A Motor Smash. Driver Badly Injured. SYDNEY
Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning Arthur Armstrong was driving a motor car down William-street, when at the intersection of Boomerang-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents
Accidents, 1918
304 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 16
Shooting Accident
A 15-year-old boy, named Frank Burdett, was admitted to the Tamworth District Hospital, on Sunday, suffering from severe gunshot wounds, received while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Easter Sports. a Jumping Accident. West Maitland
At the Cessnock Easter Sports Carnival yesterday Mr. Judd' s famous jumping pony Thumbs Up Broke his previous record by one inch, successfully clearing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Shooting Accident. Mistaken For Wallaby. West Maitland
A sad, fatal shooting accident occurred at Gloucester. Harold John Muncaster, 19 year of age, a resident of Tarro, being the victim. Deceased was a…
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Harold John Muncaster, son of Mr. and Mr. John Muncaster, of "Riversdale," Tarro, was the victim of a fatal shooting accident which occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragedy at Morpeth. Woman Drowned in a Well. West Maitland
Mrs. Mary Wright, who lived with her husband, John Wright, at Morpeth, was drowned in a well al her residence last evening. The deceased, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams Shocking Fatality. Two Men Burned to Death. Petrol Tank Explodes. SYDNEY
A shocking tragedy occurred at Yannawah station, near Young, yesterday. It appears that three men, R. J. Young, grazier, and owner of Milong and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caught in Machinery. Shocking Factory Accident. SYDNEY
While Richard Coleman, 17, was working at a paint factory in the city, his clothing came in contact with some belting. He was whirled off his feet,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Well Sinking Accident. Disastrous Ending to Lengthy Career. MOREE
On Friday morning, Mr. Charles O'Hara, an old resident of Moree, was admitted to the hospital as the result of a shocking accident. The unfortunate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Accident
Whilst engaged in sinking a well at Inglewood Forest on Friday Mr. Chas. O'Hara met with a serious accident, as the result of which it was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams Boarding a Train. Youth's Shocking Accident. SYDNEY
William Ritchie, aged 16, was the victim of a shocking accident this morning While endeavoring to board a moving train at Petersham he slipped and fell on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Driving Fatality. Sydney
Miss Kate Hayes, residing near Ballarat, was driving down Hardie's Hill when her horse bolted and she was thrown out. She struck a verandah post…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Boys Drowned. Sydney
Two boys were drowned at Enfield while swimming in a waterhole on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Station Employee Hand Nearly Severed. INVERELL
A. Foreman, an employee at Auburn Vale Station, met with a painful accident, yesterday. It appears thin he was I engaged in driving the engine of a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hurdle-racing Accident. Sydney
During the running of the hurdles at Wagga races to-day, Trentbar and Wallwong fell. Amson, the jockey on the latter, was badly hurt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Fatality. Sydney
The body of an unknown man was found on the railway line at Penshurst with one of his arms practically severed. Some papers found in his pockets bore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Constable Sims' Death. Verdict of Accidental Shooting. SYDNEY
The inquest upon the [?] of Constable Sims was concluded. The corner Returned a verdict of a verdict of accidental shooting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Fatality. Engine Runs Into Tricycle. SYDNEY
A shocking accident is reported from the Albury district. it appears that William Hanlon and his step-daughter, Margaret Bould, left Brolga railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Nasty Accident
[?] E. H. Lambert, of Bourke-street. [?] with a painful accident on Red [?] Day. She was going about her [?] household duties when she…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman Shot Dead. Another Severely Injured, Result of a City Brawl
SYDNEY, Wednesday. As the result of a brawl between three women at the corner of Liverpool and Palmer streets, city, this morning,…
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