The Bone Breaker Forty Fourth Accident. Gilgandra
Alfred Hefled, known as Australia's record, bone breaker, was thrown from a sulky yesterday and broke his arm, making the total to date 11…
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704 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 36
Strange Drowning Case. in Murrumbidgee River
Rather meagre details of a strange fatality in the Murrumbidgee River near Yarragundry were received last night by the Wagga police. From…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalities and Accidents Governess Drowned. Rockhampton (Q.)n
A message from Clermont states that Jean M'Caffrey, aged 17, a governess, was reported missing on Monday. Later a pair of ladies' shoes were…
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An inqulty was held at Warrnambool to-day concerning the sinking of the motor boat “Nestor” as the result of which ten people were drowned…
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Shortly after 6 o’clock last evening a farmer named George Cootes, about 50 years of age, was bathing near Yarisgundry, about 15 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yarragundry Fatality. Coates' Body Recovered
Sergeant Garling and Tracker M'Lean, who were despatched from Wagga on Friday night in order to recover the body of Mr. George…
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The body of Mr. George Goates, who was drowned in the Murrumbidgee near Yarragundry while a thing on Friday evening was recovered by…
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While bathing in a dam with his brother, George Thrupp, of Lauriston, got into difficulties, and before his brother could reach him sank…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclists Injured. in Six Hours Race. Sydney
A large crowd attended at the Sports Ground to see the six hours ceiling race. After 37 miles had been covered a smash occurred in which…
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Three young men, Messrs. L. Sutton, A. Pickering and W. Smith, left their homes at Tumut one day last week for a day's outing at Jones' Bridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatalities and Accidents George Darrell Found Dead. "I Have Gone Ok a Voyage." Sydney
The body of George Darrell, the well-known actor and playwright, was found on the beach at Due Why last night. The deceased left a note on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yarragundry Fatality. Coroner's Inquest. Finding of Accidental Drowning
At the Wagga Court House yesterday, the District Coroner (Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M.) held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the…
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Mrs. Jacob Dalinger, of Mungabareen[?], Albury, when with a fishing party went to damp a bag of crayfish in Ryan's Creek. The edge of the…
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An inquest was held by the District Coroner (Mr. G. S. Shepherd) at the Wagga Court house yesterday into the death of the late Mr. Geo. Coates,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boating Disaster Swamped in Heavy Sea Four Men Drowned. Wellington (N.z.), Jan. 21
Four well known residents of Master ton went fishing in a flat bottomed boat yesterday. A heavy sea was experienced and the boat was swamped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatalities and Accidents Aged Man Killed. Head Under Wheel. Ulmarra
A shocking tragedy occurred three miles from Ulmarra. Duncan M'Gregor (79) was bringing in a load of firewood, on which he and his…
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Ruby Lillion Burnett (28), a saleswoman, single, residing with friends at Kermonde-street, North Adelaide, was missed from home, and a note was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ex-soldier Drowned in Creek Rochester
Benjamin Cox and Robert Sinclair Mutiny (returned soldiers) were boating at Cornelia Creek, when the boat upset in 15 feet of water. The men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shooting Accident. Melbourne
As the result of a gun being discharged accidentally at Bacchus Marsh yesterday, a young man, John Connelly, 88 Brickwood-street, Elsternwick,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatalities and Accidents Motor Cycling Mishaps. Sydney
A motor cycle, owned and ridden by Harry Harding, of Henry-street, West Kogarata, collided with a horse and sulky owned and driven by Mrs…
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