Aviators Wanted. No Accident Liability
MELBOURNE. Saturday.—Applications for two expert mechanist aviators for the Defence Department will be received up to and inclusive, Friday, March 1. Candidates must state…
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Fatalities and Accidents Crushed Whilst Shunting
Peter Mason. (22) residing at Bridge-road, Drummoyne, and employed as a shunter at Darling Harbor railway yards, sustained severe injuries to the head early yesterday morning as…
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While fording a river on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand, the Rev. Mr. Locks and his sister, recent arrivals from England, were both drowned through their vehicle capsizing…
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A great herd of bulls at Villa Franca, near Lisbon, which were being trained for bull-fights, stampeded owing to a gale destroying their sheds. They plunged into the Tagus, and over 1000 of them were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Tram Conductor Injured
A tram conductor, Claude Hamilton (24), residing at Pitt-street, Redfern, fell from a car in Quay-street, city, about 9 o'clock in the evening. When picked up he was found to be suffering from shock, and the Civil…
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A shooting fatality occurred at the Ganmain "Express" newspaper office. Albert Burman, compositor, and a friend named Eric Thorne, were examining a loaded revolver, which exploded, the bullet entering Burman's…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Yesterday's Accidents. a Sensational Bolt
Very early in the morning Milton Kelly was jolted out of his seat when driving a cab in Alma-street, Darlington, through a wheel striking a large stone, and he was slightly hurt. The horse bolted along…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wyalong Disaster. We have been asked to publish the following versus, which appeared in the "Wyalong Star":— Barrier Mine Accident
The Saturday morn broke bright and clear. The summer sun beamed strong; As eight miners wandered off to work, as happy as in song,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowning Accidents. Launceston
Chas. Southwell, 28, resident of Burnie, was drowned there last evening while surf bathing. The body was afterwards recovered. The body of Captain Noake, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Collision. in Victoria. Several People Injured. Melbourne
Passengers by the 4.42 p.m. train from Melbourne to Whittlesea had a sensational experience at the Yan Yean station on Saturday night…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.--At Sampson Vale this morning William Leich, single (24), was out shooting with two other young men when he foll, and his rifle exploded, the bullet entering…
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MELBOURNE, Monday—The bodies of three boys who were drowned while bathing at Port Melbourne on Friday evening have been recovered. One was found yesterday morning and the…
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Michael Hogan, 29, laborer, lies in the Prince Alfred Hospital, suffering from a fractured collarbone, concussion of the brain, and shock, sustained through his falling…
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Roy Simpson, a young telephone fitter employed at the G.P.O., and residing at Yasmar-street, Haberfield, was found unconscious by some cir[?]ans in Parramatta-read…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Jockey Injured
While riding work at Kensington Racecourse early this morning Leslie Timmins, a jockey employed by Mr. W. Leadbeater, Baker-street, Randwick, was thrown from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shooting Fatality. Brisbane
A young man named William Leigh left home at Samford with three companions to go shooting. While climbing a fence Leigh fell, and his gun accidentally discharged, the…
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In South Australia the Workmen's Compensation Act was recently made to apply to jockeys, and the responsibility of insuring them fell upon the owners and…
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About 6 p.m. on Saturday evening, Bennie Fine, commercial traveller, residing at Beaumont-street, Alexandria, was thrown from a sulky, the wheel of which passed over his body…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Old Man Drowned. Nowra
The body of William Barham (64) was found to-day in the bed of a creek on the Tulse Hill Estate. The remains were in an advanced state of decomposition. At an inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Wind's Harvest. Five Americans Injured
OAKLAND (CAL.), Saturday.--Four aviators, Parmalee, Martin, Keaney, and Hillery, were driven to earth by sudden gusts of wind, and their machines partly wrecked. All four men…
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