A Sea Victim Surfer Drowned Gallant Fireman Appeal Ignored NEWCASTLE
Two bathers in the surf at North Stockton Beach this afternoon did not heed an appeal to assist to rescue Frederick, Humphries, 45,…
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Search for Body Tragic Surf Fatality Might Have Been Saved Newcastle
Police and members of the Stockton Surf Life Saving Brigade and local residents patrolled the Stockton beach last night and this…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Woman Killed Man Injured Phaeton Falls Over Cliff Melbourne
Miss Margaret Crighton (82) was killed, and her brother John, about 86, sustained fractured ribs when a phaeton capsized and fell 30 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Horse Bolts Over Precipice 'Woman Is Killed Brother Injured Melbourne
A BOLTING horse galloped over a precipice near Dromana last night, and Miss Margaret Crighton, 82, of Boneo, a small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →George Thompson Wins in Melbourne Stewart Knocked Out in Seventh Victorian Outclassed Throughout: Jamito Retires Injured Against Samuels
Heavyweight boxing matches in Melbourne during the past few months bare resulted in sensational encounters, and the regular fight follower who has tried to follow form has been beset with many disappointments. On Saturday Bob Stewart won thought to be too hard…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tram Accident at Lyne Park
THE EARLY MORNING NEWSPAPER TRAM TO WATSON'S BAY YESTERDAY JUMPED THE RAILS, AND AFTER RUNNING A DISTANCE OF 60 YARDS RAN OVER A HORSE-WATERING TROUGH…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Cycling Track Accident. Wagga
An accident occurred on the cycling track at the Wagga Cricket Association's ground. Percy Harris, who has been riding prominently in recent Wagga carnivals, collided…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Coolup Tragedy. Accidental Shooting. Daughter's Statement. Perth
From a statement made by Alice Victoria Clarke to the police upon her arrest on a charge of unlawfully killing her father at Coolup, it appears that the circumstances…
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CESSNOCK. -- As a result of a fall of coal at Abermain colliery, Steve Spowett, a miner, was severely injured in the back and thigh. He was admitted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Collision
At the conclusion of his inquiry yesterday into the death of Bartel O[?] Anderson, aged 36 years, a native of Norway, on December 17 last, the City Coroner (Mr. H. F. W…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Vain Effort to Save Mate Xmas Eve Drowning
RONALD TOMKINS, 10, a Burnside Homes boy, was drowned in the old Parramatta Reservoir on Christmas Eve, while bathing with several…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lithgow Miner Injured Lithgow
H. Templeton, a miner residing at Wallerawang, and working at Lisdale Colliery, was riding on his way to work close to the pit-top, when his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Crash at Glebe Man Injured
A tram and a lorry came into collision at the intersection of Bridge and Glebe Roads last night. Two horses were being driven by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drowned in Reservoir Boy's Despairing Cry Young Life-saver
"Catch hold of my leg," cried Clive Rowbottom as he swam out to the assistance of his, mate, Ronald Tomkins, aged 10, who felt tired While…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Remarkable Motor Car Accident in Milson-road, Cremorne
MR HUTCHINSON LEFT HIS GARAGE SHOWN ON THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE, AND HIS CAR CRASHED THROUGH THE RAILINGS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR OVERTURNED AT THE BOTTOM OF A STONE RETAINING WALL AND…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Electrocuted. Accident to Railway Linesman. Melbourne
Albert Medlin, aged 40 yours, of Northcote, Was repairing the overhead railway gear near Jolimont this afternoon when his spanner came into contact with a live wire…
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BATHURST.--Thomas Jaques (62), a railway employee for over 40 years, while sitting down to a meal, suddenly collapsed, and died an hour later. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Officer Drowned Sequel to Collision Brest, January 14
The destroyer Wolfhound, while steaming towards the Spanish coast, accompanied by a flotilla of torpedoboats and submarines, collided with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lightning Fatality
Referring to the fatality at Kangaroo Valley on January 4, when two men engaged in telegraph line construction were killed by lightning, Mr. J. B. Bruce, the line foreman,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Escapes From Drowning. Urunga
Whilst fishing off the tug Volunteer, which was anchored at the wharf. Thomas Berry, aged 6 years, overbalanced and tell Into the river. He was promptly rescued by Mr. C…
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