Kapunda Railway Accident. Adelaide
Critchley, who was washed off an engine he was driving at the railway accident near Kapunda on Thursday evening, was found about seven miles from the accident in the…
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Threshing Accident. Launceston (Tas.)
Wm. Calder, aged 19, working on a threshing machine at Cam-road, on the north-west coast, had one of his feet caught in the beaters of the machine. The foot was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatal Motor Accident. Two Men Killed. Auckland (N.z.)
A fatal motor accident occurred between [?]gaville and Whangarel. The tyre burst, and the car turned completely over, throwing the occupants out. Mr. Hoey, the owner, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cricket Curios. How the Blind Play. Wicketkeeper's Extraordinary Accident. Side Fails to Score Carries Bat Without Scoring
N. Wigle, in 1903, playing, for Kingsville v. Detroit, at Kingsville (Ontario); carried his bat right through the innings without scoring, but the side only made 6…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fell Fifteen Feet. Accident in Pitt-street
An accident occurred at the building in course of erection in Pitt-street for the proprietors of the new dally Labor paper this morning, and as a result Francis M'Nally…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--William M'lvor fell off a tramcar in Bourke-street on Saturday night, fracturing the base, of his skull. He died to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatalities and Accidents Condition of William Wright
No change has yet taken place in the condition of William Wright, who was found with a bullet wound in his head in a house at Leichhardt on Thursday night…
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The City Coroner, held an inquiry into the cause of the death of Ann Bowen, 79 years of age, lately residing at Redfern. Deceased was knocked down by a runaway horse in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sad Fatality
A sad accident was that by which a little child, Colin Bridge (grandson of Mr. J. T. Bridge), and living with his parents at Glebe-street, Parramatta S., was scalded…
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Herbert Finley Smith, l8, died at the Prince Alfred Hospital on February 13 from a fracture of the skull, caused through his colliding with a spring van while riding a bicycle. An…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatal Collision. Brisbane
Charles Yarrow, aged 16, a resident of Wooloowin, was fatally injured through colliding with an omnibus on Saturday afternoon. He was riding a bicycle at the time of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Drowned in a Well
Archibald A. Backhus, aged 5, was drowned in a well at his parents' residence, Newtown, Minmi, this afternoon. The mother told the child to go and give the fowls some water…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Boating Fatality. Wellington (N.z.)
Three men were fishing off Packakariki, and the boat capsized in a heavy swell. One of the men named Pengelly sank and was not seen again. The others, Malcolm and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Smashing Fall. Seaman Seriously Injured
Dan [?], a seaman on the steamer Kan[?], lying at Brown's w[?], Woolloomooloo Bay, met with a bad accident this morning on that vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bush and Grass Fires. Two Men Injured
The irritating heat yesterday was in itself irritable. There as only needed a match to produce a flare. As it happened, several persons obliged the element, "light thrown down…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush Fires. Blazes in the Suburbs. Houses Burnt and People Injured
[?] played havoc with large tracts of [?] and miles of [?] suburbs on Tuesday. A very large blaze broke out in the vicinity…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires. Sydney Encircled. Three Persons Injured. Houses and Fences Burnt
The heat of Tuesday was, to some extent, due to another widespread outbreak of bush fires in all directions round Sydney. Miles of fencing were destroyed, hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →American Railway Smash Ten Killed-- Thirty Injured London, Tuesday, 8.55 p.m
A railway accident occurred to-day in Pittsburg (U.S.), as a result of which 10 persons were killed and 30 others seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident to Head Shunter
Head shunter T. A. Kmerson, whilst engaged coupling trucks laden with coal at the Ever[?] Railway Yards, met with a peculiar accident. A block of coal weighing about lewt became…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Accidents in Mines. Report Oe Board. the New Administration
The annual report of the Miners' Accident Relief Board shows that the gross revenue for 1912 was £67,004, an increase of £3149 compared with 1911. The investments of the board…
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