King George. Accident in France. Result Not Serious London
It is officially announced that while King George was inspecting the troops in France on Thursday, his horse fell and the King was severely bruised,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
Accidents, 1915
138 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 7
Railway Fatality. Returned Soldier's Death
Joseph Mitchell, a young returned soldier who had lost his right arm at the Dardanelles, met his death yesterday through injuries sustained from falling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE S.S. Ancona. Murder by Germans. Women and Children. Fired Upon and Drowned. London
It is reported that 300 persons, mostly women and children, were lost when the Italian liner Ancona was sunk by an enemy submarine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned in the Harbour. Coroner's Inquest
An inquest was held by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, at the Newcastle Courthouse, on Saturday morning, into the circumstances of the death of Laurence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attack on Verona. Many Civilians Injured. Rome
Reuter's correspondent states that three Austrian aeroplanes dropped bombs on Verona, killing 28 persons and wounding forty-nine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Shooting Accident. Melbourne
A mysterious shooting accident occurred late last night at Croydon, near Lllydale. John Knight, 41 years of age, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sunken Hospital Ship. Limbless Men Drowned. London
The captain of the hospital ship Angila, which was sunk in the English Channel, stated that the expiosion occurred three miles off shore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zeppelin. Accidentally Blown Up Copenhagen
A brand now Zeppelin of the latest type was destroyed at Motor, in Hungary by an accidental explosion. It occupied a new shed covering an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Race Day Collision
Canute Anderson, of Wallsend, sued Thomas Bellamy, livery stable proprietor, of West Maitland, for £20, as compensation in connection with an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldier's Accidental Death. Melbourne
Sergeant Frederick Fergus, a returned soldier of A Company, First Battalion, of the Australian imperial Force, was to-day found crushed to death between a goods…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Sicily. Many People Drowned. Rome
The Salso River in Sicily rose suddenly after a cyclone, and carried away the bridge at Licata. Many people were standing on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Edition. the War. Oil Steamer Torpedoed. the Crew Drowned. Rome
The Standard Oil Company's talk steamer Communipaw, with fifteen thousand tuns of oil on board, was torpedoed by a submarine, and sunk near Tobruk. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident. a Fireman Killed. Grafton
A mixed train from Glenreagh to South Grafton toppled over the bank of the river at ton minutes past five o'clock this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. Several Soldiers Injured. Air Brakes Tampered With. Sydney
A serious railway accident occurred at Liverpool last night, but fortunately it was not attended with serious results. The presence of a spare carriage and a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Sydney Letter. That Railway Accident.—is the Liquor Bill Doomed ?—A Call for More Discipline.—what Is Fair Comment ?—A Very Dishonest Young Man.—no More Time for Asides.—dodging the Censor. Sydney
A train loft Sydney on Monday night for Liverpool. It consisted of ten American cars, and carried 700 soldiers. On reaching its destination the driver found that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Liner Sunk. Accidental Collision. Marseilles
The French liner Djurjura, 1852 tons, of Marseilles, was steaming with lights out near Malta when she came into collision with a British vessel, and sank…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Drowning Accident
William O'Brien, a State School boy, apprenticed to Mr. Michael Doran, of Rosebrook, was drowned in the Hunter River near that place on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of Mr. L. S. Barnard. Drowned in Snowy River
Intelligence was received in Newcastle yesterday that Mr. L. S. Barnard, chief clerk in the Navigation Department in this port, had been drowned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rosebrook Fatality
"An inquest was held before Mr. C. H. Gale, the coroner, at the Courthouse, West Maitland, yesterday, Into the death of a State school boy, William O'Brlen, aged…
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