Fatalities and Accidents Cessnock Motor Smash. Newcastle
Arthur Wells, the victim of the recent motor smash at Cessnock, died at the Kurri Hospital on Saturday as a result of a broken buck and internal…
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"DUCKED." Fatality Narrowly Averted
The old practice of "ducking," which is more or less prevalent at all swimming places, has come in for prominent comment recently…
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On Tuesday last Mr Norman Beale sustained frightful injuries whilst riding a bucking horse. The infuriated animal bolted for some little…
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A serious motor accident happened at Kin Kin, near Gympie yesterday, and seven persona were injured. One of them seriously…
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Leslie Tooth and John Hayman both aged 13 left their homes at Bundanoon shortly after lunch time on Sunday to go for a swim Later…
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Late Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Miles of Travers-street, Wagga, was carrying an axe over his shoulder. He stumbled, and the axe fell on his hand…
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The steamers Woodfield and Jersey City were in collision off Newcastle this morning. Although details to hand are very meagre it is known that both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Thursday. Drowned at Manly
A surfing tragedy occasioned by an exceptionally heavy undertow occured at Freshwater, near Manly, yesterday afternoon Austin Hands, aged 11…
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Early this morning a collision occu[?] off Newcastle Heads, between the steamers Jersey City and Woodfield…
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Austin Hands aged 11 years , and his sister, Ber[?] Grace Ha[?] 12 years of age, were carried out by a strong un[?] while bathing at…
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Three persons were slightly injured when two trams collided in City-road, Darlinghurst, this afternoon. Several others were badly shaken. A train…
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A peculiar accident occurred at Randwick races this afternoon. E. Brickhill, a blind man, residing at Parramatta, was pressed in among the…
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A sensational landslip occurred at Canterbury Hill, New Zealand. The slowly moving mass was 100 feat high and the debris extended for two miles…
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John M'Adam, aged 16, was badly injured in a lift accident at Dalgety and Company's wool stores this morning. One arm, which was practically…
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One man was killed and anther seriously injured in a collision between a motor cycle and sidecar and na tram at Darlinghurst late yesterday…
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While a tram from Bellevue Hill bound to the City was approaching the corner of Bourke and Burton Streets, Darlinghurst, yesterday after…
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James Blagburn (58) was found dead in Goulburn-street, Sydney, with a bottle of beer under one arm and an empty glass in his hand. Deceased had been…
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Folk need be very careful when using the inner chamber of a gas stove. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Callen, Thompson street, yesterday,…
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Hundreds of holidaymakers witnessed a shocking drowning tragedy at Hampton this afternoon when two men lost their lives and a woman…
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Mrs. Morell was carried out by the undertow while surfing at Maroochydore (Q.). Her husband succeeded in bringing her to shallow…
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