Firemen Injured. Explosion at Fire
Five firemen were injured, one badly, when an explosion occurred in a fire at the Eastern Markets, Adelaide, on Sunday morning…
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Motor Fatality. Charges Against Lorry Driver. Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day, Mervin McCarthy, motor driver, was charged with having feloniously [?] Thomas Brunton, also with having on…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Shocking Fatality. Kurri Man Killed. Out to Pieces
"It was awful The poor chap was cut to piece right before our eyes, said a Richmond Main Colliery employee to the Kurri representative [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lorry Horses Bolt. Two Firemen Injured
F. C. Pearce, captain of the Glen Innes Fire Brigade, is in the District Hospital, suffering from a broken knee-cap, a broken thumb, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hit by Train. Two Boys Injured
The railway crossing between Briagolong and Maffra (Vic.), was the scene of an accident yesterday afternoon when two boys were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Collision. Cyclist Has Legs Fractured. Melbourne
As the result of a collision between a motor cycle and motor car at Brunswick to-day, the driver of the former was thrown into the ear and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Head on Motor Cars Collide. Woman Injured
A Wellington (N.S.W.) message says that a head on collision occurred on Orange road on New Year's Day between cars driven by George…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Two Injured. Motor Cycle and Car Collide
When a motor cycle and motor car came into collision on Princes Highway. Kogarah, last night, Frank Kelaher, 19, driver of the cycle, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Injured. Car Hits Telegraph Pole. Sydney
Shortly after midnight, a motor car driven by John Wheeler got out of control in Military Road, North Sydney, and crashed into a telegraph pole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Engineer Injured. Overcome by Ammonia Fumes. Sydney
William McCulla, an engineer, was working at an ammonia machine in the basement of a shop in King-st., Sydney, this morning, when a pipe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raid on Hotel. Several Persons Injured. Melbourne Affray
A savage raid was made on the Boundary Hotel, North Coburg (Vic.), on New Year's Day, when several men were severely injured…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Driver Killed. Five Others Injured. Motor Car Somersaults
A motor car, containing six persons, who were returning from the Buchan Caves, was travelling down Nevill's Hill, two miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Doctor's Big Effort. to Restore Life. Little Boy Drowned. Cessnock
"Go on; go away; you are only look-ink for pennies" was the answer given to John Currie, a small boy, when he told a man camped at Kearsley that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Intense Storms. Damage in London. Man Killed Seven Injured. London, Dec. 31
Yesterday's gale was followed at night by an 85-mile an hour hurricane, and intense thunderstorms. In London and elsewhere much…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Accident. Engine Dashes Down Mountain Line
A railway engine, with one truck attached to it, bolted down the Blue Mountains, from Faulconbridge to Blaxland, on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Speedway Smash. Accident at Maroubra. Car Hits Fence
Travelling at a speed estimated at 90 miles an hour, a 38-h.p. car, driven by Allan E. Cooper, crashed into the fence surrounding the track…
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Horace Williams, aged 20, a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Williams, of Boundary-street, met with an accident yesterday. He is in the employ…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boating Fatality. Boy Drowned
In a boating accident at Wellington yesterday Peter Brown (18), was drowned and Albert Kenrick (21) had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricketer Injured
Dick Holmes, who resides with Mr. P. Thomas, at the Government Savings Bank, was injured while wicket-keping for Northern Division B…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Killed. Collision Near Paterson. Paterson
Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock a motor cycle and side-car, driven by Mr. Stan Priestley, of Dunmore, and a bicycle, ridden by Robert…
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