Latest Cable News Terrible Naval Collision. Cruiser Rips Destroyer From Stem to Stem. Many Drowned or Crushed to Death. London, Friday Afternoon
Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1908 · page 7
Later details of the disastrous collision in the English Channel on Thursday night between the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger and the armored…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destroyer Cut in Halves Thirty=Six Drowned LONDON, Friday, 11.5 a.m
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 April 1908 · page 1
Some night manoeuvres of the Channel Fleet that were carried out yesterday under the command of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford were attended with a disaster,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riots in Rome. a General Strike Declared. Many Police Injured. London, Friday Afternoon
Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1908 · page 7
Owing to yesterday's disturbance, arising out of a funeral, a general strike has been declared at Rome. The chief labor leaders and a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Injured in a Colliery. Kurri Kurri
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 8
A youth named Joseph Nugent was working in Stanford-Merthyr Colliery this morning when he was injured by a fall of coal. He received scalp wounds and severe abrasions…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Car Fatality. Doctor's Mad Act. Liked a Bit of Pace. Adelaide
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 8
A little after midnight on Saturday Rudolf Albert von Romer, who had been practising as a physician, was returning in a motor car from a visit when he said to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Vessel Founders at Sea. Passengers Seven Hours on a Raft. Show Cattle and Horses Drowned
Evening News · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 5
BEGA, Monday Afternoon.—News received here this morning that the steamer Bega, which left Tathra at 6.30 p.m. yesterday for Sydney, with a full cargo and a large number…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Cable News. Received To-day. Great FOOtball Match. ENGLAND V. SCOTLAND. 130,000 Present. Forty Injured in the Crush
Evening News · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 4
LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The Association football match between England and Scotland was played at Glasgow yesterday, and ended in a draw, each side scoring a goal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at Cricket. Ball Hits Umpire's Eye
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 8
During the progress of the first grade cricket match Redfern v Balmain, at Birchgrove Park, on Saturday afternoon, Mr. R. Calloway, one of the umpires, met with a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Peculiar Accident. Wollongong
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 6
W. Richardson, of Keiraville, met with a peculiar accident last week. He waa leading a cow, when the animal throw its head up, with the result that one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Burning Accident
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 8
A group of children were playing in a lane off Bathurst-street yesterday afternoon, lighting and extinguishing small fires. One of their number, Pearl Rogers, a girl of 7 years…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Riding Accident. Delegate
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 8
Mr. A. H. Jeffreys, manager of Delegate station, met with a painful accident yesterday evening through his horse running him against a tree and throwing him on a heap…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Motor-car Accident. Adelaide Doctor Killed
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 7
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A motor-car accident on Bay-road at an early hour this morning had fatal consequences to one of the principals--Dr. Rudolph Albert von Romer, 57 years of age,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatalities and Accidents. Burning Fatalities
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 8
Mr. W. Le B. Brown held an inquiry at the Water Police Court on Saturday morning touching the death of Stella Muriel Bradley, which took place in St. Vincent's Hospital on Thursday[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Extraordinary Fatality
Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5
Charles E. Goodsir, 26, a commercial traveller, recently arrived from Melbourne, who was residing temporally at the Grand Central Hotel, accidentally shot himself yesterday…
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The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 6
Yesterday morning Walter Douglas, aged 42 years, met with serious injuries at the Helensburgh coal mine. He was working in the face, when about 6dwt, of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Coalminer Injured
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5
Early, yesterday, Walter Douglass (42), a miner was Working in. a coalmine at Helensburg when a lump of of coal weighing about Sept fell on him and fractured his leg. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured in a Mine
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5
KURRI KURRI,.Monday.-- A fall of coal from the roof in No. 2 west of the Pelaw-Main colliery this morning was responsible for serious injuries to Frank Close. He was removed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured at a Gymnasium
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5
Adolphus Conlon, 12, residing at 86 Cleveland-street, Redfern, fell off a swing in the Prince Alfred Park gymnasium yesterday. He was admitted to Sydney Hospital by Dr. Colvin, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fall of Earth. Fatality at the Museum
Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5
John Sounders, a carter, received injuries this morning, which resulted in his death. He was working beneath the surface of some excavations which are being carried out in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Buildings Collapse Startling Accident in London Many Killed and Injured London, Monday, 2.40 p.m
The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 1
The collapse of two old houses adjoining Berner's Hotel, at the corner of Castle and Oxford streets, was responsible for the loss of several lives to-day…
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