Peculiar Accident
About 6.20 p.m. on Tuesday a junior porter at the railway station found Guard A. J. W. Thorncroft lying in an unconscious condition, on the rails…
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Accidents, 1920
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Motor Car Fatality
A motor car driven by a man named Strickland, with six passengers, hacked over the end of the punt at the Hawkesbury River on Sunday. When…
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Mr. W. Williams was engaged on Tuesday morning falling logs for Tully's sawmill, near Albert, when his axe slipped, cutting his foot severely…
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A book canvasser named Ernest Taylor, was drowned while crossing a creek in the Bellingen district In a sulky yesterday…
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Mrs. G. Querruell, of this town, was the victim of a serious accident this morning at about 9 o'clock. In company with Misses Webber and Pi[?]e…
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Mrs F. Watt had the misfortune to meet with an accident some few days back, as she slipped and injured her hip to such an extent that a doctor had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Accident. Boy's Skull Fractured
While a young cyclist named Stanley Wilshire was engaged in training operations On the Recreation Ground on Wednesday afternoon he collided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Accident
Mr. David Davies, of Colwyn Farm, Brolgan, was motoring his mother and sister into, town to attend church on Sunday evening, when he met with…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Another Tram Accident Two Women Injured
A tram travelling full speed left the rails in Mitchell Street Alexandria, last night, and ran across the road to the footpath…
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Forty people, injured, one seriously, represented approximately the casualties resulting from a tram collision in Anzac Parade on Saturday night,…
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Three men were washed off the rocks at Port Kembla on Sunday while fishing, and all were drowned. A fourth man went to get bait and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Conductor Injured by Passing Motor Car
A passing motor knocked down a conductor of a tram, who had just stepped from a tram in Cleveland Street on Sunday night, and injured him…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident on Barmedman Rankins Springs Railway Elderly Man Killed
A fatal accident occurred on the Barmedman Rankins' Springs line about 10.30 a.m. on Saturday last, when a man named Allan McDonald,…
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Mrs. A. M. Knight, of High street, was starting out after her cows on Tuesday morning, and spoke to Mr. Jim Banwell. Just as she spoke her…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Koorawatha Fatality
An inquest concerning the death of the late Mr. Allen. who was found in a dying condition at Koorawatha recently, was opened at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(Published by Arrangement.) Accidental Majorities. Should Not Control Liquor. Decision Should Be Based on Substantial Vote
In the course of a leading article, anything but friendly to the liquor trade, the Perth "West Australian" puts forward a logical case against a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Painful Accident
Mr. Jack Gibson of the local Butter Factory, was the victim of a very painful accident on Friday last. He was trying to pull down the top…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Peculiar Accident Car & Galloping Horses
Three straying horses galloping in different directons at Taihape, New Zealand, met near a passing motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bad Railway Smash. Serious Accident Narrowly Averted. Canowindra Train Off the Line
On Thursday evening, as the Canowindra-Cowra train was nearing Glen Logan Siding fifteen trucks left the road, also two wheels of one of the carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shooting Fatality a Young Farmer's End
A sad fatality occurred at Union [?] Forbes, early yseterday morning, as aresult of which Ernest Frederick L[?]oyu, aged 23, lost his…
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