Injured Leg. Motor Car Backfires
Mr. William Nelson, of Flett-street, Taree, employed by Messrs. Gordon Bros., of Victoria-street Taree, is, to our knowledge, the first local…
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Riding Accident
An exciting incident was witnessed in Albert-street on Monday morning when a horseman was thrown heavily after a thrilling exhibition of…
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Captain Cobham is held up at Basra, at the head of the Persian Gulf. He hurried there to take his mechanic, Elliott, to hospital, after the latter…
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Of all places to be locked in, accidentally, a refrigerator is about the least desirable. A cafe assistant has had an alarming experience while…
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The driver and passengers of a motor car which was proceeding through Coopernook to Moorland at the end of Inst week experienced…
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At about 5 p.m. on Friday last Mr. F. W. Collison, of West Kempsey, driving his Dodge around a dangerous bend on the road five miles from Coff's…
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While playing football, Charles Stanley (son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, of Bent Street, Wingham) had one of his legs broken…
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Mr. Ernie Cox, of Isabella Street, Wingham, was proceeding to the Lansdowne on Wednesday morning, to get cattle, and when descending…
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WHILST at work with his sawing plant at Wauchope on Saturday last, Mr. Angus Hollis met with a serious mishap in the loss of three fingers of the right hand. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tornado in Victoria. Boy Killed and Many Persons Injured. Buildings Destroyed. Melbourne
A ternado wrought havoc at Geclong yesterday afternoon. A boy was killed by flying timbers and many persons were injured…
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A sad fatality occurred at Barrington on Sunday morning last, when an old man, Mr. Jas. McRae, was found drowned in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rough Football. Five Schoolboys Injured
[?]e was extraordinary number casualties among the [?]yers [?]ting Taree High School in the matches against Kempsey High…
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The question of whether a shire council is liable to pay damages when an accident occurs on one of its roads was valsed at the meeting of…
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Alfred, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Baker, of Crescent Head, met with a serious accident on Wednesday morning last. He left home on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on Road Is Council Liable?
The question of whether [?] shire council is liable to pay damages when an accident occurs on one of its roads was raised at the meeting of…
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It is stated that in 1925 there were no less than 22,500 persons killed by automobiles in the United States, this being an increase of 10 per cent…
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A prominent insurance company, doing a large accident business, received a claim in the following terms:— Gentlemen,—I make application…
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On Monday morning, at about 9 o'clock, whilst being reversed on the turntable at Macksville, the ballast engine ran off when at right-angles…
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Mr. Bindley, of Chatham, and his son Garnet, had a thrilling experience on Wednesday when their motor lorry, with a, full load of firewood,…
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Whilst playing in a football match with Armidale against Glen-Innes on Saturday, Mr. Francis Fuchs, aged 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fuchs,…
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