Six Excursionists Drowned
M'Adov's motor boat capsined on the Tweed River bar when returning from an excursion on Friday. Thirteen passengers were aboard. Six were saved and six…
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Top Story Collapses. Men Killed and Injured. Berlin, July 9
Weight of machinery caused the collapse of the top storey of the Knorr Brake Factory, at Litchtenburg, on Wednesday. The great released masses of iron and…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →A Collision Narrowly Averted. Albury Express Trains in Danger. Official Inquiry Being Held. Culcairn
The two express trains from Albury had a narrow escape from a collision on Wednesday evening. It appears the official in charge had let…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents at Berrigan. a Broken Leg
Mr C. Callaghao, a well-known and highly respected resident, met with a very nasty accident on Friday afternoon last. He bas a farm on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision in Hughli River. S.S. Euralysus Damaged. Calcutta
A shipping mishap in which an Australian trader was concerned, occurred yesterday in the Hughli river. The s.s. Euralysus came into collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Obstinate Hindus. Injured Officials Recovering Vancouver
Much feeling has been engendered against the Hindus (who have been refused admission to Canada), as the result of the riotous affray, which occurred on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Express in Danger. Serious Accident Averted
What might have been a serious catastrophe was narrowly averted in Cub cairn on Wednesday night. .It appears that the officer in charge sent off the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured Innocence
Mr, John D. Rockfeller, talking to a clergyman, said one day, with a whimsical but rather sad smile:-- "From the stories that are told about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£500 a Year for Drowning Kittens
Probably no woman in the world has so curious a profession as Miss Irene Barton, of St. Louis, who is well-Known locally as a professional kitten drowner. A…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Collision in the Hugli. Australian Liner Damaged. Calcutta, July 17
Two British India, liners, the Euryalus (3570 tons) and the Orisso (5436 tons), have been in collision in the Hugli River, near Achipur, 17 miles below Calcutta…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Paris Balloon Rage. Accident to Competitors. Paris, July 20
A thrilling incident occurred at the outset of the twenty-eighth aerial, race round Paris for the Grand Prix. When the competitors Were about to…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Inventions by Accident
Many important inventions were merely the result of accident. An alchemist, experimenting in earths for the making of crucibles, found that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singular Escapes From Drowning
The various episodes of drowning and escapes from drowning in connection with shipwrecks recall to my mind two bona fide escapes from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horse Bolts Down Hill. Leneva Lady Seriously Injured
Miss Elliot, of Loneva, sustained a fractured skull as the result of being thrown from a gig whilst returning home from a political meeting at Wodonga on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Hurricane. Seven Killed—30 Injured Buda Pest
A disastrous hurricane swept over Buda Pest with the result that seven persons were killed and 30 injured. Damage to the extent of several millions dranks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Fatality Cater Struck by a Train
Another fatal railway accident occurred at Summerhill railway station this morning when Walter thomas Gibbs breadearter who attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bloodshed in Dublin. Soldiers and Civilians Collide. Four Killed and One Hundred Injured. London, July 27
The dreaded collision between the armed civilian forces in Ireland and the authorities has occurred, with the result that four persons have been killed and a large…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Discovery by Accident
About the discovery of oil in Papua an interesting story went the rounds of the Press a year or two ago. A British traveller noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to M. Guillaux. Hurt in Head and Legs. Sydney
A serious accident occurred this afternoon to M. Guillaux, the renowed French aviator, who fell with his machine at the, Ascot racecourse…
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