Jockey Injured. Bega
Charles Pocthe, a Sydney boy, was badly injured while riding the two-year- old Dave whitton on Bega racecourse this morning. His thigh was badly smashed, and he…
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Drowned at Curl Curl Unknown Man Washed Out
A young man, whose name is not yet known, was drowned at Curl Curl this morning. He was seen lying on the rocks dressed in a sweater and pants, apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lock the Wheels! Coroner's Advice to Carters. Dawes' Point Fatality
Mr. Fincham, P.M., Assistant-City Coroner, yesterday strongly condemned the practice of carters leaving their horses and carts without first locking the wheels. The remarks arose…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swept Off the Rocks. Drowned Near Curl Curl. Unknown Man's End
At unknown man was washed off the rocks between Freshwater and Curl Curl, on the northern side of Manly, this afternoon and drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cronulla Tragedy. a Dangerous Bathing Resort. Many Escapes From Drowning. Warnings That Were Unheeded
Cronulla was, yesterday, in mourning. The shocking tragedy of Tuesday, when the Misses. Marjorie and Daphne Louden, and their twelve year-old cousin, Alexander, were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Historic Accidents. How They Led to Great Discoveries
The beautiful colour, Prussian blue, was accidentally discovered by a chemist of Berlin about 1740. He had successively thrown upon the ground several liquors from his…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Accident at Newtown
Daniel White, aged 22, of 5 Petersham-road, Marrickville, met with a painful accident at Newtown in the small hours of this morning. About 2.45 he attempted to board…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalities & Accidents. Drank Poison
The story of a determined suicide came to the police yesterday, in connection with the death of Robert Hamilton (53), which occurred in St. Vincent's Hospital on Tuesday night. As he…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Collision with a Tree. Motor-cyclist Injured
A motor-cyclist, Richard Bartlett, living at 42 Darlinghurst-road, Darlinghurst, had a narrow escape from being killed in Centennial Park late last night, owing, to his,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Drowning Accident. Melbourne
Two men were drowned in Altona Bay to-day. Samuel Boyd, his son Walter, aged 16 years, and a man named Henry Pellow, were fishing off the bay to-day when a southerly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Smash. Rear-end Collision. Seven People Injured. Some Amazing Escapes
A startling tram smash occurred at Rush cutters' Bay, shortly before 11.30 last night Fortunately there were no serious results, due probably to the fact that the cars were not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor-car Fatality
An unknown man was taken to the Sydney. Hospital in an unconscious state this afternoon, suffering from a fractured skull. He was knocked down by a motor-car near St…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drowned at Cronulla
"Help, Help I'm sinking." Young Alick Louden immediately dashed in to the rescue, but by the time he reached his aunt he also was caught…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jockey Injured
BEGA, Thursday.—A Sydney jockey, Charles Poethe, said to be a native of Europe, was seriously injured here this morning while riding a racehorse. The horse bolted, and dashed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cyclist Injured
In trying to avoid a sulky in Centennial Park last night Richard Barticts, if, a clerk who was riding a motor cycle, ran the machine into a tree. In the collision the handle of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Injured Hock
[?] Creek tells me [?] one of his colts received an injury to the hock, and that the animal's hind leg it swelled up and now is discharging freely…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Altona Bay Fatality. Melbourne
The fatality at Altona Bay on New Year's Eve, in, which two men wen drowned, is said to have been largely due to the absence of lights on the Altona [?]etty. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pea Rifle Fatality. Trundle
A man named David M'Dowell was last night shot with a pea rifle. The bullet entered the forehead, and came out at the back of the car. He died at 11 this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mrs. Emily Turner Injured
On Saturday last Mrs. Emily Turner, and her father-in-law, Mr. Henry Turner. were injured in a train accident. Mr. Turner, who is 84 years old, had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Surf Fatality. Washes to Sea at Curd Curl
Curl Curl, near Manly, was the scene of a surf tragedy yesterday. Two brothers named Pritchard noticed a man lying on the rocks in what appeared to be a pool of water…
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