The Drowning Fatality
The search of the river for the body of the little girl, Bridget Coffey, drowned at Hillsborough on Wednesday, 12 miles up the river…
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Young Immigrant Drowned
A Wingham message states that all maize crops on the Upper Maning have been destroyed. An Immigrant lad was drowned when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heroic Child Rescues Drowning Playmate
A fine act of heroism on the part of a child was seen at Coramba. While several children wore watching the flooded river, Rita Dahl, aged 6 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gloucester's Peril. Two Men Drowned
The Gloucester district experienced its biggest flood. All the business places in the town's main street wore flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stepped Into Water Sewer Worker Drowned
Having finished his work in a sewel at Neutral Bay Edward Rossiter (32) of Cremorne went to the water's edge to clean himself. He slipped into a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fell From Punt Drowned at Ballina
While attending to the fishing lines at Ballina about midnight on 8th inst Alfred Johnston of Alston mond fell from a punt into the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Melbourne Fire. Two Firemen Injured
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which completely destroyed the turniture factory of Wiseman Proprietary, Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Four Men Injured. Explosion on Launch
A benzine tank on a launch manned by four men at Mercury Bay (N.Z.) was being filled when an explosion and fire occurred blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fell Into Weir. Drowned at Mount Crosby. Ipswich
While fishing in the weir at Mount Crosby, Timothy O'Connor, 18, overbalanced and fell into the water. He did not appear again…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gas Explosion Two Men Injured. Sydney
When a spark came into contact with a leaking gas main in New South Head road to-day a serious explosion resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hospital Costs. Injured Mine Employees, Cessnock
In an endeavour to have colliery companies, pay costs of treatment of their Injured employees Cessnock Hospital Board will appeal to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Injured Workers. Claims for Hospital Treatment. Judgment in Newcastle Cases. Sydney
Judgment was given to-day by to Workers Compensation Commission in the claims by the Newcastle Hospital for the recovery from three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Widespread Desolation Record Floods on North Coast, Two Men Drowned at Gloucester. Buildings Washed Away. [?]Normous Damage in Macleay Valley. Many Homeless
Record floods occurred at the week-end on the North Coast, especially at Taree, Gloucester, and the Macleay Valley, where unprecedented rainfalls were experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Polo. Accident to Australian. Montreal, Feb, 14
A message from Delmonte says that it is discovered that instead of fracturing his collarbone, Captain Pearson, of the Australian Hawa[?]an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Drowning Fatality
The body of Bridget Emelda Coffey, the ten-year-old daughter of Mr. Patrick Coffey, of Hillsborough, who was drowned in the Hunter River on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowning Fatality Child's Body Recovered
The body of Brigid Emeldu Coffey aged 10 years, daughter of Mr Patrick Coffey, of Hillsborough, West Maitland, who was,drowned in the Hunter River…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowning Fatality Death of Bridget Coffey
The District Coroner, Mr. D. W. Rood, conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Bridget Emelda Coffey, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Drowned Crossing River
William Phelan, aged 42, was riding his horse across the river Jordan at Jericho, when it plunged into a deep hole. Phelan was unseated and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclist Fatally Injured
When a motor cycle and motor car came into collision at Dulwich Hill on Sunday, the rider of the machine, whose identity has not yet been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimmer Drowned a Mystifying Case
Sinking, from sight as he .was swimming across Audley River, near the Rest House, National Park, late yesterday afternoon, Matthew Joseph Cusack,…
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