Mine Disaster Seven Killed, Eight Injured
New York, Sunday.—Seven people were killed and eight injured yesterday at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, when the roof of a four-acre coal mine fell at a…
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Train Fatality. Man Killed Near Hornsby. Sydney
Eric A. Crow, aged 33 years was run over and cut to pieces by a train between Horusby and Asquith railway stations shortly before eight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Child Injured. Run Over by Motor Bus. Sydney
David Anderson, aged 10, was run over by a motor bus at Double Bay this morning. The vehicle passed over his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Killed. Two Seriously Injured. Motor Smash at Griffith
One man is dead, and two others are in a critical condition, as a result of injuries received when a motor lorry suddenly left the road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cobham's Flight Checked Mechanic Injured
Basrah, Monday.—Captain Cobham telegraphs as follows:—"We departed from Bagdad at 6.40, but were caught in a sand-storm, and landed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell Twenty Feet. Labourer Severely Injured. Sydney
David Smart, 21, a labourer, while working on a steamer at Spectacle Island this morning, fell 20 feet on to a punt and sustained severe internal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Skull Fractured. Motor Truck Overturns. Three Persons Injured. Brisbane
A motor truck, containing four passengers, was going down an incline at [?]on Creek bridge, Rockhampton, when the front tyre blow out, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stroudr Road Motor Fatality
The inquiry into the death of Mr. George McDonald, who was killed as the result of a motoring accident on the Stroud Road, near Raymond Terrace, on May 9, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cobham's Flight Abandoned Mechanic Injured
An epic story of great suffering and wonderful pluck on the part of his mechanic (Mr. Elliott) is told by Mr. Alan Cobham, who in the course…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Smash. One Killed; Two Seriously Injured
One man is dead, and two others are in a critical condition, as a result of injuries received when a motor lorry suddenly left the road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Hebburn
While working pillars had tops in Hebburn No. 1 Colliery yesterday, Gilbert Macklu, a miner, living at Weston, sustained tinctured ribs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at Stanford Merthyr
Whilst on his round of inspection in Standford Merthyr No. 1. Colliery on Wednesday night, Mr. George Oakes, of Kurri, a deputy, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing. Joe Brckett. Meets with Accident. London, July 8
Joe Beckett, who should have met Phil Scott for the heavyweight, championship of Great Britain on the Southampton football ground next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carter Injured. Heavy Damages Awarded
In No. 1 Jury Court, Sydney, James William Wiseman, of Millers' Point, a carter, sued J. McMahon and Co., Ltd., carriers, claiming £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Seriously Injured. Fell, From Omnibus
While attempting to alight from an omnibus while it was proceeding along Oxford-street, Sydney last night, Harry Center (23), of Bondi…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Fatality. Man Killed Near Hornsby. Sydney
Eric A. Crow, aged 33 years, was run over and out to pieces by a train between Hornsby and Asquith railway stations shortly before eight…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rider Injured. Throw From His Mount
George. McHugh, 16, sustained injuries as the result of being thrown from a horse at Randwick this morning. He was taken to St. Vincent's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Injured. Car Skids on Wet Roadway
After skidding on the wet roadway at Marrickville, late on Friday evening, a motor car collided head on with a lorry drawn by four horses. The car…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fell Twenty Feet. Labourer Severely Injured. Sydney
David smart, 21, a labourer, while working on a steamer at Spectacle island this morning, fell 29 feet on to a punt and sustained severe internal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Child Injured. Run Over by Motor Bus. Sydney
David Anderson, aged 10, was run over by a motor bus at Double Bay this morning. The vehicle passed over his…
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