Serious Gas Explosion. Six Men Injured. Sydney
By an explosion at the Australian Gaslight Company's works at Mortlake six men were injured. They were:—Patrick Scott, injury to left arm; Alfred Kemp,…
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Cablegrams. Express in Collision. "Flying Scotchman" Dashes Into Goods. Driver and Fireman Killed. Mila a Minute Speed. London
Shortly after passing Burntisland, opposite Leith, at 4.50 yesterday morning, the "Flying Scotchman" dashed into a goods engine engaged in shunting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aberdeen Express. Collision in Fifeshire. London, April 15
The Aberdeen express collided with an engine at Burntisland (Fifeshire), on the North British railway, at an early hour yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Accident at the Royal Show
An exciting incident occurred at the Sydney show ground shortly after noon on Friday, when the blood mare Trixie, which was being groomed by her owner, Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Drowned in a Well Farm Laborer’s Death
John [?] at Daylesford Park pretty price was drowned in a well on Saturday morning The body was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in Mid-air. Two Men Burnt to Death. Paris
A shocking accident occurred yesterday in the aerodrome at line, near Paris. Two monoplanes, piloted by M. Deroye and M. [?]dot. respectively, and each…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Accident
A young man named Neander, son of Mr. Neander, of Albary road, had a narrow escape from serious injury on Friday afternoon. It seems he went on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →St. Kilda Boating Fatality
Three more victims of the St. Kilda boating fatality have been recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at Maitland Show. Two Lady Riders Badly Injured Maitland
At the Maitland show to-day, during the jumping contests, Miss Rulston, of Lorne, had her leg fractured through her horse falling on her. Miss Ahearn, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in the Air. Tragedy During Race. Paris, April 20
The Due Aerodrome was on Sunday, the scene of a shocking disaster, caused through a collison in mid-air. While Deroye (Bleriot's chief pilot) was…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Violent Storm at Wodonga. Streets and Houses Covered with Hailstones. Little Boy Narrowly Escapes Drowning Cow Killed by Lightning. Wodonga
A violent storm of rain and hall occurred here this afternoon. There were a few peals of thunder and flashes of lightning at 2 p.m., but nothing unusual was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrible Accident
The tall, angular man in the wide-brimmed felt hat was evidently from the canny North on a pleasure trip. "Toot, toot!" came the blast of a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Train Accident Near Goulburn
On Sunday morning an alarming accident occurred at Joppa Junction, four miles from Goulburn, where the Cooma line connects with the main southern line, but…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Railway Accidents in America
During the first quarter of 1913, 158 persons were killed and 3,628 were injured in train accidents. In other than train accidents, including accidents to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Prevent Collision
In-consequence of the frequency o[?] railway collisions in various parts of the world recently, the directors [?] the Western (State) Railway, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision Stops Sing-song. Girl in Back of Car Faints. Melbourne
While William Allen was driving a hired motor car back from Brighton after a Sunday night pleasure ride, a sing-song indulged in by the members of the party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Exeter Railway Accident. the Driver on Trail. Goulburn
Peter Irwin, engine driver, was placed on trail before Mr. Justice Pring at the Goulburn Circuit Court to-day on a charge of having feloniously slain Alfred Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Tallangatta Resident
Mr. M. McGrath, butcher, of Tullangatta, sustained painful injuries through being thrown from his cart, whilst returning to Tallangatta last Friday evening,…
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