Accident to Mr. McGOWEN. N.S.W. ex-pramier Thrown from a Buggy
Mr. J. S. [?] McGowen, M.L.A., ex-Premier of New South Wales, who is at present on a visit to tasmania, met with a buggy accident on Thursday, and is…
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MISADVENTURES Fatalities and Accidents an Electrician Killed by a Blow-out
On Saturday morning, Thomas Wearne, who live in Leichhardt (Sydney), was turning on a switch at the Sydney Council's electric light sub-station at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatalities & Accidents. Knocked Down by Motor Car
On Sunday afternoon, Ralph M'Kee (S), living at 40 Burne Street, Redfern, jumped off a motor lorry In Abercrombie Street, and, when running across the road was knocked down by…
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Mary Ann Tanshaw- (18), and her brother Frederick (9), went Into the Maclntyre River, Inverell, on Sunday afternoon for a swim. Miss Hanshaw, who could not…
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We regret to record the death by drowning of a Parramattta boy, Philip Manton Oakes, second son of Mr. Leslie II. Oakes, formerly of Parramatta, but of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Driving Accident. Child Drowned; Father's Leg Broken
Mr. Albert Hartwell, caretaker, of Tu[?] Landing, near Oxley, in the Hay district, was riding in a buggy with his five-year-old man, Albert, on Monday, where the horses took fight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →L. Griffiths Injured
Jockey Les Griffiths who last week fell with the horse Fortunise. at Dubbo, is now an inmate of Hopetoun private hospital. In addition to a fractured shoulder…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Casualties. Fatal Collision. Brisbane
Lieutenant Seymour Villiers Brown, whilst proceeding along Bayview Terrace, Clayfield, on a mortor cycle, collided with a motor cycle and received injuries from which he…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Boy Injured at Balmain
Martin [?]. 17, of 70 Mort-street, Balmain, was thrown from a bicycle in [?]-road, Balmain, on Tuesday afternoon, and sustained injuries to the face. chest and legs…
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HAY, Tuesday.--As the result of a buggy accident, Mr, Albert Hartwell, caretaker of Tuprn Landing, near Oxley, had one of his logs broken, and the following events led to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gas Explosion Eight Men Injured Melbourne
Eight men were severely injured as a result of a gas explosion at Spottiswoode pumping works this afternoon. Throe of the men are in a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With Saddle and Sulky. Trotting Told by "Austral." Victoria Park. Mile and a Half Pacing Record. Golden Robin's Fine Display. Golden Tress's Poor One. Collision in Progressive Handicap. Schmack's Double
The Australian Trotting Club's meeting held at Victoria Park, Sydney, on Monday, February 19, was well attended. There were 82 competitors out of 109…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Harry Beckett Dead Victim of Motor Accident: Good Sport Gone
Once again is it my duty to chronicle the passing of an old friend and a real sport from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet. Mr. Harry Beckett was killed through his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Lift Accident. Mitchell v Ornamental Steel Co
Ernest Frederick Mitchell, of Cross-street, Canterbury, proceeded against the Ornamental [?] Manufacturing Company, Ltd., of Castlereagh-street, Sydney, for alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Driving Accident. Tragic Sequel. Hay
On Saturday, near Oxley, Albert Hartwell, caretaker of the Tupra landing on the Murrumbidgee River, near the junction with the Lachlan River, was driving in a buggy with…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fatalities & Accidents. Man Found Shot
A man about 30 years of age was found dead on a seat near the refreshment rooms in the Botanic Gardens yesterday. He bad a bullet wound in his right temple, and on the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Jockey Injured. Accident at Kensington
As the result of a Collection between two horses at Ken[?] Race[?] this morning, Les[?] T[?] sustained a fractured left thigh. The lad, who is an apprentice of…
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An Inquiry was held by the City Corner concerning the death of Phillip Manton Oakes a bank clerk, [?] of Albert-road, Homebush, who was drowned in the Municipal baths,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cabs Collide. Acting-judge Watt Injured
Mr. A. R. Watt, Acting District Court Judge, met with an accident on Tuesday owing to a collision between two cabs. His Honor was seated in a cab, and while being…
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