Surf Fatality. Evidence at Inquest
An inquiry into the deaths of Beryl Grace Hands (12) and John Austin Hands (11), who were drowned while surfing at Freshwater on January 24, was made by the City Coroner,…
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Fatal Motor Collision. Adelaide
David Marr, 26 years of ago, an engineer, living at Unley, died in the Adelaide Hospital yesterday from injuries received in a collision between a motor cycle, which he was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Soldiers Drowned London, February 5
Eight west Kent soldiers and one civilian were returning to Ballykinlar camp in an open boat, which collapsed owing to the strong tide in Dundrim…
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At Binalong on Sunday Kenneth Clife Weeks, aged 19, was swimming in the railway weir. Illalong Creek; and is said to have dived off a ledge near the wall and struck his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Horseman Injured. Moree
On Saturday morning Hugh Fraser, son of Mr. Peter Fraser, of East Moree, met with an accident at Boonadoon. It is understood that he was mustering stock when his horse…
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A collision occurred near Colli[?] between cars driven by Mr. Tomlinson and Mrs. C. Rankmore. The damage to both cars was considerable, and Mr. A. Rankmore, a passenger,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Jockey Fatally Injured Crookwell
Three horses fell at the picnic races on Saturday, and, in trying to avoid a collision, Leo O'Neill (17), swerved his mount and struck a tree. He was thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boats Capsize Two Men Drowned Corowa
A double drowning fatality occurred at Dyo's Lagoon, one and a half miles from the town, on Sunday morning. A party of young men, sons of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Riding Accident. Crookwell
Leo O'Neill, aged 16 years, son or Mr. John O'Neill, of Wheeo, near Crookwell, met with a fatal accident while riding a horse in a race at Wheeo sports on Snturday. The sports…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor and Sulky Stanmore-road Collision Motorist Arrested
At the Newtown Court to-day, before Mr. Camphin, D.S.M., Cornelius O'Keefe, aged 31, of Gordon-street, Mascot, pleaded not guilty to having…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sailing the 18-Footers: the N.S.W. WINS Splendid. Performance in a Nor Easter: Caledonia Damaged sin a Collision: Interesting Interclub Finish
DesJemona and Caledonia provided the exciting incident of the contest. At the Clark Island mark, Caledonia had cleared the objective, and was…
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It happened about 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday. Holding the muzzle end of a pearifle, William Henry Smith, of Thomas street, Northmead, endeavored to strike…
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On Wednesday afternoon Mr. C. Sconce, who was working on the erection of an electric light pole, which stands through the galvanised iron verandah of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trotting Backers Win at Epping: Honest Bells Improves Accident In Flying: Grit Takes Handicap
Within fifty yarde of the winning post in the Flying Handicap at Spping on Monday. Willowdean, when running second,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Missing Man Found Drowned
The dead body of William Carswell, of Cavendish-street, Stanmore, who had been missing, since Sunday, was found on the rocks at Taylor Bay, near Mosman, yesterday…
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Two boys were injured yesterday when jumping from moving tramears Both are in hospital. Henry Victor Joseph Brown, 7. of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Items From Country Centres the South Coast Injured by Coal Fall Clifton
Owing to a heavy fall of coal at Coalcliff Colliery this morning a miner, John Russell, of Wollongong, sustained a compound fracture of the left leg; his right…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Casualties. Accidentally Shot
Thomas William Smith, of Thomas-street, Northmead, was accidentally shot with a pea rifle at an early hour on Tuesday morning. It appears that he was annoyed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatal Motor Accident
An inquiry regarding the death of Annie Hunter, 56, from injuries caused by being knocked down and run over by a motor car at the corner of Campbell and Crown streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pearifle Accident. Adelong
Frederick Eccleston, aged 16 years, noticed a snake go under the house, and got a pea rifle to shoot it. He was in the act of loading the gun, when it went off. The…
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