Crashed to Their Death Carpenters Fatally Injured
Crashing 50 feet to the ground when the scaffolding collapsed, white he was working on a building in Surry Hills, Edward Clarke, 28, was fatally…
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Shooting Fatality Young Maurice McGrath Former Resident of Henty
On Saturday last, whilst handling a loaded revolver, at the residence of Mr. W. Noonan, Macauley Street, Albury, Maurice Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disaster in Hawkesbury River Twelve People Drowned Launch Overwhelmed by Gigantic Waves
Twelve people lost their lives on Sunday, when a 20-foot launch was overwhelmed by gigantic waves in the Hawkesbury River, and of a party of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accidental Death Revolver Shot Kills Boy
Shot in the neck by a revolver bullet, which lodged in the base of the skull, Maurice Patrick M'Grath, 15, collapsed and died within a few…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peculiar Accident Woman Struck by Canon Ball
An unusual accident occurred on Saturday, when a canon ball, weighing 68 lb., rolled down a hill at Bradley's Head (Sydney) and struck Mrs. Eileen…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatal Accident. Motor Lorry Capsized. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
With watch clenched in his hand, the body of George J. Hill, of Sydney, was discovered in the cabin of a motor lorry, which capsized between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Timber Truck Accident Bullock Driver's Loss
An unusual accident occurred at Upper Orara, when a log, being hauled down a steep hillside on a timber truck, slipped from its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned in Hot Water Fatality in New Zealand" in Hot Water for Hour Auckland
Stanley Stone, 55, met death in unusual circumstances yesterday. He and his companion. Ernest Guilging, dived into the Venus hot pool at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lady Ferguson Injured. Sydney, Tuesday Noon
Lady Ferguson, wife of Sir David Ferguson, slipped on the verandah of her home at Bowral yesterday, and. broke her leg. She was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hand Almost Severed in Car and Tram Collision Sydney
Geo. Creeys, a well-known city restraurant proprietor, had his right hand almost severed in a terrific collision between his car and a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Canoe Accident. Sydney
Ames Moffitt, aged 19, was drowned yesterday when a tin canoe in which he attempted to cross Duck Creek overturned. He leff his home early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Gun Accident. Young Man Found Dead. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
Ronald Hoffman (20) was found dead at Gerogery, in the Albury disdead at with a bullet wound in the temple. He had left home the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Safety Week Opened Yesterday Effort to Reduce Accidents Sydney
"Nineteen persons suffer serious injury each day and it is imperative that every member of the community should bend his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident at Saw Mill
While working at the saw mill in Whitehead street on Friday last, Norman Freyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Freyer, of Whitehead street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accidents in New South Wales Need for Safety Emphasised
In connection with National Road Safety Week being held from October 25 to October 31, throughout New South Wales it is hoped that the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elderly Lady Injured
Mrs. H. Patterson, an elderly lady, who was about to embark on the Albury service bus, was jammed against the back of the vehicle by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accidents Ratio of Deaths and Injuries to Vehicles and Population
The ratios of deaths and injuries per 100,000 population for the State and the Metropolitan, Newcastle and Country districts compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirty-five Drowned
Her entire crew of 35 was drowned when the Japanese salvage ship "Oura Maru" capsized in a heavy sen off the north-west coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Two Drowned in Fierce Storm Cutter Wrecked on Reef
In a fierce westerly gale early on Monday morning, the cutter Kingfisher was dashed on to the Daly Head reef, 10 miles off Comey Point, in Spencer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Road Accident. Sydney
Stewart Overall (36) was fatally injured at Parramatta last night when the motor cycle he was riding crashed into a motor lorry. He…
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