Fatal Motor Accidents Two Men Killed. Sydney
A fatal motor accident occurred on the Western-road, near Minchinbury Vineyard. The car was driven by Harry Beckett, a stevedore employed at…
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Triple Drowning Tragedy
A drowning tragedy took place at Red Rock on the M'Intyre River, two miles below Inverell, on Sunday. A family named Handshaw visited the locality…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Shooting Accident. Sydney
While Herbert Qualle, of Bull Plains, near Launceston, was out a shooting the gun accidentally exploded, the contents entering his side. The victim died…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gun Fatality. Launceston, (Tas.)
While Herbert James Quayle, 22, was shooting, about 16 miles from Wilmot his gun accidentally went off. As he was dying he asked his father…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Signaller Skeyhill. Accident at Henty. Wagga Engagements Cancelled. Henty
Signaller Tom Skeyhill, the blind soldier-poet and war lecturer, met with a somewhat serious accident last night. After giving an address for men on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Wagga-humula Train. Tender and Engine Derailed
The tender and two wheels of the engine attached to the mixed train travelling from Wagga to Humula, on Friday morning left the rails shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Fatality Child Falls Into a Dam
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. J. Grubb came to town for a doctor to go to Bougongolong, as a young child, 1 year and 7 mouths…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Fatality. Sydney
David Guy, aged 28, was killed at East Greta Road, Newcastle, this morning. He was run over by his own lorry going down a hill. He got off to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strange Aeroplane Accident
One of the strangest aeroplane accidents on record happened in England not long ago, and it had its comic side. A well—known aviation officer, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Remarkable Accident. Horses Bolt Through Window. Sydney
A remarkable accident, involving damage estimated at £50 and injury to two horses belonging 10 the Fresh Food and Ice Company, occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fog in Sydney. Collision in Harbor. Sydney
A dense fog enveloped the city and harbor this morning, considerably interfering with shipping. The ferry steamers Koree and Kaikai…
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On the Showground on Tuesday afternoon Mr. G. Perey, in the employ of the Commission,. met with a serious accident. He was riding a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transport Sunk. Collision in a Fog. Over 600 Lives Lost. London
The War Office announces that the transport Mendi, with the final batch of South African native laborers, collided with another vessel in a thick fog…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Fatality. Two Lives Lost. Sydney
While repairs were being effected to the roof of a mine at the Coledale Coliery to-day a quantity of stone came away. One man, Patrick Kelly, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclist's Death. Accident at the Showground
In our last issue we reported the serious accodent on the Showground on the first day of the Show to Mr. George William Frederick Percy, who…
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At the conclusion of the inquest concerning the deaths of Frederick Pierry and Minnie Hooper, who were killed in a motor accident, the Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Accident. Man and Wife Killed. Children Seriously Injured. Sydney
On Saturday night near Mooculta siding, 21 miles from Bourke, a picnic train overtook and ran down a railway tricycle, on which were Alired…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality Fettler and Wife Killed. by Train. Bourke
On Saturday night near Mooculta siding a picnic train overtook a railway tricycle, on which were Alfred Mutton, his wife and two children…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Remarkable Accident
A young man named Schultz, an employee on Mr. Johnston's farm at Currawarna, met with a somewhat remarkable accident while driving a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality. Charge of Manslaughter. Sydney
At the Criminal Court James Wilton Was charged with the manslaughter of Fredrick Marin, four years of age, who was knocked down by a motor…
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