Two Children Drowned. Buggy Backed Into River
LAUNCESTON, Friday.--A double drowning fatality occurred last night near Ross. James Williams, an employee of Bennett Bros., was returning from the races in a buggy with his…
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Mine-layer Wrecked. Five Men Drowned. London
A vessel for laying submarine mines, which has just been built in England for the Russian Government, was being sailed to the Baltic by an English crew of six with a…
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A fatality resulting from the collapse of a stone wall was recorded this morning at Paddington. Two little boys, David Wishart aged 3…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Toll of the Surf. a Welsh Miner Drowned at Corrimal. Wollongong
A surf-bathing fatality occurred at Towrodgl Beach yesterday afternoon. Three men, John Humphy Hughes, Ebenezer Rees, and John Davis, all of Corrimal, went…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Toll of the Crossings. The Railway Fatality at Granville. A Man Cut Down at the " Dog-Trap" Crossing
On Monday morning. an inquest was held at the Parramatta Courthouse on the body of an old man, Hendrick Hensen; Olsen (an old-age pensioner residing at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crashes to Earth. Aviator Jones Injured. Flight Over Adelaide. Cup of Petrol Would Have Saved Fall
ADELAIDE, Friday.--Early this morning A. W. Jones started from Cheltenham racecourse, in his biplane, and after a few circuits rose to a great height, and made for Adelaide. Sixteen…
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This is an autobiography written by The White City Scenic Railway, translated and revised by T. H. Eslick, C.D., I.C.S., I.I.J. I am the youngest member of my family yet…
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Two accidents to picture artists ended fatally recently. The first occurred at Rome, where a professional Spanish bull-fighter, specially brought to Italy by the Cines Company to take…
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Roy Marlin, 8½, on a holiday from Richmond, snd staying with Mrs. Green, of Busby-street, sustained concussion of the brain when he fell from the overhead railway bridge at South…
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The District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, held an inquest to-day into the circumstances surrounding the death of Thomas Simpson, 13½, who was killed in a tram accident near…
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An inquest was held yesterday concerning the death of an unknown man, who died in the Sydney Hospital on December 28 from injuries to the head. Gustav Hermann Twisselmann, a…
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Accidents dealt with at the Parramatta District Hospital during the last few days have included tho following: Haddon Reeks, 6, of Toongabble, who had…
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During the running of the Maiden Handicap at Victoria Park races yesterday. afternoon Frank Connelly, who was on the colt Haut Belle, lost his seat, and being. thrown…
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Late on Friday afternoon a lorry, owned by the N.S. Wales Transports, Ltd., of Moore-street, came into collision with a tram at the corner of George and Hunter streets. A lad…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mine-layer Wrecked. Five Men Drowned. London
A vessel for laying submarine mines, which has just been built in England for the Russian Government, was being sailed to the Baltic by an English crew of six with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overwhelmed. Boy's Life Crushed Out by Falling Wall. Brother Seriously Injured
Death has laid his hand heavily upon a family of four residing at Rushcutters Bay. A month ago the young wife of Mr. J. H. Wishart died, leaving a broken-hearted husband and a family…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An Accident at Canterbury Park
During the running of the Juvenile Handicap at Canterbury Park yesterday, Tan (J. Lece), Duke of Sparta (B. Cain), Cabarious (J. Mcknown), and Hartrup (M Keany) fell going…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fractured Skull. Accident to Rylstone Farmer. RYLSTONE
A shocking accident occurred at a place a quarter of a mile from Rylstone on the Pinnacle Swamp road this afternoon. Mr. John Croskery, a farmer, was thrown from a cart…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--At Wyuna yesterday Mrs. Baird, the wife of the manager of the Government Irrigation Farm, lost her life under curious circumstances. Deceased was a…
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DENILIQUIN, Sunday.--A drowning fatality occurred on Friday night. Rev. F. A. Wenborn, of St. Paul's Church, had been an inmate, of the hospital for a few days, suffering from…
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