Drowning Fatality. Accident at Jiggi
A fatal drowning accident was reported from Jiggi yesterday afternoon, the Victim being a man named James Gurbutt, aged 22, who had been in the employ of…
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Two Boys Browned. Sad Fatality Near Maitland. West Maitland
A terrible fatality occurred here to-day. A man named Daniel Capill, who is engaged in one of the pits was camped in an old engine shed at Homeville near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to S. S. Duraby. Lost Her Rudder. Murwillumbah
Whilst crossing the bar in the recent rough weather, the steamer Duraby lost her rudder and a new one was fixed on at the Colonial Sugar Company's mill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Driving Accident. Crafton
Mr.Geo. Chevalley was found near the Cemetery to-night in an unconscious condition. Hius sulky in a wrecked state was lying alongside him. He was removed to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Cargoes Arriving. the Corra Lynn Accident. Murwillumbah
The steamers Mokau and Corra Lynn arrived on Saturday and Sunday respectively, with very large cargoes some of which is consigned to Lismore and Grafton,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sad Drowning Accident
A SAD drowning accident occurred at Jiggi on Sunday afternoon, the victim being a young man named James Garbett, 22 years of age. Garbett, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japanese Steamer in Collision. NEARLY 250 Perish. London
The Japanese coasting steamer M[?] Maru collided with the Hideyoshi Maru, near Hakodate. The captain and crew of 43, and upwards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Accident. Both Ankles Fractured. Sydney
Lindsay Hunter, aged 21, employed at the Mosman tram sheds was knocked down by a tip dray and had both ankles fractured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sailor Drowned. Sydney
A German sailor employed on the steamer Schwaben fell over the side of the vessel to-day and was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Aorthern Star. Published Daily. Saturday, March 28, 1908. [?] Drowning Accidents
In addition to those, cases of drowning, resulting from inability to swim, there is a considerable percentage of others wherein the victim is a swimmer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Champion Club Swinger Injured
A very regrettable and painful accident befell the well-known athlete Jack Harrison in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, the result of which will mean the termination…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Father and Son Drowned. Sydney
While John Pohl. caretaker of a ferry on the Mannine River, was crossing the river his son fell overboard, and in attempting to rescue him Poh[?] became…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bicycle Accident
A young man named Neath who resides at Mullumbimby met with a serious accident, throught a bicycle accident at Tunstall on Saturday afternoon. He, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Driving Accident
A serious accident occurred on Saturday to Miss M. Zouch on the Nimbin-road. After a visit to Lismore Mr. Zouch was driving his daughter home, and when near Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange Accident. Somnambulist Terribly Burnt. Sydney
A young woman named Mary Myatt, residing at Surry Hills, got out of her [?]ed while asleep last night and lit a [?]rosene lump which she apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A[?] Unfortunate Dive. Ba[?]er's Serious Accident. 'Brisbane
At Sadgate this afternoon a youth named Ro[?]rts, dived from the top rail of the bating enclosure at a time when there was[?]mly five feet of water there and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Miss Carmont
Miss Laurie Carmont. niece of Mr C. Armstrong, met with rather a serious accident near Bungabee on Thursday last. A horse she was riding bolted and threw her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to School Teacher. Syd[?]. [?]day
[?]Michuel Connor, school teacher, re[?] at Long Bay missed his ste[?] when [?]pting to board a tram, and was [?]ed beneath the wheels and sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Second Engineer at Condong. Murwillumbah
Mr. Charles Matthews, second engineer at Condong Sugar Mill, had the top of his finger torn off to-day. It got caugt in the eccentric gear of some machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Double Drowning Fatality Father Endeavouring to Save Son. Taree
A couple of painfully sad drowning fatalilies occurred at Scott's Creek punt on the Lower Manning on Saturday afternoon. It appears that Harry, aged 12 years, the…
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