Bathers Drowned
A young man named James Mattus, 22, and his cousin, George Mattus, 11, were drowned while bathing in the Namoi River, near Boggabri. A…
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Accident Near Murrumburrah
Five horses, attached to a coach, bolted down a steep hill at Kalingan, near Murrumburrah, with the result that the passengers were thrown out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accidents. Mangled Body Found. a Porter's Slip. Melbourne
The body of Patrick Power, of Ballarat, was found last night in a managed condition on the Port Melbourne railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flemington Accidents
When the Wizard fell in the Cup Hurdle Race he broke his neck and was consequently destroyed. Dyed Garments came down in the early part of the…
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There was another serious accident at the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company's works yesterday afternoon. It appears that a fall of earth occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Accident. Two Young Men Injured. Leg Fractured in Two Places
ON Wednesday evening two of Mr. Harry Butler's sons, William and George, wore the victims of of a trap accident, which had rather serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Constables' Feet. Peculiar Accidents. Albury
Constable Apps, a member of the metropolitan police force, was admitted to the Albury Hospital to-day with his right ankle broken, and his foot lacerated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Driving Accident. Two Children Seriously Injured
At accident, attended with very serious results, occurred last evening to a patty of Wagga residents, and resulted in the two young children of Mr. Percy Luck, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Driving Accident. Family Party in a Sulky. Two Sisters' Arms Broken. Others Bruised and Shaken
A sensational driving accident occurred at North Wagga about 8.30 last evening in the vicinity of Mr. J. J. M'Grath's residence. A family party…
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The sailing boat Gift was found on the beach by the light house keeper at Barrenjoey. She was badly damaged, and was half fall of water. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Surveyors Assistant Drowned
Edward Foona, employed by Mr. Lester, a surveyor, who is engaged surveying Walla Estate, for closer settlement, was drowned in a billabong at Walla on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News. the Driving Accident
The victims of the sensational driving accident at North Wagga on Friday evening are making satisfactory progress, and no further injuries other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Mining Accident
Another serious mining accident occurred at Mount Morgan, Q., last week. A fall of earth took place at the 750ft. level, and five men were reported missing,…
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A driving accident of a sensational nature took place at Wagga, N.S.W., on Sunday, when two girls received serious injury, and the other occupants of a buggy…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Our Advertisers. The General Accident, Fire, and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd
The "London Review" states that "Phenomenal progress is the chief characteristic of the report of the above Corporation for the year 1907. Several offices…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →A Youth Drowned. Sydney
A youth named J. Coyle was drowned while bathing at Narrabri on Sunday night. Coyle could not swim, and got out of his depth and went down before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathing Adventure. Girl Nearly Drowned. Saved by a Companion. Sydney
While a number of gills were bathing at Clifton Gardens yesterday Winnie Winspeare, aged 14, got out of her depth and sank in about 7ft of water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Restoring the Apparently Drowned. the New Method
As the bathing sesson is now at hand, it is desirable that the new method of resuscitating the apparently drowned, devised by Processor Schafer,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by Cyclist. Dreadful Street Collision. Two Women Knocked Down. Sydney
Mrs Neill, a young woman, was killed, and her aunt, Mrs Rex, seriously injured, by being knocked down by a bicyclist at Centennial Park tihs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Panic at a Bull Fight. Forty-seven People Killed and Injured
The "Leader's" Lisbon correspondent says that a great bull fight, which had been arranged to take place at Moita, has been attended by a…
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