Holiday Accidents. Big List in Town and Country
Several tram and street accidents occurred on Anniversary Day in the city, but fortunately [?] were attended with fatal results. A greengrocer named Antonio Ca[?]rara…
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Serious Shooting Accident
CAMBELLTOWN, Saturday Afternoon.—A serious shooting accident occurred while two lads from Granville were shooting rabbits on St. Andrew's Estate, Minto. Through over…
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Alexander Burtenshaw, 37, a beltmaker, employed in the railway workshops, and living with his wife at No. 6 Lawson-street, Pyrmont, met with a shocking accident at his work this…
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As would naturally be expected, says the United States Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor, in an article on industrial accidents in Germany, a copy of which has been received by…
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A bo[?] named Alfred Skinner let a loaded Winche[?] rifle fall at Blackwood to-day[?] falling, [?]he rifle went off, and Pearl Davey, aged 17[?]years, was shot through the head…
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Mr. Richard Best while working a circular saw at Yarralumia station had his left hand badly mutilated through coming in contact with the teeth. He was brought to the…
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A lad, Lisle Vincent Austin, son of Mr. J. A. Austin, of Blathery Creek, was fatally shot by his brother while out rabbit-shooting. The brother told him to stop at home,…
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A curious accident occurred at Bondi Beach yesterday. A man named Andrew Cordi, 54 years of age, living at Bondiroad, was driving a cart past the…
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A shocking accident occurred at the Evaleigh railway workshops to-day, a beltmender, Alexander Burtonshaw, who lived in Bawson-street, Pyrmont, being so badly…
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Mrs. Hegarty, 297 Harris-street, city, who was a passenger on a tram bound from Circular Quay to the western suburbs, met with a painful accident shortly after midday on…
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MUDGEE, Friday.--Mrs. R. Robinson was doing some work in the vegetable garden near her home when her son a boys of 10 years, accidentally fired off a pea-riffe. The bullet struck…
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A fortnight ago Mrs. Rebecca Ferguson, 55, was burned through the upsetting of a candle at her home. King-street, Newtown. She lingered until yesterday morning, when she died in the Royal Prince Alfred…
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Mr. James Hanrahan, ex-President of the Illinois Central Railway Company, Mr. Prank Melchoir, second vice-president of the Rock Island Company, and Mr. I. Pierce, general solicitor to the Rock Island Company,…
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At the Horseshoe Mine, Kalgoorlie, this morning Harry Redman and Frank Dockring were working at the 1400ft. level when the lights went out owing to a hose coupling blowing…
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Polish voters, enraged at the defeat of a compatriot, wrecked the windows of the German tradesmen in the town of Schewtz. Two German students were severely wounded…
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Matthew Cleary (17), residing at Burren-street, Erskineville, was riding a bicycle yesterday morning along Botany-road, Waterloo, and when approaching the intersection of Bourke-street he collided with a cart driven…
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A brutal murder committee here last week nearly escaped detection by the authorities owing to the wonderful calculating cunning of the murderer. The Victim was Madame Jacob,…
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John Bannon, lately living at Doncaster-avenue, Kensington, was on Thursday seen to walk into the water at Coogee Beach with his clothes on. He waded out till the water…
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YOUNG, Saturday.--A serious accident happened at Marengo Racecourse yesterday, resulting in the well-known country jockey, George Brown, being killed, and a lad named Apps (16)…
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Miss M'Credic, 36, who resided with her mother and relatives at Nicholson parade, Cronulla. accompanied her brother and relatives to the surf on Sunday, and while bathing was…
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