Records at Newcastle Stratton Meets with Accident
During the second heat of a twomile scratch race at the Newcastle Speedway on Saturday night, when Spencer Stratton, of New Zealand…
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2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 101
Accident
On Tuesday last, Mr. Raymond Byron, of Bendolba, slipped While walking in a paddock, and in falling, put out his hand to save…
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Alex. Dew, aged 21, of Lane Coveroad, North Sydney, in attomnting to swim seawards from Balmoral Beach on Wednesday met his death by drowning…
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A peculiar accident occurred at the Sydney Domain Baths on Wednesday afternoon, which resulted in Eric Lawton, of St. Peters, and John Burns, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burning Accident Pot of Molten Lead Explodes (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Four men were injured when a pot of molten lead exploded at Chevel's galvanising works in Newtown. All were burned about the head and body…
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[?] Lee aged 18 years daughter of Mrs. J. Bell, of Charles-street, Abermain, was drowned in a wterhole on Sunday afternoon at the…
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A passenger's mistake in boarding the wrong tram indirectly caused a sensational smash in North Carlton (Vic.), on Saturday night. Two cars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cylinder Bursts Two Men Injured. Meat Works Accident. SYDNEY
An ammonia cylinder burst at the Riverstone meat works last night, The cylinder, which weighted 30lb., was flung 40 yards over the railway…
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Justin Sarsfield Dillon (20) assistant chemist, was drowned in a swimming pool at Dalby (Q.) on Saturday. Dillon, who was a strong swimmer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck by 'Bus. Woman Fatally Injured
Sadie Wright (40), of Darlinghurst, was knocked down by a motor 'bus in Oxford Street, on Saturday night, when passing from behind a motor…
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Thos. Patrick Reeves, 18, a State ward, employed as a stable boy at Ballarat, Vic., was found dead on a road nine miles from the town on…
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Out of control, a motor car raced backwards down a steep hill at the Devil's Elbow, north of Hornsby, last evening, and dashed 40ft. over an…
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A sad fatality occurred on Sunday afternoon at a place known as the "old orchard" in the vicinity of Abermain, resulting in the death of…
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Mr. Harry Tuckey of Oakhampton, had the misfortune to break his collarbone this morning. He was driving a horse and carl down…
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George Vincent Steele, aged 34 years, a baker and a resident of Hamilton, was killed in a motor car accident at Wickham on Monday…
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A serious motor accident occurred on the Mirrool road, about two miles from Temora, as a re[?]t of which five persons are now lying in hospital in a…
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A case concerning a collision between a motor car and a Ford lorry on the Neath road, near Cessnock, on the evening of October 25 last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jockey Injured. Gun of the West Creates Sensation. Sydney
Greendale (E. Dawson), and Gun of the West (G. Holford), were galloping at Victoria Park to-day, when Gun of the West suddenly ran wide and…
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Five residents of Birchwood (N.Z.) had a wonderful escape from death when a car in which they were proceeding to Dunedin crashed into a…
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Little Owen Long had the misfortune to cut his foot badly last Sunday week, necessitating stitching by Dr. Kern Zee, tp whom he was…
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