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Some rather sensational incidents surrounded the departure of Barton's Circus from Wellington (N.Z.) recently, by the steamer To Anan for Plcton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire, resulting in severe injuries to several people, the destruction of a motor car, and some damage to premises, occurred in the machinery depot of J. T. Wood,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →That Sir Normand MacLaurin was not seriously injured, or even killed, in the accident which he met with in Pitt-street, near King-street, shortly before 11 o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The new Dreadnought battleship Centurion last month came into collision off Portland with a steamer, which apparently sank with all hands, leaving on the surface of the sea no…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We regret to report a serious motor car accident. Mr Frederic Gilbert Tunks, a Sydney commercial traveller (now an inmate of the Nepean…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An unfortunate accident occurred this morning to Sir Normand MacLaurin, M.L.C., Chancellor of the University. He was knocked down by a tram car while…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ernest Ashley Cooper, seven years old, son of E. A. Cooper, of Young, met with a shocking accident on. Thursday. He was playing about where the machinery of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Frank King, a carpenter, 35 years of age, residing at Moore-street, Balmain, yesterday fell 40ft. from a derrick at the Balmain colliery, and sustained a fracture of the left…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →INVERELL, Friday.--The Inverell-Ashford mail coach was about six miles from Ashford, where it appears the driver came to a public gate. After opening the gate he drove the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Roy Smith. 14 of Ada-street, had a fall from his bike and tat meant subsequently four stiches in his head at the Hospital Squire Webb, H, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Arthur Hart, a chemist, residing, at the South Parade, Auburn, met with a. peculiar accident on New Year's Day, the effects of which had a fatal termination…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two British steamers, the Auchenarden and the Lauranea, collided during a fog on the River Mersey. The Auchenarden sunk, and her crew were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →One of Mr. Johnson's Juggernauts got its own back last night. A "Sun" cart, rushing off to the Central Railway Station in hot haste with bundles of still damp copies of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After the pit had been, closed for six years, a fine seam of coal has been accidentally discovered at the Hartington Colliery (Derbyshire) of the Staveley Company. The seam, four feet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir Norman MacLaurin, who was the victim of an accident yesterday, in which both a tram and a motor-car were concerned, was, much better last night, and it is not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--At the inquest on the two lads who were drowned at St. Kilda a week ago in 7ft. of water, witnesses said the spot was dangerous because of the backwash…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →While surf bathing at Port Kembia yesterday Arthur Boynton, 23, a new arrival from England, was drowned. He was seen to be in difficulties, and a younth named Lindsay…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →HELENSBURGH, Saturday.--At the inquiry into the cause of the death of Walter Spearing, a finding of accidental death was recorded. The evidence showed that deceased and two other…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A double drowning accident occurred at Goombargana in the afternoon. Three brothers—James Alfred and Charles Cunningham—aged 18 27, and 72 respectively sons of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →William Coates, a cyclist, aged l8 years, collided with a motor car on Thursday, when turning a corner from Argyle-street into Johnstreet. He received injuries to the right hip…
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