Drowned in Six Inches
Archie Mason, aged 68, an ex-constable. was found dead lying face downwards in six inches of water at Goulburn near Bank Creek. Beside him…
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Injured While Vaulting
While pole-vaulting at Bendemeer Archie Hamilton fell and suffered injuries to his neck, shoulder and ribs. He is now in the Tamworth District…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Taken by Alligators. Pastoralist Drowned
J. Easton, pastoralist, is reported to have been drowned while crossing Walcott inlet, near Brooke, W.A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycle v. TRUCK. Three People Badly Injured
A motor cycle collided with a motor lorry in the city last night and Thomas Bonney, rider of the motor cycle, and Florence and Muriel Cashman, 37 and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorist's Pluck. Drives to Town with Broken Leg. Accident Near Glencoe
The heavy downpour of rain in the early hours of Sunday morning last brought disaster to a touring motorist, says the Glen Innes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned. Man and Girl. Melbourne
A man named Jones and a young girl Joyce [?]olley were drowned while bathing at Back Beach (Victoria). The bodies have not been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Speedway Fatality. the Maroubra Crash. Two Men Killed
Messrs. L. J. Salmon end A. E. Vaughon were killed at Maroubra Speedway. when their car got out of control…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bolting Lorry Horses. Two Men Injured. Glen Innes Sensation
Captain F. C. Pearce, of the Glen Innes Fire Brigade, is in the District Hospital with a broken knee-cap, broken thumb, and dislocated wrist, while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Christmas Accidents. Motor Cycle Over Embankment
Three young men had an unenviable experience near Wollomombi on Boxing Day evening. They were mounted on a motor cycle and side-car, and as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Acrobats Crash. Man and Wife Injured
To trapeze acrobats--Jack and Betty Riskit--who are husband and wife, met with an accident during the first performance at the Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bathing Party in Trouble. One Man Drowned. SYDNEY
Ronald Mason (22) was drowned and another man and women rescued, in an exhausted condition when a bathing party got into difficulties in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Drowned. Others Rescued. Sydney
Ronald Mason (22) was drowned and another man and woman resened in an exhausted condition, when a bathing party got into difficulties in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck Dead by Lightning. Terrible Storm Fatality. Sydney
Daniel Roach and Douglas Taper, telegraph linesmen, were struck dead by lightning at Kangaroo Valley late yesterday afternoon. Four other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grey Street Collision And the Council's Liability
All protests, public and private, having failed to convince the members of the Municipal Council of the dangers of parking the cars in the centre…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eight-year-old Hero. Drowned While Rescuing Brother. MELBOURNE
Leonard Harbeck, aged eight, was drowned in the Mitchell River yesterday. The victim, who was able to swim, jumped into the river to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents on the Tan. Sydney
While Red Gauntlet was exercising on the tan at Randwick this morning, another horse collided with him. The riders of both were thrown, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armidale Flood. Glen Narrow Escape from Drowning
When [?] tried to make the passage of Marrkham-st, at the beardy's inte[?] on Tuesday evening, during the night of the flood, she very…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yound Man Drowned. Flooded Creek Tragedy
Mr. Len Hatcher, of Yelarban, was drowned last week when attempting to cross Rocky Creek, which was running a banker…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pea Rifle Fatality. Youth Killed. TOOWOOMBA
Ivor Bligh, aged 16, was accidentally shot with a pea rifle in the Roma district. He died a few hours later…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shale Worker Killed. a Sad Fatality. Sydney
Thomas M'Kean (40) Was working in a shale pit at the Gentral Brickworks this morning, when a fall of shale buried him. He was quickly…
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