Two Drowned. Yarra River Tragedies
Two drowning accidents occurred in the Yarra River on Monday. Elsic innocent, aged 15, of Footscray (Vic), was drowned at…
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Warialda Tragedy. Brother and Sister Drowned
Gwen and Gordon Skippen, aged 11 and 9 years respectively, children of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Skippen, of Warialda. were drowned in a creek…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tram Bolts. Man Seriously Injured
A ballast tram of two trucks laden with metal bolted at Rozelle early on 28th inst and crashed through double gates of White Bay power…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Diver Drowned Air-pipe Severed. Darwin
A diver, Louis Romans, lost his life when tho air-pipe of his diving i apparatus was severed at D arwin. It is believed the pipe was cut…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nurses Injured Ambulance Collides with Pole
Four nurses attached to the staff of the Coast Hospital were injured last night, when an ambulance waggon on which they were riding got out of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Injured by Car. Verdict for £250
On August 21 last William Jaco[?] Magnus, a furniture dealer, of Oxford-street, Paddington, was standing within the safety zone in Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by Train. Fatality at Ash Field. Sydney
Albert Ernest Health, 24, was run over and killed by a train at Ashfield railway station late has night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Narrowly Averted Collision on Harbour. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
It transpires that a collision was narrowly averted in the harbour last night between the ferry steamer Kuramia and the steamer Merimbula. Women on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six Killed. and Four Injured. Sydney's Week-end Toll
During the week-end in Sydney six people were killed and four critically injured in accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Seven Injured Two Severe Explosions Chatswood Buildings Wrecked. SYDNEY
Two serious explosions occurred about 8 o'clock this morning at the near of Benjamin's store, Victoria Avenue, near Chatswood…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Maroubra Crash. Verdict of Accidental Death
At the inquest into the fatal crash on January at Marshal Speedway, who Ronald Gordon a "Phin") [?] left the track and crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →An Unusual Accident (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A man named Garven met with an unusual accident near Kempsey. Awaking from sleep, he threw out his arms, one of which came into contact with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned Near Kurri
At the inquest held to-day concerning the death of Harold James Naylor, who was drowned in a creek at Richmond Vale, a verdict of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned in Creek. Near Kurri Kurri. Kurri
Harold Joseph Naylor, aged six, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Naylor, of Third-street, Polaw Main, was drowned in a creek at Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hurled to Death. Another Fatality at Maroubra. V. W. Barlow Killed
Thousands of spectators at the Maroubra Speedway on Saturday night saw F. Barlow, the well-known driver, hurled to his doom…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Crashes. Young Man Killed. Two Others Seriously Injured
Ernest Stanley Bond, aged 24 years, of Lilyfield, received fatal injuries when a motor car in which he was travelling from Manly to Deewhy on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miner Injured. Pinned by Fall of Stone. Newcastle
A miner, named Robert Pearson, when proceeding to work at Stockton Borehole Colliery this, morning, heard a cranking sound in the roof above…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidental Death. Fall From Motor Cycle
Atthe West Maitland Police Court to-day the District Coroner, Mr. M. H. Cleeve, returned a verdict of accidental death at the adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Speedway Fatality
Another fatal accident occurred at the Maurobra Speedway on Saturday night. At almost the same spot as Phil Garlick, Leo Salmon and Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Maynard Injured
Mr. Hamilton Maynard met with a painful accident this morning. He placed cold water in a kettle which had been over the gas for some time…
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