Police- Inspector Injured
Police- Inspector M'Crimmon, who was judging at the Highland Gathering at the Agricultural Ground, was struck a severe blow on the hip by the head of a 16lb. hammer…
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Strange Shooting Fatality. Rabbit Explodes Rifle Bathurst
William Charles Fenton, aged 34, a resident of Lidcombe, and employed as a boilermaker at Eveleigh died in the Bathurst Hospital to- day, as the result of an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women Injured. Alleged Assaults at North Sydney
The women [?] North [?] from injuries [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gathering of the Clans. Scotsmen's Day Out. Sports at Agricultural Ground. Ex-police Inspector Injured
The Scotsmen of Sydney held their annual festival at the Royal Agricultural Society's show ground in-day. when a long programme of national games dancing and sports was…
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William Fenton, married, 32, employed as a bollermaker's assistant at the Eveleigh Workshops, was to-day the victim of a shooting accident near Perthville, and is now lying in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fatalities and Accidents. a Fatal Fall
At 2 o clock on the afternoon of December 24, just when the Zealandia was about to leave Huddart Parker's wharf, Sussex Street, Henry M'Entegart (33), third cook on the…
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At 2 o'clock on the afternoon of December 24. Just when the Zealandia was about to leave Huddart Parker's wharf, Sussex Street, Henry M'Entegart (33), third cook on the…
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A day or so before Christmas a rather painful accident happened to Mr. W. Eades, of Parramatta, manager of the Richmond River Company's branch at…
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William Sprouie, 27, a resident or Kenthurst, was admitted into the Parramatta District Hospital on Friday suffering from a fracture of the right leg, caused by a…
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We regret to state that Mrs. J. S. Townsend of Maud - street, Granville, met with a nasty accident on Wednesday morning, which, it is feared, will confine…
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Arthur Tyson, a resident of Cabramatta, employed at the commonwealth Remount Depot, at Holdsworthy, was thrown from a waggon load of chaff on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police-inspector Injured
Police-Inspector M'Crimmon, who was judging at the Highland Gathering at the Agricultural Ground, was struck a severe blow on the hip by the head of a 16lb. hammer…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Injured at Highland Gathering
While judging the hammer-throwing competition at the Highland Gathering yesterday, Police-Inspector McCrimmon was struck on the thigh hy the 161b piece of metal, which became…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →P. & O. Steamer Sunk Persia Lost on Road to India Most Passengers Drowned London. Saturday Morning
The P. and O. steamer Persia, bound for Bombay, was sunk on Thursday. Most of the passengers and crew were lost. The Persia was of 7974 tons, and had a…
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[?] particulars of the tragedy of [?] band. [?] stated, include 10 military [?] of the liner was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lost with the Persia 192 People Drowned Ship Sinks in Five Minutes Rush to Launch the Boats Rumors About Kitchener Exciting Duel at Sea 520th Day of the War
The Persia was torpedoed without warning, and sank in five minutes. The latest figures show that 192 were lost. The steamer carried no munitions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Smash at Clyde. Accident to Wheat Train. Crashes Through Dead End Into Street
A train of [?] trucks of wheat, which has detached from the engine, broke away [?] Clyde Station on Saturday afternoon, and [?] into the buffer stops. There were…
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A member of the A.I.F., Private Augustus Lewis, of the 12th Reinforcements, 2nd Baltalion, accidentally shot himself in the body with a revolver at Liverpool Camp on New…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Accident. Perth
A miner named Alfred Debman was killed, and his mate, Harry Thompson, seriously inJured, as the result of a blasting accident at the Corinthian North Mine, Yelgarn,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Murders Than Fires Last Year's Record Fewer Accidents
The number of deaths by violence in the metropolitan area shows a remarkable drop last year as compared with the year before -- 445 cases as against 527. The number of…
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