Girder Crashes Three Men Injured at Rail Workshops
WHEN a girder weighing 12[?] tons fell 25ft at the Chullora railway workshops to-day, three men were injured…
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Buried in Coal Miner Seriously Injured Newcastle
Twenty tons of coal from a tunnel roof at Old Lambton Colliery this morning crashed on to Thomas Moss, a miner, who was working below…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Drowned in Bath Mr. George A. Taylor Well= Known City Man
Mr. George Augustine Taylor, a well- known city figure, was accidentally downed in his bath at his residence, 2 [?]Loftus- street, city, this…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ten Killed 56 Injured Island Tragedy in Blazing Store
A PRIVATE cable received in Sydney tells of a terrible tragedy which occurred at the New Hebrides' port of Vila, on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flood Falls Country Towns Inundated More Rail Washaways Dams Burst; Sheep Drowned; Fences Destroyed
Thunderstorms-- the worst known for years in places-- have deluged the south- western and central western districts of the State. Washaways have occurred on two branch lines; at least two towns have been partially flooded; and considerable damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mauled by Shark, But Wot Afraid of Them Pritchard Goes Out With Hook and Lime at Merewether Saved Drowning Man
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--When the alarm was raised at Mere-wether beach a few days ago that a couple of sharks were in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident Mr. Les. Meredith
During shunting operations at Eveleigh workshops last Wednesday. Mr. Les Meredith of Alice-street. Auburn, was thrown from a brake van. His knee was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safety First How to Avoid Accidents Pregnant Injunctions
Accidents would be fewer and the comfort of all road users would be greater if motor drivers reserved the following practical advice issued through the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Accidents at Bathurst
A schoolboy named R. Naylor fell from a wall a distance of 20 feet and became impaled on a fence. Reloading himself he staggered half a mile to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Boxing Bout. Incpiest at Bathurst. Verdict of Accidental Death. Bathurst
At the inquest into the death of Emmett Ambrose Murphy following a boxing match with an aboriginal named Edward Nixon, Sergeant R. Hall said that he saw the fight, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fatal Colliery Accident. West Maitland
At the inquest regarding the death of Edward Killer, who was fatally injured when he fell down a tunnel at the Ayrfleld colliery, the coronor, after giving a verdict of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Crushed to Death Accident at Mort's Dock
Climbing on to the runway of an electric crane, at Mort's Dock, Balmain, to -day, James Murray, aged 50, engineer's assistant, of Old South…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coincidences Mark Three Accidents
ENTRAORDINARY coincidences marked three accidents yesterday. Ench was reported to Central Ambulance at six o'clock, the phones…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drowning Woman. Doc Attracts Rescuer. Newcastle
While fishing in Teralba Creek early this morning Mr. H. Snger was attracted by the frantic barking of a dog. On investigating the cause of the animal's excitement he…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Found Injured on Bridge
NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- Supposed to have been knocked down by a 'bus on Tighe's Hill Bridge, Ernest Jones, 22 years, this afternoon received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fell From Scaffold Carpenter Injured
WHILE working on a scaffolding at hotel under construction at Kurralong. Richard Doyle, 32, a carpenter. of Amhur-street, Northbridge, overbalanced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Smashed Then Occupants Assaulted Collision Sequel Melbourne
In High-street, Northcote, early this morning, a motor car containing five men, completely wrecked another car by crashing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girder Falls. Chullora Workshops. Three Men Injured
Three men were injured when a 12½-ton girder fell 25 feet at the railway electric workshops, Chullora, about [?] o'clock yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Woman's Death. Injured Leaving a Moving Train
Attempting to alight from a moving train at Central Station on the evening of January 0, Mrs. Ada Rose Greentree, aged 59 years, of Penshurst-street, Willoughby, fell on her face,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Disaster. in New Hebrides. Many Killed and Injured. Suva, Jan. 20
The British Resident Commissioner at Vila, New Hebrides, reports that a serious fire and explosion occurred at Vila on the night of January 17. The two main stores belonging…
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