Child Drowned at Ganmain
A distressing fatality occurred at Ganmain on Sunday afternoon when Coralie: Dale Tmdle, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Tindle, of…
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Accidents at Corners
"A most unsatisfactory feature of the statistics compiled in the Department of Road Transport is the large number of accidents due to the failure of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Severely Injured in Unusual Accident
Mr. I. J. Southwell of Gregadoo sustained a probable fracture of the neck severe concussion and a fractured leg in an unusual accident…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclists Lead in Accident Statistics Sydney
Cyclists who persist in disobeying the traffic regulations will in future be prosecuted. This [?]di[?]t was given to-day by the Minister for Transport Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Seriously Injured Melbourne
Struck by a motor car in Bulla road, Essendon, to-night. James Carter, aged 66, of Essendon, suffered a fractured hip. He was taken to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Inspector Drowned Came From Wagga Launch Overtuned at Bar Two Companions Rescued Sydney
Police Inspector M[?] was drowned and two companions, Archibald Fowler, of kat[?]ba, and Leslie Roy Whatley, of Woy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rumanian Train Fatality. Killed, 15; Injured, 43. BUCHAREST
Fifteen were killed and 43 injured in the derailment of two passenger carriages of a train near Cere…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nevada Train Derailed. Killed, 19; Injured, 50. San Francisco
The crack eighty miles an hour streamlined express, "City of San Francisco," struck a rock in the Nevada mountains and was derailed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PLUNGED 30 Feet Train and Carriages 19 KILLED; 50 Injured San FRANCISCO--Aug. 14
The crack eighty-mile per hour st[?]-lined express "City of San Francisco" struck a rock in the Nevada mountains and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Deliberately Caused' American Train Disaster 21 Persons Dead; 69 INJURED 15 Die When Rumanian Train is Derailed RENO (Nevada), August 13
Twenty-one persons were killed and 69, including two Melbourne residents, were injured, when the Southern Pacific Railway crack 80-miles an-hour stream-lined express, "City of San Francisco," crashed through a bridge into a river in the mountains of Nevada, 14 carriages plunging 30ft…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Beckley Killed. In Motor Accident. CAIRNS, Monday Night
Ronald Joseph B. Beckley, 40, of Manly, N.S.W., and Miss Elizabeth Irvine, 56, of Mosman, were killed when a tourist, passenger coach…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Children in Accident. Collide With Lorry. SYDNEY
Two brothers, Sidney Whitefield 12, and Harry, 9, were critically injured when a billy cart in which they were riding collapsed and collided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mathoura News From our Correspondent Monday. ACCIDENT
Mr. Bennie Reinkowsky was fortunate in not having received more serious injuries than he did when engaged in loading a truck of timber at Douglas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3 Cars Involved in 2 Accidents Occupants Escape Serious Injury
Two motor accidents occurred in Deniliquin during the weekend. Although the three cars involved were damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Pointing the Bone” Leads to a Series of Accidents Road Workers Left Lamenting Casino
Three road workers are lamenting indulging in the old aboriginal custom of "pointing the bone." A truck driver pointed a bone from an old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£2000 Damages for Boy Lost Eye and Leg in Road Accident Sydney
Francis James Cook, a 12-year-old boy, of Newcastle, was awarded a verdict of £2000 damages and £100 hospital expenses in the Supreme…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Footballer Killed in Car Accident Sea Lake
When a motor car and a transport collided with terrific force near Sea Lake in the early hours of this morning, the driver of the car was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Inspector Muir. Drowned in Brisbane Water
Police Inspector A. J. Muir, who was recently transferred from Wagga to the metropolis, was drowned at Brisbane Water on Sunday night, due…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident with Axe
A painful accident befell Mr. J. F. (Gillam) Gallagher, of Chiltern, last week. While gathering firewood, and walking along with an axe, he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bus Accident Sequel Writs Claim Total of £7500 MELBOURNE
Damages totalling £7500 are claimed in Supreme Court writs issued today by the husband and two children of a woman who, with her daughter,…
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