Chapter of Accidents
While out at Humula inspecting sheep, Mr. W. Purtell, of Wagga, met with some unpleasant experiences. To begin with something went wrong…
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Dalton Beats Taylor. Welsh Injured. Los Angeles
Welsh, the English lightweight, has been compelled to cancel his fight with Waugh-Vernon owing to a muscular contraction of the neck…
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An accident having serious results for Mr. Herbert Woodhouse, occurred on Saturday morning at the Wagga freezing works. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision
A shucking railway collision occurred on the [?]ilnois Central Hallway, U.S.A. An engine, ploughed its way through a our containing James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lockhart Man Drowned Sydney
The Water Police recovered the body of James Stevens, of Lockhart, from Darling Harbor on December 31. At the Coroner's Court this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Drowned. River Tragedy at Gobbagumbalin
At about 8 o'clock last night a man rushed into the office of Sub-inspector Draper at the Wagga police barracks with the information that his little…
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Caller (on crutches, and with a bandage over ono eye): "I have come sir, to make application for the amount due to me on my…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Waggon Accident
Mr. Albert Breed, of Yerong Creek, was brought into Henty on Monday last to have a crashed hand attended to. He had been engaged carting wheat to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality in Murrumbidgee River Little Girl Drowned. Narrow Escape Ok Another. the Inquest
A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Murrumbidgee River, at Gobbagumbalin, about six o'clock on Tuesday night, which resulted in Hopetoun…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →River Fatality. Girl Drowned in the Murrumbidgee. the Inquest. Cousins Plucky Attempt at Rescue
Mr. P. Hann, Deputy Coroner for the Wagga district, held an inquiry yesterday at the Wagga Court House into the circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bomen Fatality. Inquiry Into Railway Station Tragedy. Verdict of Accidental Death
The inquest into the circumstances attending the death of John Joseph Morphy, at Bomen railway station on Tuesday night, was held yesterday at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident at Bomen Night Officer Killed at Railway Station. Verdict of Accidental Death
Mr. P. Hann, Deputy Coroner for the district, held an inquest at the Wagga Hotel yesterday afternoon, touching the death of John Joseph…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Electrocuted. Shocking Fatality. SYDNEY
A shocking fatality occurred early this morning in one of the tunnels of the Long Bay outfall sewers, a man named Benjamin Jones, aged…
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A shocking fatality occurred this morning in one of the tunnels of the Long Bay outfall for the sewer, Benjamin Jones, aged 25, being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jack Johnson's Dash. Another Collision. London
A verdict of £46 was given against pugilist Jack Johnson in London in a case resulting out of a motor car collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Express in Collision. Courage of Engine Driver. Millionaires Peril
Crashing into the rear of a local train on Saturday, the non-stop North-Western express to Liverpool wrecked the hindmost coaches, three people on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pilot Drops Dead. Cause of Collision at Sea. Honolulu
A collision occurred between the cruiser Colorado and the American liner Cleveland and the latter was considerably damaged. The collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Fatal Accident. Railway May Knocked Down
A shocking: fatality occurred a little before 11 o'clock on Tuesday night at Bomeh railway station. As Mr. J. J. Morphy, acting night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extraordinary Accident. Man's Leg Crushed. Amputation Necessary. Goulburn
Harry Goodwin, of 104 Bligh-street,, Newtown, a passenger by the express last night from Sydney to Wagga, sustained a shocking accident. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sensational Motor Accident. Perilous Ride Down Talbingo Hill. Terrible Experience of Wagga Residents
Yesterday morning news reached Wagga of a sensational motor accident which had occurred on the Talbingo mountain to Mr. J. Jeremy, his son…
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