Shocking Accident
We regret to report that Returned Soldier Tom Salmond, while blasting out tree stumps Saturday last, bad his right hand so shattered by a tardy…
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Accident
On December 29th, William Williams, aged 12, who was camped with a party at Skillion Flat, near the river, went for a swim in the afternoon and dived…
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A peculiar accident occurred during the running of the last race, at the Port Macquarie Pony and All-Heights' Racing Club meeting on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident. Thrown Out of Car
An inquiry was held at the Dungog Court House on Sunday, December 24th, 1922, as to the cause of the death of Mr. J. H. N. Aldous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fishing Fatality. Man Drowned. Sydney
A man named Christison was, out fishing off Collaroy yesterday, when the boat capsized in a rough sea. The Pilot steamer Captain Cook made a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Fatality. Six Lives Lost. London
A fire which was started, by children playing with fireworks in Dublin destroyed a house, in which two women and three children were incinerated,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sap Fatality. Death of Mr. Frank Monaghan, Jun
A drowning fatality took place at Beachwood on Sunday last, Mr. Frank Monaghan, Jun., aged 22 years, meeting his death in peculiar circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Second Test a Draw. McLAREN Injured. Sydney
McLaren has severely ricked his knee and may not play again during the tour in New Zealand. The second Test match at Christchurch was drawn. New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fisherman Drowned
Andre Cristousen, a fisherman, is believed to have been drowned off Collaroy beach as a result of his at capsizing…
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Robert Byrnes, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Con. Byrnes of Macksville, was killed at Dorrigo under tragic circumstances at about 3 p.m. on Monday last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Accident
A peculiar accident took place at Armidale on Tuesday last. The four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pleace was standing on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowning Fatality
THE whole district was saddened by a drowning fatality which occurred in the Hastings River near Koree Island on Sunday morning last, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured by Bursting Bottle
ON Monday last Mr. W. Maher, an employee at Mr. Marshall's serated water factory, Port Macquarie, sustained painful injuries through a bottle bursting, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General News. Injured by Motor Car
ON the 30th ult., Mr. "Dib" Lee, and his brother Roy, well-known residents of Hibbard, were knocked down by a motor car while coming into Port Macquarie. The…
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Telegraph Point correspondent, writing to Port Macquarie News, says:—I am indeed sorry to report that Mr. W. Mooney is having a bad…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caretaker Committed Swing Bridge Fatality. Maclean
The inquest into the death of George Dunn, the victim of an accident at Macfarlane Bridge, was conducted yesterday. The Coroner said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Tram Accident. Twenty-three Injured. Sydney
A tram jumped the points at South Melbourne last night. The trams were crowded with people returning from the theatres. Many were thrown to…
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A young man named W. McLaren met with a painful accident on Tuesday last. He was assisting Mr. W. Rogers to sharpen a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Diving Fatality. Struck a Submerged Log
WHILE swimming in the Macquarie River, at Warren, Edward Azar, aged 22 years, dived on to a submerged log. Other bathers rescued him, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Boys Drowned. No Eye-witnesses. Sydney
Two boys, each 13, Leslie Tooth and Jno. Hayman, went swimming in a waterhole at Bundanoon, on Sunday afternoon. Their bodies were found two…
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