Fireman Critically Injured Fell From Moving Train on Cowra-harden Line Sydney
A fireman on the Cowra-Harden train Herbert Mitchell, fell from a train while it was travelling at 30 miles per hour between Noonbinna and…
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Sank Without a Sound: Drowning Fatality in Hay Canal Young Work-Seeker's Body Found by Bathing Companion Tragedy on Tuesday Afternoon
WITHOUT making a sound, William Lawrence (about 25) who had a few moments before dived into the Hay canal near Leeton with the intention of having a swim, sank before the eyes of friends and was drowned on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Crashes Into Stump Six People Injured Accident on Monaro Highway
Returning to Wagga from a visit to the Yarrangobilly Caves on Monday, a Party of six from Wagga had an unfortunate ending to their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riverina Review Injured by Whirlwind
Mr. Edward Trist, one of Denlliquin's oldest identities met with a painful accident. While walking with ills son, towards the west of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Women Rescued in Harbor Collision Narandera Girl Among Them
Four women and two men dived into Sydney Harbor at Cremorne wharf on 21st January when a ferry and a launch collided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caustic Soda Burns On Face and Legs Child Injured on Leeton Farm
SEVERE burns about the face and legs were received by a five-year-old girl on Monday when she accidentally pulled a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gundagai People in Car Accident Sydney
A woman was killed, and several others injured, in an accident on Hume Highway at Myrtle Creek, near Picton. Returning to Gundagai from a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision with Lorry Leeton
Mr. D. Hanlon, of Leeton, received severe lacerations to the back of a a hand when his bicycle collided with the rear of a motor lorry in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclist Injured
Striking his head on the road when he fell from his bicycle near the Tarcutta-road railway gates yesterday afternoon, Alfred Allen, aged 42 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Drowned in Melbourne Melbourne
Shortly after she went swimming with friends at Bonbeach last night Nesta Denney. aged 19 years, of Caulfield, was reported missing, she is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Drowned Body Recovered From Hole Moss Vale
The body of William Moen. aged 12 yars, who was drowned in a swimming hole in Berrima River on January 25. was found yesterday. The boy was in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Tank Explodes Two Men Injured Penrith
Two men were seriously burned when the petrol tank of a car on which they were working, exploded at Penrith today. Gilbert Bromhead, aged 29 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Crashes Into Post One Killed Four Injured
George Miller, aged 47 years, of Hurstville, was killed and four others. Including two women, were injured when a motor car swerved off the road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reading Injured Cut Fore-heel While Galloping Melbourne
Galloping on the Flemington track this morning. Reading, the dual Derby winner of the spring, over-reached and cut one of his fore-heels…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car and Motor Cycle Collide Second A.I.F. Man Injured Sydney
A member or the Second A.I.P. George Gillard, aged 27 years, of Newcastle, and Miss Joan Hawkins, aged 18 years, of Newtown, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launch Ablaze Ten People Injured Sydney Solicitor's Bravery Ill-fated Trial Run Sydney
Two women were badly burned and eight other persons, including two children, were slightly burned when a 25feet launch caught fire and was…
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Two accidents to workmen occurred in Junee. Mr. L. Monahan a resident of the Triangle, employed on the railway as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Accident Katoomba
Serious injuries were suffered by John Ingray, 66, of Bellevue Hill, in a remarkable accident at Echo Point. Ingray attempted to start his car, but,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Remarkable Accident Man Crushed by Car Katoomba
Serious injuries were suffered by John Ingray, aged 66 years, of Birringa-street, Believue Hill, in a remarkable accident at Echo Point…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ghastly Accident Horse Impaled on Running Rail Perth
Running in the Belmont Plate at Belmont races yesterday, Sweet Devon turned a somersault and was impaled on a rail. Scrambling to her feet she…
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