Child's Painful Accident. Lithgow
The l8 months old son of Mr. G. A. Langlands, while playing with a fretwork saw, sustained serious injuries to an eye. A Sydney specialist's services have been…
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Fatalities and Accidents Drank Spirits of Salts
William Owen (28) died in the South Sydney Hospital on Sunday night from the effects of poison. On the previous day he drank a quantity of spirits of salts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clan Mactavish Delayed Accident to Machinery
Owing to an accident to her machinery the homeward bound steamer Clan Mactavish was unable to clear the Heads last night. The vessel is now anchored in Watson's Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmer Accidentally Drowned. West Wyalong
A young man named Fitzsimmons, a sharefarmer on Wollongongh station, Ungarie, was accidentally drowned in a tank there through the dray horse he was driving drawing the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Manly Coach Fatality
Accidental death was the city coroner's finding yesterday in the case of Alex, lan Osborne, 3½years who was run over by a coach at the Corso, Manly, on the afternoon of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Enmore Motor Fatality
The city coroner recorded yesterday that Colin Bennett, 4 years, of Marion-street, Enmore, was run down and killed by a motorcar in Enmore-road on December 31…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boxer Injured
During the first round of a boxing bout at Newtown last night, Billy Fitzgerald, of Grafton was hit on the Jaw. His head struck the floor heavily as he fell, and it was…
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Cecil E. Newton, 21, Jan A.B. on H.M.A.S. Penguin, was drowned in the Garden Island swimming-bath yesterday. He was just learning to swim. About 6 a.m. he went to the…
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A drowning case occurred at Burren Junction on Saturday, the victim being a little son of Mr. and Mrs. Colin McKenzie. A tub of water was standing In the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Brave Policeman. Saves Young Woman From Drowning
Mr. Austin Chapman, M.P., Writes a letter of appreciation concerning the rescue by Constable Barry of a young lady from the surf at Central Tilba, South Coast, on Boxing day, The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bluejacket Drowned. in Garden Island Baths
Early yesterday Lieutenant Cameron, of H.M.A.S. Yarra, found a body floating in the baths attached to the naval depot of Garden Island. The body was identified as that of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Surf Fatality. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In view of the sad catastrophe in our midst, and while every one's heart is stirred with deepest pity for the poor bereaved ones in their heart-breaking sorrow, it…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Injured Randwick Boxer. Still Semi-conscious
The young man, William Fitzgerald, of Susan-street. Randwick, who was taken to, the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, having taken part in a contest in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Waterhole Peril Another Boy Drowned. Coroner's Comments
Samuel Avery, a brickmaker, was at work near Wilson's brick pit, Gore Hill, last Friday afternoon, when he heard cries' for help. He ran down to the pit, and diving in found…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Whirled to Death. Fatality at Botany. Man Caught in Belting
A shocking fatality occurred at Botany this morning, when William Condon, aged 30, was battered to death at Whiddon Bros., Ltd., tannery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Boxer Injured. As Result of Being Knocked Out
William, Fitzgerald (21), of Sudan-street, Randwick, was knocked out at the Olympic Stadium last night in the course of a contest. He was taken by the Newtown District Ambalance…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coaching Smash. Driver Terribly Injured. Vehicle Turns Turtle! Bathurst
A serious coach, accident, occurred near Green' Swamp, about 10 miles from. Bathurst, yesterday afternoon. The driver and owner, James Sparkes. now lies in the Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seventy-five Drowned. Disaster in Canada. Workmen Upset in River. London. Wednesday Morning
A hundred laborers who tried to cross the Eraser River, Canada, in a boat were upset. Strong currents seized the boat and dashed it against a rock…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Wild Ride. Coach Dashes Down Hill. Turns Turtle at the Bottom. Drives and Passengers Injured
The failure of the brakes, while the Sunny Corner mail coach was travelling down a steep hill near Green Swamp yesterday. caused the horses to bolt, with the result that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Whirled to Death. Man Caught in Belting. Machinery Accident at Botany
A fatal accident occurred at Whiddon Brothers' Limited, tannery, at Botany this morning, a tannery hand named William Condon, 20, of Botany-road, Botany, was caught in some…
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