Musician Drunk Car in Collision
NORMAN WHITE, 34, musician pleaded guilty at Glebe Court to—day to having driven a motor car while drunk, in Parramatta-road. Glebe, on…
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Boy Dies Injured Internally
Thomas Collins, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Collins, of Wattle Flat, while running near his home put his foot in a rabbit burrow and was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Woman Injured Another Remand
KATHLEEN LUCAS, 40, domestic duties, was remanded by Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., at the Central Court to-day until January 12, on £[?]0 [?]all, on a charge…
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GEORGE WEIR, 70, florist, of Fraser-st., Hurstville, was alighting from a tram at the corner of Bent and Phillip-sts., City, to-day, when he was knocked…
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NORMAN SEATON, 31, was drowned in the Swan River at [?] yesterday afternoon. Seaton was swimming off the end of a jetty when he not into…
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BEGA, Monday. -- A strange accident cost William Gardiner, a jockey, his life yesterday. He was swimming a racehorse across…
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A telephone message has been received at the Central Police Station from Mrs. G. E. Wilson, of Weda, near Brookton, stating that James…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured Jockey C. Sheldon Suffers Melbourne
JOCKEY C SHELDON, who had a bad fall while riding Wands King at Flemington, was removed to St. Vincent's Hospital, suffering from severe concussion. On inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Turf Club. Jockeys Injured. Brisbane
The Queensland Turf Club's Christmas and Sea Year meeting was continued at Ascot to-day in [?] weather, with a large attendance. in the first dir[?] sion of the Trial Handicap, Ledger fell off Volcante,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cheated Death Motor Truck Bolts Sixteen Injured Melbourne
NONE of the 16 [?] last night, when a [?] crashed into railway [?] Gardner, is in a serious [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →50Ft. Fall From Sixth Floor Window Man Seriously Injured
A man fell from a sixth floor window in a Kent-street building this afternoon, and crashed on to a verandah roof over 50…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Father Fails to Save Drowning Son Jumps in Fully Dressed Other Help Succeeds Newcastle
J. E. Palmer 14 residing with his parents at Bull Street, Mayileld had a narrow escape from drowning at Wangi Baths. Lake Macquarle this…
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Stanley James Shaw (20), of Church Street, Paddington, Sydney, was drowned in the Hunter River at Morpeth late yesterday afternoon…
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While swimming with a friend late yesterday afternoon in the Hunter River at Morpeth, Stanley John Shaw 20 years, of Church Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Derailed. In South Australia. Some Passengers Injured. Adelaide
Many passengers had narrow escapes from injury to-day when a passenger train, carrying about 60 adults and 26 children, and travelling at 20 miles an hour, was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nine Injured When Cars Meet Head on Disastrous Ending to Family Outing Two Badly Hurt
A family outing ended disastrously yesterday, when two cars came into collision in Prince's Highway, Sutherland. Nine…
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William Adams, aged 18 years, of Meehan-street, Parramatta, was shot in the neck with a pearifle bullet at Fairfield yesterday. Adams, accompanied by a number of other…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tunnel Accident Train Breaks in Two London
An extraordinary accident happened to a train from Enfield carrying 1000 passenger. The train broke in two in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Is Shot in Neck Accident During Hunt for Rabbits
A rabbit-hunt nearly proved fatal for William Adams. is of Meehan St., Parramatta, at Fairfield, yesterday. He was shot In the neck by a peu-[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resource Saves Lives Pearifle Accidents in the Bush
The courage and resource of their companions prevented two youths who were accidentally shot with pea-rifles yesterday from bleeding' to death…
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