Drowned at Lockhart. Bathing Fatality. Lockhart
A bathing fatality occurred at Lockhart to-day when a lad named Lawrence Westblade, aged 16 years whose parents reside at Pine Grove seven…
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Cunard Liner Sunk. Mine in English Channel Passengers Landed. Some of Crew Drowned. London
The Cunard liner Alaunia, 13,000 tons has been sunk in the English Channel. The boat struck a mine. Two hundred passengers were landed…
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Yesterday afternoon a lad about ten or eleven years of age, named Thomas Green, of North Wagga, whilst playing with other boys in Beckwith…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Bolt. Several Persons Injured. Sydney
About 6 o'clock yesterday evening the air-brakes of a tram at Neutral Bay refused to act when the tram was going down a steep grade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Accident at Wallendbeen
A serious accident occurred at Wallendbeen yesterday. Whilst shunting trucks at the railway yards, a young man, George Rich (26), a stranger, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News. Sulky Accident
Mrs. Eck, who resides in the Currawarna district, about 37 miles from Wagga, was driving home in a sulky with her son, Roy, aged 17, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greek Steamer Sunk. Fifty Volunteers Drowned. Athens
The Greek steamer Angeliki, with 400 passengers, mostly National volunteers, was proceeding towards Salonika when she was torpedoed near Phalerum…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Generator Explosion Man Badly Injured. Sydney
Through a naked light coming in contact with a gas generator at G. Hoskins' home at Eskbank on Sunday, an explosion occurred. Hoskins…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burning Fuse. Discovered in Sydney Yard Man Injured by Explosion. Sydney
Henry Stead, a resident of Corben-street, city, found what he thought to be something smouldering in his yard on Saturday night. As he could not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fall of Earth. Serious Accident to Victor Battye
QUITE a gloom was caste over the town on Saturday by the unfortunate accident that befel Victor Battye young and experienced…
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A very painful accident yesterday betel Mr. George Elliott, who is employed at the Wagga Brewery. He was standing on a case in order to remove…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Accident. Result of Furious Riding. Victim in Precarious Condition
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a young man was observed riding a horse along Fitzmaurice-street, from the direction of Baylis-street, at a…
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Percy Tanser, who met with a serious accident on Tuesday, as reported in yesterday's issue, was last night reported to be improving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racehorse Phil Killed Collision on Racecourse. Orange
The Western racehourse Phil was killed this morning. It collided with Knight-o'-Reel. Neither jockeys were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Volunteer Seriously Injured
A young fellow named Eric Franklin, from Temora, whilst coming to Cootamundra by last night's train to go into camp, met with an awful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram and Motor-car. Sensational Street Collision. Sydney
A sensational motor-car and tram collision occurred at about 11 o'clock in Flinders-street, Darlinghurst, last night, which resulted in the car being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality on a Farm
On the farm of Mr. P. Kennedy, near Tocumwal, on Thursday, William Honnibal was witnessing harvest operations, when a team attached to a reaper and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jugiong Drowning Fatality
Over a month ago a sad fatality occurred at Jugiong, whereby a boy named Thomas Osborne, whilst endeavoring to rescue his brother,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Marooni Wonder. Great Development in Wibeless No More Collision in Fogs at Sea
We have often been promised means to an able navigators to make their way in fog or darkness, but nothing definite has yet come of yet come of all the promises…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sad End of Patrick Hennessy. Missed From His Home Since Monday. Found on Wednesday, Drowned
Mr. Patrick Hennessy, aged 58, a well known resident of Dingi Dingi, was drowned whilst crossing the Bland Creek on Monday evening. He…
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