Eight Injured Mine Cage out of Control SYDNEY
Fifteen, minutes after Mr. Reed, policc magistrate at Cessnock had dismissed a charge alleging insufficient supervision in the winding apparatus…
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50ft. DROP Car Over Embankment Five Persons Injured Sydney
Five persons were injured when a car travelling from Goulburn to Sydney capsized and fell over a fifty feet embankment near Mittagong at the spot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Diving Accident Tenterfield
Diving from a tree into a water hole close to Tentereld early in the week Allan Butler (16), of Tenterfield, struck a rock in the bottom of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russian Steamer Founders in Storm 50 Persons Drowned Bucharest
During a terrific storm in the Black Sea the Russian steamer Yavaslia foundered and 36 of the crew and 14 passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Killed 3 Others Injured Collapse of Awning During Storm Sydney
Irene Ryan (18), of Auburn, was killed and three other girls injured when an awning on an abandoned building at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Awning Crashes Girl Killed; 3 INJURED. Wind Storm in Sydney Crowd's Wild Rush
SYDNEY, Friday.--Irene Ryan (18), of Auburn, was killed and three other girls injured when the awning of an abandoned building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] Motor Notes a Quarter Century of Motoring Without Accident
A week or two ago we had the pleasure of passing an evening with one of Australia's motor pioneers, a gentleman, who for more than 25 years has…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclist Injured
At the junction of the Dry Dock and Chinderah roads, near Boyd's Bay, Tweed Heads, on Saturday afternoon, an elderly man, riding a "push bike,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Injured Unusual Accident SYDNEY
Mrs. Gwen Holmes (45), of Earlwood, was severely injured while lying on Shelley Beach at Cronulla tlus afternoon. A sedan car which was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ballina Fatality Man Electrocuted Body Hangs From Wires
Henry Albert Foster was electrocuted at Ballina on Saturday morning at about 9.45 o'clock. He was manager of the Electric Supply Company…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Disaster 11 Killed; 80 Injured CALCUTTA
Eleven men were killed and 80 injured as the result of a rock burst in Oorgaum gold mines, in Mysore State, yesterday. Nine bodies were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Injured Car and Lorry Crash SYDNEY
Six persons were injured in a terrific collision between a car and a motor lorry on the Cowpasture road, about three miles from Narellan, on Friday…
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John McPhee, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. McPhee, Conway-street, Lismore, sustained a fractured left forearm while playing on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →25 INJURED Collapse of Scaffolding SYDNEY
About twenty-five people were injured this afternoon when scaffolding used as seats at the Freshwater Surf Club carnival collapsed. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gave Life for Blind Friend Street Accident Sacrifice
A partly blind man's sacrifice for his totally blind companion is believed to be the heroic story behind the death of one man and the serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engine Fails Aviation Fatality LONDON
The engine of a two-seater aeroplane, piloted by the owner, Mr. Sidney Hargraves, who recently learned aviation, stopped while flying over Bushey Park…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Father and Son Double Drowning Tragedy
HOBART, Thursday. -- Alexander Davidson (42), and his son, Jack (15). were drowned yesterday in the Macquarie River, near Mornington. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowned in Bath Woman's Tragic Death
SYDNEY, Thursday.-- Miss Mary Freeborn was found drowned in the bath at her parents' residents at Randwick last night. It is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Father and Son Drowned Hobart
Horace Alexander Davidson (42) near Mornington. They were and his son, Jack (15) were drowned yesterday in the Macquarie River,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accidental Death Baluna Tragedy Victim of Electrocution
At Ballina Court House on Wednesday, the Coroner (Mr. A. R. Best) conducted and inquiry into the death of Henry Albert Foster, who was…
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