place before your readers a few facts in reply to the remarks of the coroner concerning the Education Department…
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John Sharpe, 35, a labourer, employed in the by-products department of the steel works, me his death in tragic circumstances on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Killed by Falling Tree. Fatality at Widden
William Spradbrow, a middle-aged man, was killed at Widden on Tuesday last. Spradbrow was employed in burning off timber on Harris'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blasting Accident. Stones Crash Into Houses. Residents Alarmed
An unenviable experience befell residents of the neighbourhood of a big quarry on Bowen Bridge-road. Large stones crashed into houses to…
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A man named Barker from Ballengarra, who has been on a visit to Topi Topi was returning in his car accompanied by his wife and son,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tel[?] Rudder. Evidence of Drowning Fatality
On Sunday a rudder, which has been identified as belonging to a sailing boat in which Eric Nankivell sailed out from Sorrento, on a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Double Drowning. Tragedy at Riverstone
Two boys were drawned while bathing in Eastern Creek, Riverstone on 4th inst. Frederick Lusty, 10 years of age, a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ganger Injured
Mr. James Cassidy, a ganger, employed on the Pelaw-Main railway, who was struck on the head by a pitprop which fell off the top of a truck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heddon Fatality. Adjournment of Inquiry
Mr. G. Drown, J.P., opened a coronial inquiry at Kurri Kurri into the deaths of Arthur Douglas Rawlings and Annie Ida May Perry, who died…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Henty Tragedy. Two Boys Drowned
A double drowning tragedy occurred in a dam on Heaty common on Friday afternoon. The victims were Hansen Brady and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stock Drowned. Heavy Losses at Nyngan
Heavy losses were sustained in the Nyngan district as a result of the recent rains. Water formed an inland sea a mile in width and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mailman Drowned. Flood in Bulloo River
For some days the Bulloo River has been in hight flood from Adavale to the New South Wales border says a Charleville message…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Surf Tragedy. Two Men Drowned. Four Saved. SYDNEY
Six persons got into difficulties in the surf at Ballina yesterday, and were carried out. The lifeboat, a tug, and life savers…
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