Young Man Drowned. in Saving Girl's Life. a Pathetic Scene
On Saturday morning last Mr. Wm. John Harris arrived at Lake Moodemere with his merry-go-round turnout, attended by a staff amongst which was a young…
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Motor Car Accidents. Fatal Swerve Near Bright
A motor car travelling at a fast pace, swerved to pass another car, near Bright, Victoria, yesterday, and overturned. Mr Bryan Almeida, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Toll of the Car. Fatal Accident in Quensland. TOOWOOMBA
Emanuel Taylor, of Brisbane, was driving a car containing his wife and family down a mountain side yesterday. The car got out of control and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Fatality. William Reid Drowned
Yanga Luke, the favorite picnic resort of Balranald residents, was the scene of a very sad drowning fatality on the afternoon of Christmas Day, which cast…
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Albert Dailot, 37 years of age a returned soldier, was drowned in the Merri Creek while bathing. William Bennett, aged 19, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality
D. Mogtia, travelling to Mildura by train with his wife, fell between two carriages. Death was instantaneous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Constable Injured
A special constable was injured at Victoria Market by five men who attacked a poultry dealer because he asked for payment for his goods. The constable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Drowning Accident. Two Sisters Lose Their Lives. MELBOURNE
Irene McDougall, 10 years, was paddling in the Yarra at Kew, when she walked into a deep hole. Her sister. Pearl McDougall, 16, jumped in, fully…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Wharf Accident. Capstan Breaks
While the steamer Dilkera was being berthed at Darling Harbor, to-day, the capstan on the wharf broke and rolled on two men. George Mathieson was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident in South Africa. Capetown
A train ran off the line and rolled doWn an embankment, and was completely wrecked at Graaffretines, yesterday. Two women and two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Sulky Accident. a New Zealand Accident. WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Richard Hammond, a farmer, was driving home in the Turakina Valley, in a sulky, with, his wife and two children. He alighted to hold his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Car Accident Two Men Injured
Charles Millthorpe and Edmond Buckley, of Brown's Plains, motoring to Rutherglen from Lilliput on Wednesday week, were coming down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tasmanian Fire and Fatality. a Strange Case
The Hobart police are investigating curious circumstances surrounding the death, near Waratah, of George Bailey, 73, unmarried, an old age…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Warship Fatality. Verdict of Suicide. AUCKLAND
A verdict of suicide was returned at the inquest on Lieut. Anderson who shot himself on board the warship Philomel on Sunday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cables. Japanese Mining Fatality. Explosion in Coal Mine. SHANGHAI
A message from Sapporo, Hokiado, Japan, states that more that 100 miners are entombed, and believed to be dead, as the result of a gas explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Bricklayer"s Accident. Falls Over 20 Feet
Joseph Fleming, 33, bricklayer, working on the new Masonc Hall at Double Bay, to-day, fell 23 feet. He was sent to hospital seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boring Accident at Cowl Cowl Mr. Edmund Jacka Succumbs to His Injuries
As was feared, when the news of the accident reached Hay, Mr. Edmund Jacka succumbed to the injuries he received on Cowl Cowl on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at Bradford
Over thirty employees of a spinning mill at Bradford were buried this morning by the collapse of a roof, which brought down heavy machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Newcastle
Robert Sharp, laborer, at the Steel Works, Newcastle, was fatally crushed during shunting operations yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Surfing Accident
Two ladies and six men were surfing at Ballina last night, when all were swept out. A lifeboat, tug, and life-savers rescued four men and the two…
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