Electrocuted Fatality at Gloucester
George Holstein, aged 40 years, was electrocuted while fixing overhead electric light wires in the main street at Gloucester. He was lowered 30ft to…
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Three Persons Injured
Three persons were injured in a motoring accident in Alexandra—avenue, Melbourne. They were Matilda Cooney, aged 45, of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Fatality. Beecroft Touring Party
Mr. W. H. Bllard, president of Beccoroft Bowling Club,has been advised that his son, Stewart, aged 21 years, was killed on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Britain Children Drowned
London, Wednesday.— Yesterday, when the ice weakened owing to the thaw, six boys and girls were drowned. In one instance three boys were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Drowned. New Zealand Tragedy
Bathing in the Wanganul River (N.Z.) Howard Bernard Loft, aged 8 years, got into difficulties. Claude Mulvancy, a married man, who could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Drowned. Caught by Tide
It was reported to the police that a man who had been swimming between some reefs at the mouth of the Cam River, near Somerset,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accidents. Week—end Toll. Man Killed: Two Injured
Early on Sunday morning William George Pott was driving a motor car, towardo Sydney near the Prospect reservoir, when the vehicle, went over…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Boy Injured at Paddington
Robert Tynan, 14, residing with his parents at Paddington, was knocked down by a taxi—cab in Oxford—street. According to a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Fatality. Motor Crashes Into Dank
A motor car containing four men, returning from a fishing party at Port Noarlunda, near Adelaide, crashed into a bank at the foot of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Vicious Assault. Tram Conductor Injured
Police are searching for the assailants, of Claude Riley, a tram conductor, of Boyce—road, Maroubra, who was found unconscious on the roadway,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatally Injured. Knocked Down by Car
Patrick Strachan, municipal contractor, of St. Arnaud (Vic.), was knocked down by a motor car, on the St. Arnaud—Redbank road. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Four Injured. Cyclists Collide During Race
An accident in which four riders received serious injuries, occurred during a handicap race at a bicycle carnival, held at the Hurstville oval…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Injured. Motor Van Overturns. Melbourne
Eight men were injured whon a motor van overturned at Whittiesea last night when the driver of the van swerved to avoid another car…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Man Loses Ear. Motor Van Crash. Sixteen Injured
Robert Watson (45), of Watsonia, driver of a motor van which crashed through the level crossing gates at the Gardiner railway station (Vic.),…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nine Injured. Cars Meet Head On. Family Outing Ends Disastrously
Two cars meeting head on in Prince's Highway, Sutherland, on Monday, brought about the disastrous end of a family outing…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Waratahs. Fine Victory at Bristol. A. Tancred Injured. Bristol, Dec. 31
The Waratahs gained another [?] Victory to-day, defeating combined Gloucestershire by 13 points (3 tries, 3 goals) to 4 points (a filed goal)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Match Against England. Ford and Tancred Still on Injured List. London, Jan. 2
The manager of the Waratahs, Mr. Shaw, says the Waratahs were most surprised whent he referee declared the Bristol ground playable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Gale England Again Swept Five Killed and Many Injured. Wind at Eighty-five Miles an Hour. London, Jan. 6
After the blizzard and the floods, Britishers are beginning to think this winter rather exceptional. When the country yesterday was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shooting Accident Youth Wounded in Neck
William Adams, aged 18, of parramatta, was admitted to hospital, suffering from a bullet wound in the neck…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Day of Accidents Maitland Ambulance Kept Busy. Seventeen Calls
An extremely busy time was experienced by the Maitland District Ambulance Brigade on Monday. No fewer than seventeen calls were…
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