Gun Fatalities. Boys Accidentally Killed
SYDNEY, Saturday. -- While Reginald Bolton, aged 16, was engaged in friendly wrestling with a companion at a picnic at Bathurst yesterday, a gun resting nearby, with which…
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Drowning Fatality
SYDNEY, Monday.--George Hunt and his two sons were bathing in the Hawkesbury River yesterday, when Frederick, aged 10, got into difficulties. The father swam out to…
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At Windsor yesterday, George Hunt and his two sons were bathing in the Hawkesbury River. Frederick Hunt, aged 10, got out of his depth; the…
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A distressing accident occurred at the home of Mr. H. U. Parker, Little Plain, Inverell, resulting in the death of his young son, Walter…
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Charles Fogarty, the well-knownr painter, of Uki, met with a nasty accident on Saturday; slipping, he had the misfortune to break both bones of the…
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On Friday fovenoon Mr. Ayshford, who runs a cream van, while proceeding to where his van and horses were, helped some children across the railway bridge at South Casino…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--According to a private cable no Australian workmen were injured in the recent explosion near London…
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Jas. McKenna reported to the police at Portland yesterday that he had killed Wm. Wakeham, for insulting his wife. The police found Wakeham badly…
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Our Kyogle correspondent yesterday says:--In continuation of my report of last Saturday's P.P. Union annual meeting it might be said that the meeting was mainly exercised…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday--Mr. M. T. Newland, manager at East Bugaree Station, South Australia, was accidentally shot dead when out in a scrub. Deceased called his companions'…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Shortly be fore 6 p.m. yesterday two little sons, aged 6 and 3 years respectively, of Mr. and Mrs. Morris, 909 Buckley-street, Footscray,…
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It is reported that 280 were drowned by the sinking of the Laurentic…
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Shortly before 6 o'clock last night two sons of Mrs. Morris, aged four and six years respectively, went out to meet their father, returning from…
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An elderly man named McDonough. crossing Wharf street, opposite the Australian Hotel corner yesterday morning, was knocked down by a sulky and…
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Yesterday morning Mr. Les. Gibson, young [?] son of Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson, of [?]tonville, met with a motor accident. He [?] driving a car, just bought by Mr. Gibson,…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.--An inquest concerning the death of Arthur Murray, a soldier, who died from injuries received in a motor car accident, was held to-day, when…
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Mr. J. Ford, senr., met with a masty accident on Monday morning whilst, driving into Wardell. It appears Mr. Ford, accompulsed by his three grandchildren, was…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--Mr. B. Schrapel, Stationmaster, has been adjudged entirely, responsibly for the recent railway collision between Broken Hill and Adelaide and has been…
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SYDNEY, Friday. -- The police are searching for the body of Father Charles Donnelly, of Temora, whose clothes were found in the men's…
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Mr. A Fowler, of Tyalgum, met with a nasty accident on Pumpinbill Creek road last Sunday, as a result of which he bent the front gear of his Ford car…
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