The Laurentic Sunk by a Mine. 280 Drowned. London
The Admiralty states the Laurentic was mined and not submarined. There were 280 drowned. There were 400 aboard, and the 121…
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Remarkable Fortitude. Victim of Serious Accident. Sydney
While Archie Prentice, the well-known Rugby footballer, was driving a motor lorry at Summor Hill the vehicle overturned. Prentice's right…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Blockade. Effect in Germany. Paper Boots and Clothing. Loss of the Laurentic. 280 Lives Sacrificed. Atrocities in Pound War on the Sea. Sinking of the Laurentic. 280 Drowned. Survivors Landed in Ireland. London
The Admiralty slates that the Laurentic was mined and not submarined. It is reported that 280 were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & General News. Fatal Accident whilst Swinging
Kenneth Clarkson, aged 5, whilst swinging on one of the Albert Park swings on Tuesday, met with an accident, suffering injuries to the head…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & General News. Fatal Accident
We regret to learn the death of the second son of Mr. Steele Caldwell, of Eurabba Station, East Bland, which occurred on Thursday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Street Fatality. Sydney
In attempting to stop a runaway in Central Square this afternoon, William Williams (50), who was employed at the State farm. Randwick, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Gundagai. The Drowning of Crisp
While conversing with an old hand in Melbourne last week, the drawing of a young man named Crisp, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mine Fatality. Sydney
Benjamin John (29), a miner, was killed at the Abermain coal mine, last night by a fall of coat, after having been almost rescued. While trying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Man Run Over by Mail Train
On the arrival of the Sydney mail train at Albury shortly after 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, Daniel George Sheppard, driver of the train on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Duck Shooter Injured
A young man, Luke Molloym was duck shooting near Temora and while he was tying his horses to a wire fence. one of them kicked at him. To avoid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Kelpie Dog His Introducer Drowned
Gerald Kempe, whose body was found floating in the Murray, at Morgan, a few days ago, placed the world of sheepmen under an obligation when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anchor Liner Sunk. One Dead and 30 Injured
The American Consul at Queenstown reports the sinking of the Anchor liner California. One of the drew is dead and 30 sent to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathing Accident
The young man William Morgan, who was so seriously injured whilst diving in the Murrumbidgee near Yanco on Sunday week, was brought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision. Sydney
A collision occurred on the Mount Lyell railway Hue, Tasmania, between a runaway truck and a passenger train. The latter was struck side on, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Unluckiest Submarine on Record. In Ill-starred Craft that Drowned Her Crews
In the entire history of underwater craft there is nothing for with a certain submarine, built by the Southern American States…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Gundagai. the Drowning of Crisp
While conversing with an old hand in Melbourne last week, the drowning of a young man named Crisp, in the Murrumbidgee River. near Gundagal,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Probably Drowned. Bather Fails to Return. Sydney
A man who hired a costume at Manly last night and left his clothes in the locker failed to return to the sheds. The police ascertained that the clothes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Unluckiest Submarine on Record. In Ill-Starred Craft that Drowned Her Crews
In the entire history of underwater craft there is nothing for with a certain submarine, built by the Southern American States…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nearly Drowned. Mail Coach Disappears
A most violent thunderstorm broke over Jugiong on Saturday evening last, and rain fell in torrents. At Jugiong station two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Explosion. an Electric Light Station. Man Severely Injured. Sydney
A serious explosion occurred in the City Council's electric lighting department's sub-station at Pyrmont this morning. A fuse blew out, and an…
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