Man Drowned. Sydney
Samuel Stewart, a telegraph lineman, was drowned in the Macquarie River yesterday. He was in the act of swimming over the river at the railway…
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Riot at St. Kilda. Major M'redie Injured. Twenty-two Persons Arrested. Melbourne
A riot occurred at St. Kilda on Saturday, arising out of an attempt by soldiers and civilians to wreck a supposed German-owned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Accident. Two Men Injured. Sydney
While driving a motor car along the main road to Blacktown this morning Sidney Green, a motor mechanic, of Parramatta-road, Burwood,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accident
On Saturday morning, a fatal accident happened near Morti[?] crossing on the Lit [?]dale-Ironburg read. By which Fettler Edward Smith lost [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrative of King's Accident
Mr. John Clark, Malmesbury, has received a letter from his son, Coreporal Fred Clark, Mounted Military Police, in France, which describes his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Junee. Fatal Accident
On Saturday about lunch time three men, one named James Mullens, who was the owner of the sulky, were capsized near the railway crossing,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Accident. Junee Railway Station. Soldier Under Moving Train
A shocking accident occurred at Junee about 6.30 yesterday evening. The usual crowd was standing or moving about the Junee station…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hawkesbury Orchardist Drowned. Body Swept Out to Sea. Sydney
Mr. Arthur Lockwood, one of the best known orchard settlers in the Hawkesbury district, was surf bathing yesterday when he was swept out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Accident. Soldier Under Moving Train
A shocking accident occurred at Junee on Saturday evening. The usual crowd was standing or moving about the Junee station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sad Case. Soldier's Leg Amputated. Junee Railway Accident. Junee
James M'Donald, the victim of the railway accident at the Junee station on Friday evening, continues to do as well as can be expected. His right…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Covered with Earth. Accident in the City. Sydney
The collapse of portion of the sides of a trench in William-street, Sydney, to-day, resulted in a laborer, Joseph Pratt, being partly buried by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Fatality
A telegram was received in Wagga yesterday by Mr. F. Hawkes from Mr. J. E. M'Mahon, of Hay, announcing the sad fact that Mr. B. Greville…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Double Drowning Fatality. Sad Occurrence at Hay. Bank Officials the Victims. Heroic Efforts at Rescue. Sydney
Brooke Greville (53) and, Rusert Tr[?]lawney James (15), a son of Mr. F. James, of Whitton, were drowned in the river at Hay yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alderman Severely Injured. Motor Cycle Strikes Waggon. Sydney
Alderman Cole, of Molong, was riding on his motor bicycle to-day when he collided with an empty wheat waggon. One of his ears was torn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidentally Shot. Fatality at Warwick Farm[?] Sydney
Joseph Baxter, 13, was accidentally shot at Warwick Farm to-day through the explosion of a gun. The bullet entered his neck and he died in a few…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of News. Horse Injured
One of a team of horses attached to a waggon laden with chaff had one of its legs broken on Hampden Bridge on Wednesday. The team, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Silly Act. Soldier Seriously injured. SYDNEY
Rather than wait for a later train a soldier named Milton Todd mounted the engine tender of the 11 o'clock train from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell From Engine. Soldier Seriously Injured. Sydney
Rather than wait for a later train, a soldier named Milton Todd mounted the engine tender of the eleven o'clock train from Sydney to Liverpool last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Accident. Fell Thirty Feet. Occupants' Miraculous Escape. Sydney
Through a tyre coming off the front wheel of a motor car, carrying five men from Liverpool to Bulli, the vehicle fell over a cliff on Bulli Mountain yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General. Shooting Accident
Private W. ("Snowy ") Shore met with an accident late on Saturday afternoon last while engaged in shooting rabbits. By some means…
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