Shocking Accident. Man's Legs Blown Off. Gelegnite Explosion, Sydney
A shocking accident occurred on the new railway line near the wheat silos at Gleber Island this morning. A number of men were engaged…
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Street Collision
At about 11.15 on Thursday morning a car driven by Mr W. G. S. Burne, of Liddell, and a spring cart, the property of Mr J. B. Shepherd, of Clydesdale,…
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Mr. Walter Stansbury, 35, a married man, engineer, who received injuries to his back, thought at first to be serious, when the sulky in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Found Drowned. Gloucester Resident's End
Mr. James McRae, aged 77 years one of the oldest residents of the Gloucester district, was found dead in a waterhole at the rear of his…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Man Drowned. Drove Car Into River
Mr. George Moxey Richardson, controller aroun settlement was seen at South Perth on 20th inst., and then disappeared. It was feared that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Drowned. Floods in New Zealand
There has been rain generally throughout New Zealand, but reports indicate that the southern portion the North Island experienced the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Two Injured. Cars Collide in Sydney
Two men were injured when two meter cars collided near Tom Ugly's Point, on Saturday night. Roland Cooper, of Chariton Parade,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Youth Injured. "Push" Fight at Collingwood
Another, serious "push" fight occurred in Collingwood, Vic., on Saturday night, when rival "mobs" from Collingwood and Fitzrey fought in the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Seriously Injured. Polo Player Comes to Grief
A serious accident marred the polo carnival at Young. During the match between Narrandera and Wagga a player, J. Frazer, of Gundagai, who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flying Timber. Sawmill Employed Injured. Cessnock
James Turner, 59, working in a saw-mill in Main-street, Cessnock, was admitted to the Cessnock' District Hospital this morning suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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 Boisam Lake, hear peterborn (Ontario), went out…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Four Injured. Car Crashes Into Standard. Sydney
Four persons were injured when a motor car, travelling towards the only, got out of control and crashed into a telegraph standard at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale in Victoria Many People Injured. Thirty Homes Wrecked
Further particulars of the violent gale, which passed over the western district of Victoria, show that 60 people were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Burnt to Death. an Invalid's End. Woman Critically Injured
An aged man was burnt to death a Murrickville, and a woman [?] Seriously burned about the body a Pyrmont on Friday afternoon, as a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Killed. and Sixteen Injured. Mail Train Smash. London, July 30
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a mail train, when travelling at full speed, was derailed between Noisyles[?] and Ros[?]y. Four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brakes Fail Wild Dash of Motor Bus. Three Persons Injured. SYDNEY
Three persons were last when a major has, bound from Milson's Point to Balmoral Heights got out of control in Station road, Mosman, thus…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Storm. Damage in America. Three Killed and Many Injured. New York, July 23
The most devastating wind storm ever known in eastern New York State took several lives and caused enormous damage to property…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Alan Cobham Flight Across India. Narrow Escape from Accident. CALCUTTA, July 22
Alan Cobham, pursuing his flight to Australia, a lighted at Jumna, at 1.30. Cobham arrived late at Allahabad…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Accident to Engine. Driver's Promptitude. Averts Big Disaster
The prompt action of the engine driver of the Brisbane limited on 23rd inst., when the accident occurred to the engine near Hamilton station…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two Killed Victorian Motor Accidents. Melbourne
A large number of meter car accidents were reported during the week end. Two persons Vincent Coucite, aged…
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