Collision Narrowly Averted
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer Ancoona while on her way down the harbour at midnight on the way to Port Kemblanarrowly escaped colliding with the destroyer…
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Four Vehicles in Collision
SYDNEY, Thursday.—There was a sensational smash in the city to-day as the resuit of which John Vernon was injured. Vernon was driving, his lorry out of a…
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Andrew Leslie McLeod, the seven-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Neil-Mc-Leod of Derby-street, Glen Innes, was drowned ion a well last About 3…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.--Two railway painters,James Must and Alfred Young had a narrow escape from death this morning. They were…
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Eowin Isaac Jelly (48), taxi-driver, of Southampton, met his death in a curious manner recently. He was driving an empty cab down the Western Esplanade,…
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Two bulls engaged in a furious combat at South Arm, Clarence River, one day last week and the unfortunate result was that a valuable Jersey beast,…
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KOCKHAMPTON, Friday.—Robert Herd, aged 12 years, who last week stated that he had been shot through the thigh by some person unknown to him, has confessed that…
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SYDNEY. Sunday.—The body of Adolphus Fredericks (42), a patient at the Coast Hospital, who disappeared on January 28, was recovered yesterday in a pond in the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. Sam NichollS a former member of the House of Representatives, walked in his sleep at Burton's Hotel, Sofala, near Bathurst, on Friday night and…
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Two bulls engaged in a furious combat at South Ann, Clarence River, one day last week, and the unfortunate result was that a valuable Jersey beast…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Reginald Allen and his wife were seriously injured yesterday afternoon as the result of a collision between a motor cur and a motor cycle at…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.--A motor car turned a somersault in Harrow Road, between Bexley and Rockdale, late this afternoon, and four men were…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A motor car turned a somersault in Harrow Road, between Bexley and Rockdale, and four men were injured, but not seriously…
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Four passengers were killed and ten injured through a terrific gale blowing a train over an embankment last night near Creeslough, Donegal…
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Mr. Harry Nowlan, of Spring Grove was the victim of a very painful accident. While hauling a log his thumb was caught in the chains breaking and…
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When the Rev. Mr. C. Lean, of Comboyne, was returning home just before sundown recently his car struck a wire across the road. Some teamsters were stacking logs, and the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of Horace George. Preston, who died from injuries received as the result of an accident during a race on…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Patrick O'Brien (30) was swimming in the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga yesterday when he got into difficulties and disappeared…
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SYDNEY, Monday-- Patrick O'Brien (30) was swimming in the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga yesterday, when he got into difficulties, and…
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