Cause of Aeroplane Accidents
Major Kennedy, at a recent meeting of the Royal Societies Club, discoursed on aeroplane accidents. He classified the causes of forty British accidents at…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Accidents, 1911
4,780 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 239
Negroes Suffocated. Accident to a Huge Caisson. Newark, N.L
Twelve negro workmen were suffocated last night whilst at work in a huge ca[?] in the Rassiac River. The accident was due to a huge bucket,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatalities and Accidents. a Bather Drowned
The City Coroner held an inquest regarding the death of Sydney Joseph Element, a rope worker, aged 19, who lived in Rocky Point- road, Arncliffe, and was drowned whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Turramurra Fatality. Official Report of the Occurrence
The City Coroner has received an official report of the deaths of Messrs. G. B. Edwards, M.P., and John Graham, caused by an acetylene gas explosion at "Huon Park."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Fatality. Engine-driver Killed. Perth (W.a.)
A locomotive attached to a timber train of six waggons, loaded with piles, left the rails on the Marinup [?]e, six miles from Pinjarrah station last night. Immediately it did so, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →School Teacher Drowned. Crossing a Flooded River. Wauchope
A sad drowning fatality occurred on the Upper Hastings on Friday afternoon, Mr. Coo. H. Cassin, who was teacher at Yarras and Forbes River half-time schools, while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Out for Good. Tommy Burns's Injured Knee Will Not Be Able to Meet Lang. Vancouver
A Seattle message reports that Tommy Burne's injured knee has been examined by a surgeon, who gave it as his opinion that the world's ex-champion boxer is "out for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Edition. "Evening Newt" Office, 4.30 p.m. Flood in Melbourne. All Traffic Suspended. People Swept Down the Streets. a Boy Drowned
MELBOURNE, Monday Morning.—Over city and suburbs yesterday afternoon. a monsoonal thunderstorm raged, and during the [?] minutes te downpour lasted the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Accident. Culvert Washed Away. Train's Narrow Escape. Brisbane
A train on the Yeppoon line was proceeding to Mount Chalmers, when the enginedriver noticed a large culvert had disappeared. The brakes were applied, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Accident Averted
While a train was approaching Mount Chalmers (Q.) on Saturday, the driver noticed that a large culvert had been washed away. Though the brakes were applied the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Googee Surf Tragedy. How Four Lives Were Lost. Evidence at the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death
An Inquiry into the circumstances connected with the tragic occurrence at Coogee on February 28 last, when four surf-bathers lost their lives, was held by the City Coroner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boating Accidents in Spain. British Bluejackets Drowned
MADRID, Sunday Afternoon.--The whaler of the British cruiser Glasgow capsized during a regatta at Villa Garcia, and four bluejackets were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death by Drowning. Wellington
A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. Fuller, J.P., on the body of a man who was found drowned in the Bell River, near Nurca. The evidence of the police showed that the man,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Groom Injured
Michael O'Donnell, 37, a groom, living in Bourke-street, city, was stepping into a buggy in Clarence-street yesterday, when he dropped the reins, and the horse took fright…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Selectors Drowned. Brisbane
Two selectors named Lowe and Tincknell are reported to have been drowned about a mile from Byrnestown, on the Gayndah line, Maryborough district. Lowe's body has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Double Drowning Case. in Flooded Creek. Brisbane
A double drowning case occurred about a mile from Byrnestown, near Gayndah, on Saturday. Tiucknell, the mnilman from Gooroolba to Byrnestown, and a lad named Lowe…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →British Bluejackets Drowned. Madrid, Feb. 6
A whaleboat belonging to the British cruiser Glasgow capsized during a regatta at Villa Garchia, and four bluejackets were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Found Drowned. Supposed Suicide. Melbourne
The body of Patrick Joseph Dempsey, aged 59 years, assistant raliway gatekeeper, was found floating in the water at Port Melbourne to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in Queensland. Two Persons Drowned Rockhampton Threatened
BRISBANE, Monday.--A telegram from Mary borough report that postmaster at Byrnestown advises that the mall contractor Tincknell was drowned on Saturday on Saturday when croseing a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Coogee Fatality. Life-savers Recommended. the Rescuers' Story
Harold Baker and James Clarken, who rescued so many people at the Coogee beach on January 28, told the story of their experiences anew yesterday in the Coroner's Court, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →