Pit Shunter Injured
CESSNOCK Tuesday — Raymond O’Hara, 19, of Elizabeth-street, Cessnock, a shunter at [?] colliery, had his left…
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Chapter of Accidents at Randwick
SYDNEY, Tuesday—The racehorse Mome broke her back and had to be destroyed as the result of an unusual mix-up at…
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Holder of the world's car record, Ray Revell, was involved in a terrific smash during the final af the A grade speed car race at Sydney Sports…
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SYDNEY Friday—A 14-monthold baby girl, Beverley Patricia Knock, of Weutworthville, fell into a concrete mixer half filled…
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SINGLETON Friday — In a Claim in Singleton court by Arthur Henry Wood, a grazier, of Goulburn-st., Singleton, against…
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George Dryden, 32 of Edith Street, Cessnock, a screen hand employed at Millfield colliery, suffered an injury to his knee this morning, when he fell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →(From Issues of "Argus" dated March 30 and April 4, 1895). Accident While Playing With Logs
A son of Mr. J. M. Gates, of Bishopgate Street, was playing with some logs, when they fell upon him, cutting his eye and rendering him…
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SYDNEY Sat—Ray Thurgar, who was knocked out at Leichhardt Stadium on Thursday night by Clem Sands, of Newcastle,…
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NEWCASTLE Tuesday — Two men were injured When an oxygen cylinder exploded at the Newcastle goods yards this morning…
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Whilst walking in her yard this morning Mrs. Mary Scanlon, 60, of High-street. East Maitland, fell and received a probable…
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A two-year-old boy was drowned on Wednesday when lie went gathering mushrooms with his mother at Cambridge Parle, two…
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Three hundred and sixty are dead, 1730 injured, and over 1000 are homeless as the result of an American ammunition ship exploding in…
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CAIRNS Friday.— Two members of the crew were drowned when the Adelaide Steamship Company’s 80-ton tug Uta…
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A fatal road accident occurred yesterday, when Shirley Yates, a passenger in a car, which ran off the read and overturned on the…
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SYDNEY Tuesday—When a heavy salvage fire waggon swerved off the road, when on the way to a fire, skidded 60 yards, struck…
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Advice has been received of the death on Saturday last of James Hill aged about 21 years, a son of Mr and Mrs Joe Hill, of Coff's…
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SINGLETON, Thurs. — Advice has been received of the death of James Hill a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hill, of Con’s Harbour,…
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A fatal road accident occurred on Sunday, when Shirley Yates, of Tea Gardens, a passenger in a car which ran off the road and overturned on…
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CESSNOCK—When a fall of coal occurred at Bellbird colliery, Thomas Fleming 58 of Chidgey-st. st., Cessnock, a miner employed…
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NEWCASTLE Monday.—Leonard Lee, 28, Royal Marine, was drowned in the surf at Cavea Beach, Swansea, yesterday. With…
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