A Wharf Accident
A bale of wool fell on the right leg of George Steed, wharf-labourer, aged 49, as he was working at Howard Smith's wharf yesterday afternoon. His leg was broken, and…
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Casualties. Blasting Accident
A blasting accident at Manly on Monday afternoon resulted in Harold Fitzgerald, a mining engineer, aged 26, being admitted to the Manly Cottage Hospital with one hand almost blown…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Street Accident. Boy Awarded Damages
In the District Court today, before Judge Scholes, Gordon Gabriel Stanmore, a boy, was awarded £75 damages for serious injuries sustained by him as the result of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalities and Accidents. Dead Body Found
Yesterday afternoon a resident of Longueville found the dead body of a man at Stony Creek, near Longueville. It is supposed to be that of Mr. Norman Gough, who had been missing for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, March 17, 1909. Current News. Bike Accident
Herbert Hall (19), residing in St. Hollier's-road, Auburn, met with a nasty accident on Sunday. He was riding on the Western-road, when he bumbed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Drover Drowned. Barraba
A young man named Alan Cutmore was found drowned at Wilson's Plumpthorpe station on the Manilla River, about 12 miles from Barraba. Cutmore, who was droving sheep,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned at Sea. Maclean
The steamer Macleay left the Maclean for Sydney about 11 a.m. yesterday, and when about two miles from the town a seaman named Alfred Lake, who was fixing some tackle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bondi Bathing Fatality. Finding of Suicide
The City Coroner this afternoon held an inquest upon the body of Frank Heriot Laing, who was drowned at Bondi on March 14…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Drowned in a Dam. Kalgoorlie
William Nicholas Godena, better known as Peter Godena, was drowned at Malcolm Soak dam on Sunday. Deceased was out shooting. He shot some game, and walked into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Coroner's Court. Drowned at Bondi
A verdict of suicide was returned by the City Coroner yesterday at the inquest on the body of Frank Heriot Lning, which was found at Bondi Beach on 14th inst. Harry [?]r Henry gave evidence that he thought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nearly Scalped. Coal Carter Injured
William Colwell, 51, a coal carter, living in Palmer street, Woolloomooloo, was driving a cartload of coal along Botany road, Waterloo, on Wednesday afternoon, when he fell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hotel Bar Fatality. Doctor Charged with Manslaughter
John Hamilton Foley appeared before judge Rogers and a jury, at the Central Criminal Court, this morning, charged with having, on the night of January 31,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned in a Creek. Father Unable to Save His Son
CONDOBOLIN, Thursday.—Two men named Nicholls and George Booth went fishing to Walleroi Creek (nine miles from Condobolin). Nicholls and his son, a boy of 5 years, got in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Flash Jack" Dead. a Well-known Sport Drowned. Melbourne
At midday today the body of John Donovan known as "Flash Jack," was found in the Yarra near Princes' Bridge. The deceased, who was 60 years old, was for many,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Great Collision. Republic and Florida. Full News to Hand. Extraordinary Details. Wireless Messages All the Time
American papers with news of the wreck of the biggest ship that ever was sunk—the White Star liner Republic, 15,378 tons—come to hand yesterday. They make the most…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Tram Accident
The City Coroner held an inquiry Into the death of Alice Franklin, which took place at the Sydney Hospital on March 14, as the result of a tram accident in Stanley-street, City…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident at Darling Harbor. Shunter Killed
A railway shunter named William John Wilson, 46, was knocked down by a waggon at the Darling Harbor railway yards this morning, and received injuries from which he died in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident on a Steamer. Morpeth
Whilst unloading a 10-ton portable engine from the steamer Archer at the wharf to-day, the mast chain broke, and the derrick crashed into the wooden casing covering the engine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Painful Driving Accident. Pambula
Mr. James Grant, farmer, living near Wyndham, met with a serious accident yesterday. He was engaged driving a poison cart, which capsized. He sustained severe wounds,…
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