Railway Guard Injured
Alfred'Atkins, a railway guard. 41 years of age, at Woy Woy yesterday was thrown from the brake van of a train and seriously injured. Atkins was leaning out…
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Two Drowning Men, a Harbour of Sharks, and a Rescuer
Mr. J. L. Jack, of Sydney, and formerly of Corowa, has just had the distinction forced upon him of being the rescuer of two drowning men in…
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A very painful accident happened yesterday at the Riverina Harvester Works, when an employe named Cranford had the misfortune to lose the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Fare Badly. 74 Constables Injured. London
The Home Secretary (Mr. M'Kenna) was, in the House of Commons yesterday, asked for, a return of the police casualties, in couuection with the disturbances…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Dashes Into Vehicle. Eight People Killed and 13 Injured. Berlin
The members of a Breslau card club, with their wives and families, numbering 150. were returning from an excursion, and at midnight were passing over a level…
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Mr. D. L. Yates, of King Island, Iasmania, has sufiered a severe loss by the desth of the grey stallion Canteen, by Castor— Vivandiere. Canteen was running…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Struck by Lightning. Forty Soldiers Injured. St. Petersburg
An unusual accident took place here yesterday while a rifle regiment was engaged in firing practice. Forty of the men were struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. the Regina Tornado. 70 People Killed and 150 Badly Injured. Regina
Tim mayor of Regina states that the loss of life in the tornado, which destroyed a large portion of the town, was more serious than has previously been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Railway Wrecks. Shocking Smash in America. Thirty-four Persons Killed. Fifty People Injured. Motorists Shameful Behavior. New York
A terrible railway disaster has occurred near Corning, in New York State. An express collided with the rear of a west-bound Lackwanna passenger train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Children Drowned. Frantic Mother's Awful Deed. Berlin
A fearful tragedy, involving the loss of five lives, was brought to light here yesterday. The chief actor in the dreadful domestic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. the Glorious Fourth. Many Killed; Hundreds Injured. New York
The rourtu of July celebrations in the United States are usually the cause of a large number of casualties,-and this year was no exception…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Albury Motor Car Burnt. Accident at Wangaratta
A Flanders motor car owned by Mr. D. Kons, of Albury, was, with the exception of the engine and chassis, destroyed by fire on Friday morning near Wangaratta…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Prevent Railway Accidents. Invention of a Sydney Resident. London
Representatives of the leading railways [?] Great Britain and France have inspected an electrical invention designed by Mr. Angus, of Sydney, to prevent acidents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Naval Accidents. Cause of Explosions. Paris
The Government commission, which has been investigating the recent gun explosions on the cruiser Jules Michelet, which resulted in 23 men being seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dreadful Railway Fatality. Engine Driver Cut in Two. Sydney
Shortly before 1 o'clock this morning an engine driver, named Percy Holmes, aged 48 years, after attending to his engine in the marshalling yard at Port Waratah,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Terribly Injured. Launceston
Thomas Gray, an elderly married man, met with a terrible accident at Smithton, near Stanley, and is now in the hospital in a critical condition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. Railway Accidents. Great Loss of Life. New York, July 4
A great train disaster has occurred on the Lackawanna railroad, near Corning, in New York State. Thirty-four passengers were killed and 50 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Accidentally Shot Dead
William Driscoll was accidentally shot at Gulgong to-day, the wound proving fatal. Drisell was removing a pea rifle from beneath a bed when the weapon…
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On Monday afternoon, while driving a horse and cart on the Corowa road, John Herrick, manager for Mr. G. Pritchard,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing Accidents. Jockeys Injured. Melbourne, Saturday
There were several casualties at the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase meeting this afternoon. Pleasant Ways fell in the Doutta Galla…
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