London Accidents. Chiefly Due to Motors. London
There were 18,944 street accidents in London in 1913, of which 579 were fatal. The accidents were chiefly due to…
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Accidents, 1914
277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 14
Double Drowning Fatality. Sydney
A double drowning fatality took place at Auburn this afternoon, Edward Smith, aged 16, was swimming in a waterloo near the Auburn station, when…
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Mrs. Alice Smith, a resident of Old Rose-street, West Maitland, was run down by the Moree mail train, near Devonshire-street crossing, at Maitland, last evening,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir Edward Hutton. Injured While Hunting. London
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton, formerly Commander of the Commonwealth military forces, was thrown from his horse while hunting…
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Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., the District Coroner, opened the inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse, yesterday morning, concerning the death of the young boy,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone in Madagascar. Sixteen Persons Drowned. Paris
News has been received of a cyclone in Madagascar on March 2nd. There were several wrecks, and 16 of the inhabitants were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Railway Accident. Inquest Adjourned
The inquest concerning the death of Alice Smith, who was killed at Devonshire-street crossing, on Wednesday evening, was opened by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision Near Adelaide. Three Passengers Injured. Adelaide
The train for Gawler on the north line, which left Adelaide at 11.17 p.m., collided when near to the Adelaide Gaol, with a suburban passenger train from Clapham…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster Collision at Exeter Fourteen Persons Killed. Nineteen Others Injured. a Victim From Newcastle. Sydney
The worst railway accident in the history of New South Wales occurred just before midnight on Friday, at Exeter, a little station on the Southern line, 93…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hurricane in Russia. Many People Drowned. London
Reuter's correspondent in St. Petersburg states that a hurricane has swept the Kuban province. It caused the sea of Azoff to rise nine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Latest News. Injured Doing Well. Sydney, Sunday Afternoon
A telegram received by the railway authorities this afternoon from Howral states that all the passengers injured in the Exeter smash, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomb Outrage. Explosion in Lands Office. Three Persons Injured. Melbourne
Mr. Frederick Lee, a member of the Closer Settlement Board, to-day received a small brown, paper parcel by post. On opening [?]t it exploded. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Atlantic Collision. Division of Opinion. Philadelphia
The investigation into the recent collision in the Atlantic between the Monroo and the Nantucket in a fog resulted in a divided opinion among…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir John Murray. Killed in an Accident. London
Sir John Murray, who accompanied H.M.S. Challenger on an exploring expedition in 1872-76, has been killed while motoring near Granton, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Founders. Ten Men Drowned. London
The Swedish steamer Tom[?]d has foundered in a gale in the Channel. Ten of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in Venice. Fifty Passengers Drowned. Rome
A torpoedoer, travelling at high speed, collided with a launch in the Grand Canal in Venice. Fifty of the launch's passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Main Line Accidents
Sir,—The frequency of railway accidents, causing destruction of public property, amounting to thousands sterling, every month, calls for full and proper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Railway Accident Two Men Killed
A ghastly accident, resulting in the death of two men, occurred late yesterday afternoon on the railway line at Wickham. The body of one man has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Venice Disaster. Brave Rescuer Drowned. Bluejackets to the Rescue. Rome
The disaster in Venice, when a launch carrying 80 passengers was sunk, is attributed to the steersman of the launch watching a hydroplane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Storm in Sydney Man Drowned at Parramatta Much Damage in the City. Sydney
The thunderstorm which broke over Sydney at eleven o'clock on Friday night caused a good dual of damage. An elderly man and his horse were drowned at…
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