Storm Fatality Man Drops Dead
Durning the height of the storm in Sydney, John William Clark, 54, a clerk employed by the Water Board, dropped dead in Macpherson-street…
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Co-op. Stork Carpenter Injured
Frank Muir carpenter employed at the Cessnock Co-op. Store, met with 3 painful accident on Monday afternoon. He was ascending a ladder to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dogman Drowned Knocked from Punt SYDNEY
While assisting to unload steel from a punt at the northern end of the Harbour Bridge to-day. James Chilver, dogman, of Lewisham, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cars Collide Three Injured ADELAIDE
Two motor cars collided violently near the Adelaide railway station last night, and three persons were injured and were taken to the Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Rob Garage Proprietor Fires Gun. Man Fatally Injured
There was considerable excitement at Blaxland on Monday night, when the proprietor, of a garage, Norman Price, had a gun duel with a robber…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale Causes Strange Accident
Of the many accidents that were caused by the cyclone, probably the strangest was that which happened to Charles Seal, 24, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Tine for Taxi-driver Drove While Under Influence of Liquor. Echo of Accident on Maitland Road
At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, Henry Price, taxi-driver, was barged with driving a car while under the influence of liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Smash Cyclist Injured
John Abbott, 21, of Ernest-street Belmont, suffered concussion and probably a fracture of the skull when his bicycle came into coll…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Terrific Smash Train Over Cliff. Nineteen Injured Calcutta, July 8
An engine and three crowded coaches of a train on a mountain railway, proceeding to Simla, the summer capital of the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Horse Fatally Injured
Dick Stewart was schooling and training a valuable filly belonging to Mr. V. Nosworthy, of Myall Lakes, at Upper Myall. The creature was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Overturns Collision on Cassilis Road
On Saturday afternoon last at about 5.30 p.m., Mr. A. J. Watts, together with his son and daughter and a friend whom they had been to meet…
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A most unfortunate run of accidents has occurred recently. Whilst following his occupation as fireman, at the Freezing Works, Mr. Alfred Aurisch…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident. At Allynbrook
On Sunday afternoon, John Mentz, aged 33, was accidentally killed on St. Mary's bridge, Allynbrook, when his horse stumbled and he was thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Motor Smash Famous Cricketers Four Injured. London, July 10
Famous cricketers were involved in a double motor smash near Nottingham after the Leicester match…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leg Crushed Tram Man's Accident. Great Fortitude Sydney
Crushed between two trams which he was uncoupling at the Waverley tram depot to-day, Albert Kirkwood (38) a tram conductor, had his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Shocking Fatality
A shocking accident occurred shortly after noon on Saturday, resulting in the instant death of Mr John Allan Killey, aged 23, of 74 York-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Injured Thrown from Horse
While riding a horse yesterday, Bert. Appleyard, aged 7, of East Creta Junction, was thrown and fell heavily on his right knee, inflicting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disturbance in House Four Persons Injured
A fierce argument as to whether a, wife should accompany her husband to the pictures resuited in a general melee in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Head on Motor Car Smash Two Injured
Frank B. Duggan and W. Power, both of Cessnock, were injured when a car, driven by Norman Hilder, in which they were passengers, met in…
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