Pea-rifle Accident Adelong
A pea-rifle accident occurred here, through a lad named Frederick E[?]cleston (16) trying to shoot a snake hiding under the house…
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Drowning Accidents Many Deaths Four Young Men Lost
At Binalong (N.S.W.) on Sunday last a young man named Kenneth Weeks, aged nineteen years, son of Mr. George Weeks, of Binalong, was drowned. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Misadventures, a Boy Shot an Adelaide Fatality
A boy named Ronald Nicol was fatally shot at his home at McLaren Vale (near Adelaide) on Sunday afternoon. The lad went to sleep on a bed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision at Sea. San Francisco, Feb. 7
The passenger liner Wilhelmina, 6726 tons, collided with the steam schooner Sierra, 1034 tons, off San Francisco lightship. Wireless reports state that the schooner is sinking and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boating Disaster. Soldiers Drowned in Dundrum Bay
While eight men of the West Kent regiment and a civilian were returning to Ballykinlar camp in an open boat last Sunday afternoon, a sudden squall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Driver Killed a Peculiar Fatality Melbourne
Stricken with terror after, she had dashed across the line in front of an approaching race train, it woman motor driver was killed under peculiar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Child Injured Foot Under Motor 'Bus
Wh[?] attempting to cross the street near the home [?] North Sydney, to-day, [?] was knocked down be a motor bus,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Drowned Pony a Borrower's Liability The Careless Rider
Burragate states that some time ago he lent a pony to a man, who rode the pony across a river, and in dismounting on the other side let the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gave His Life Drowned Saving Two Girls Young Man's Bravery Warren
Alfred Swain, 21 years of age, son of Mr. J. S. Swain, was drowned in the Macquarie River in saving two girls who had got into…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Show Ground, Accidents
A subscriber, of Manaro, asks: Is the committee of a Pastoral and Agricultural Society responsible for any accident that may happen inside of the enclosure? That…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burning Accidents Girl's Awful Ordeal Old Man and Girl Killed
A terrible burning accident occurred at the Marshes, about sixteen miles from St. Helens, on the east coast of Tasmania, on Tuesday, resulting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poisoned Sweets Police Chief's Story "An Accident ?" LONDON
Sir William Horwood, London Police Commissioner, related at Bow-street during the hearing of the case against Walter Francis Tatam. how he ate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pea-rifle Accident Glen Innes
Three men, Elias Joseph, his cousin, Simon Joseph, and Jack Solomon, were out shooting at Furracabad yesterday. Ellas Joseph, who had a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Parramatta Collision
The Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Fraser) has received a letter from the Parramatta and District Chamber of Commerce expressing appreciation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nature Notes Drowning Death-Grip
CAME across an owl with outstretched wings floating in the river. Found deceased had the head of a fully-grown house rat firmly fixed…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Fatality at Wyong. Wyong
Eric Barnes died early this morning as the result of injuries received yesterday whilst cleaning an electric light plant. He was cleaning the machine with benzine, which…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Two Tugs. Collision in Harbour
A collision took place yesterday morning of Goat Island between the wooden tug Gundoa, with a punt in tow, and the tug Egeria. The Gundoa was reported to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Rider Injured Inverell
Gordon Langworthy, who received a nasty spill in the high jump at the Inverell show, was removed to the hospital suffering from concussion…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Body Recovered Drowning of Dr. Glasson Launceston
The body of Doctor Glasson, of Melbourne. who, was drowned in the Arthur River through a boat capsizing on January 28, was recovered to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lidcombe Fatality. Fall From Electric Light Pole
About 5 p.m. on Thursday, Herbert B. Simpson (38) fell from an electric light pole in Sydney-road, Lidcombe. He was a lineman, and was working on the pole…
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