Speedway Fatality Cycle Somersaults
A, sensational smash occurred at the Maroubra speedway on Saturday afternoon. A motor 'cycle, ridden by Sid Dutton,…
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Woman Injured. Bolting Horse Team
Six horses attached to a heavily-laden jinker bolted in Liverpool-street, Sydney, late on Monday afternoon, and caused considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Driver Killed. Motor Accident at Perth
In drizzling rain late on Saturday night a motor car containing six persons skidded at a sharp bend in Mount's Bay-road, Perth and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Taxis Collided. Three Persons Injured. Melbourne
Two taxis collided in Anderson-street, South Yarra, early this morning. The drivers of both cabs were admitted to hospital, one suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →De Pinedo. Injured in Hydroplane Smash. Rome July 20
While Commander De Pin[?]o was alighting at Pisa after a fight in a hydroplane, in which he intended a new world flight, a huge wave…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Accidents. Four Treated at Kurri Kurri. Kurri
Four mining accidents' were treated at the Kurri. District Hospital yesterday afternoon and this morning. Three were from Abermain and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at Richmond Main
George Davies, an employee of Richmond Main Colliery, sustained a nasty crushing of two fingers whilst at work yesterday afternoon in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Collision Melbourne
Two taxi motor ears collided in Anderson-street, South Yarra, early this morning, and the drivers of both cars were admitted to hospital— one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision at Grafton Caused by Dense Fog. (By Telegraph) Grafton
All traffic on the river was held up this morning, owing to the river steamer Gladys Phelps coming into collision with the Grafton ferry passenger punt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Paterson Fatality Joseph Mate Killed
As the 7. 20 a.m. train from Dungog was steaming into Paterson on Tuesday, Mr. Joseph Mate was killed whilst crossing the line. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seriously Injured. Polo Player Comes to Grief
A serious accident marred the polo carnival at Young. During the match between Narrandera and Wagga a [?]ayer J. Frazer, of Gundagai, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eleven Drowned. Shocking Camping Tragedy. Vancouver (B.c.), July 21
Fifteen boys, most of them from Toronto, who were participating in a Sunday school camp at Belsam Lake, near Peterboro (Ontario) went out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tornado Boy Killed in Victoria. Over Twenty Injured. Extensive Damage
Widespread dust ruction was caused by a tornado which swept through the south-western district of Victoria on Thursday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale in Victoria People Injured. Thirty Homes Wrecked. MELBOURNE
Further particulars of the violent gale, which passed over the western district of Victoria last night, show that 36 people were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Accident at Taster's
Whist a large lorry belonging to Mr. Cox, of Maitland was being driven off the Kurri approach to the causeway at Tester's Hollow this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Allahabad Cobham Continues Flight. Narrow, Escape from Accident. CALCUTTA, July 22
Alan Cobham, pursuing his flight to Australia, alighted at Jumna, at 1.30. Cobham arrived late at Allahabad…
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While following his occupation of machine man at Abermain No. 2 Colliery, yesterday, Mr. J. Pickles was struck by a fall of coal, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Injured. Head on Mash. Cars in Collision
Five persons were injured—one seriously—when two cars crashed head-on on the Western Road, near Prospect, late on Sunday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Cyclist Injured
A motor cycle and sidecar, driven by Charles Chugg, aged 24, a laborer, skidded in Cleveland-street, Redfern, to-day. Chugg was thrown heavily to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extraordinary Drowning Hurled Through Trap-door of Hopper
William Johnson, 36, met his death by drowning on Thursday afternoon, in peculiar circumstances. Johnson, with William Tate, was on…
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