Thirty Drowned Flood Destroys Bridge LONDON
A Madrid message states that floods in the River Algaba destroyed a bridge, as many pedestrians were crossing. Thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
Accidents, 1924
838 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 42
Big Flood Forty Villages Under Water Twenty Drowned 'Planes To Rescue WARSAW
The River Vistula overflowed and flooded 40 villages. Twenty people were drowned, and damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at East Greta
William Schofield, a miner, aged 41 years, of East Greta, was buried in a fall of conglomerate while working in No. 2 shaft at the East Greta Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sporting News and Notes By the Way Racing Unlikely Starters Harvest King Injured SYDNEY
All racegoers will be sorry to learn that Harvest King is unlikely to start at the A.J.C. Autumn mooting. He strained out of his suspensory pigaments while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Took Arsenic New Lambton Fatality, Knee's Suicide
At the inquest on the death of Daniel Knee, held at New Lambton police station yesterday. Mr. Hibble. district coroner, returned a verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prince and the Lady Collision On The Train Going to Biarritz London
An old lady, hurriedly attempting to enter the continental boat tram, collided with a passenger standing in the door of a reserved saloon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram and Car Melbourne Collision MELBOURNE
Four men were injured in a collision between [?]tram and motor car at Fitzroy last night. The injured were: B[?]njamin…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Women Drowned Sequel To Drunken Orgy MELBOURNE
Sordid circumstances surrounded the death by drowning of a woman following a drunken orgy of three men and three women on the Yarra…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unlucky Steamer Thirteenth Trip Chapter Of Accidents
The Shaw, savill and albion steamer Raranga, now berthed at the Basin taking in bankers, experienced a series of misadventures since leaving Liverpool, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pelaw-main Fatality
Mr. G. Brown, Coroner, held an inquiry at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse, yesterday, before a jury of six into the death of Archibald Kessell, a miner, who died…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Drowned New Zealand Floods Great Damage Many Lives In Danger AUCKLAND
Many years will elapse before Aucklanders will forget the present floods. After great damage had been done the rain eased off only to resume with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Accidents
James Murphy was found at about 6.30 last night lying in an unconscious condition by Mr. A. Mills, of Tarro, at Four Mile Creek bridge, on the Raymond…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Drowned Collision Of Steamers Wyrallah Sinks Fatal Hesitation MELBOURNE
With a grinding crash the Dilkers and Wyrallah met in the Rip last night, sending the tiny Wyrallah to the bottom like a stone, with five of the crew and one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Collision the Wyrallah Sunk Six Persons Missing. Melbourne
The coasting steamer Wyrallah, of 302 tons, with a crew of thirteen and two passengers, foundered in five minutes late last night owing to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured Girl's Courage Thought Only O[?] Others Coroner's Tribute
A striking [?] to the [?] of a [?] woman who suffered [?] pain followith [?] was [?] at the inquest [?] Hastings (England) on Violet Muriel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Explosion in a Quarry. Two Men Injured
James Mitchell, aged 57 years, living in Denison-street, Hamilton, and Clarence Mead, aged 22 years, living at Tuggerah, were injured in an explosion at the quarry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Killingworth. Fireman Fatally Injured
William Elkins, a locomotive fireman, employed at the Killingworth Pit, and living in West Wallsend, was struck by a truck which became…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accidents
Bernard Blomdale, aged six years, living with his parents in Hunter-street, West Maitland, was playing with an axe on Saturday night, when he severed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shooting Fatality
A shooting fatality occurred at Box Creek, Hillsborough, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Robert Bell, a well-known resident of the district, went out…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclist Injured
Edward Merrick was riding his cycle down a steep hill lit South Bowenfels when the fork of his machine snapped. He sustained a broken nose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →