Five People Drowned. Sydney
Owing to the parting of a lifeline five people were drowned at Scarborough Beach near Perth, yesterday. Three pf the bodies have been recovered…
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Ingleburn. Fatal Accident
Mrs. Ellen Winifred Kavanagh. of Inglebura, was run over by a train at Liverpool on Sunday morning. 24th [?].It appears that Mrs. Kavanagh…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Collision. Passengers Injured. Sydney
A rear collision between trams at La Perouse resulted in several passengers receiving injuries. Although the impact was not particularly severe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accident. Fall Under Moving Train. Sydney
Through falling under a train at Mortdale railway station on Saturday night, John Alexander Forbes, 60, of Unwin's Bridge-road, Undercliffe, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Double Drowning Accident. Unable to Swim. Sydney
A double drowning accident occurred on the Manning River yesterday. Those Connelly, his wife and four sous and two daughters, started on a boating trip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yachting Sensation. Four Men Drowned. Sydney
The Outer Harbor, Adelaide, was the scene of a sensational boating fatality yesterday, when, through the overturning of a yacht, four young men were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Drowning Season
Every year what may not inappropriately be called the drowning season arrives with the hot weather and the summer holidays. Year by year,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young Girl Drowned
While bathing with her two sisters about 4 o'clock last Thursday afternoon, at the Abbotsford Baths, Vera Levitt (16), of [?] Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality. Old Man Run Over. Sydney
An old man, whose name has not been ascertained, was killed by a train near Doonside railway station this morning. His face was smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peculiar Fatality. Fireman Dragged Off Engine. Sydney
At Bathurst a locomotive fireman named Albert James Jamieson was killed in a remarkable manner. He was ti[?]ing on the Sydney-Bathurst train, and…
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Mr. Arnot, jnr., of Batlow, was the victim of an unfortunate accident a few days ago, and narrowly escaped losing his life. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serfous Burning Accident
While Miss Florence Star[?] Taradala, 17 miles from Tumbarumba, was making tea, at an open fireplace at her father's home at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Railway Accident. Eleven Killed and 100 Injured. London
Eleven persons were killed and 40 injured in an accident in which a crowded passenger train crashed into a light engine near Rathe station,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland. Shocking Disaster at Clermont. OVER 50 Persons Drowned
Queensland has been having a particularly had time during the Last week or more owing to heavy weather which culminated on Wednesday week,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burning Accident. Woman's Clothes Ignite. Aged Father Died From Burns
While Miss Florence Stratton, 30, daughter of Mr. Robert Stratton, of Taradale, 17 miles from Tumbarumba,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Car Accident. One Killed and Several Injured. Melbourne
An electric car accident, resulting in one person being killed and several injured, occurred this afternoon in Norwood-road. Burwood. When:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured Chauffeur Recovering. Sydney
Taylor, the chauffeur mentioned in connection with the Summer Hill shooting affray, shows sighs of Improvement. It is now thought that he will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Fatality. Child Killed by Taxi. Sydney
As a result of a motor accident :his morning in King-street, Newtown, a five-year-old girl named Marie Quinn, was kilted instantly, and another…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Racecourse. Fire-fighter Injured. Sydney
A fire broke out on the Temora race-course yesterday afternoon and destroyed 60 acres of wheat belonging to the president of the Racing Club…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria Park Races. Horse Injured and Jockeys Disqualified. Sydney
While taking part in the second division of the Flying Handicap at Victoria Park, the horse Ordinal broke its shoulder and was destroyed…
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