Ketch in Surf Men Fight for Life. One Drowned; Companion Rescued
A man was drowned and another was rescued, injured, and almost exhausted, after they had abandoned an auxiliary ketch and attempted to swim ashore…
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Wet Roads Result in Smashes Trams Collide With Lorries Many Injured
BAD visibility and wet roads were responsible for many road accidents in the metropolitan area. The most serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Dead, Many Hurt in Storm Three Smashes When Vehicles Skid Drowning in Capsize Flooding Fears in South
SKIDDING vehicles on Sydney's storm-swept roads yesterday injured nine people. When a fishing launch capsized off Cronulla, John R. Nobbs, of Shellharbor, was…
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Copper Hawk, a valuable trotting stallion, belonging to Mr Bradley, of Rooty Hill, was being driven along the Western Road, near Chatsworth Road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Silly Prank Nearly Cause of an Accident
We are living close to a sawmill. One day after the mill had stopped I was playing near the logs with another boy…
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MACKSVILLE, Monday. -- Last evening, after helping in the dairy, Ethel Ada Rogers, 14, eldest daughter of Mr. Martin Rogers, farmer, of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wicket-keepers Injured. Two Club Cricket Accidents
Two wicket-keepers were injured in first grade cricket matches on Saturday. At the Sydney Cricket Ground the Waverley player, J. Hackett, was struck below an eye…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Injured by Car
Michael Gunning, 50, of Albion St., City, was struck by a motor car at the corner of Elizabeth and Hay Streets, city, last night, He was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Injured. West Maitland
Frank White, 24, living in the Horses[?] Bend, West Maitland, fell off his bicycle yesterday afternoon. He suffered injuries to his head, arms, and left leg, and also had some…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmer Injured by Bull. Lismore
Walter Forster, a young farmer, living at Wollongbar, suffered painful lacerations to the lower part of his abdomen and severe internal injuries. A bull he was untying from a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Two Brothers Drowned Called for Help, Then Disappeared
BRISBANE, Sunday.--A double drowning fatality occurred in the flooded Rose River yesterday afternoon, the victims being two brothers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Collision at New Orleans. Two Vessels to Blame
Following an investigation of the collision between the tank steamer E. J. Sadler, of the Standard Shipping Company, and the steamship…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured Man's Coolness Stopped Explosion in Shaft
BRISBANE, Saturday.--Though a fall resulted in his fracturing an ankle, and suffering other injuries, Edward Cook (53), a married man,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Turf Notes. W. Cook Injured. Melbourne, Sunda[?]
The stewards held an inquiry at Asc[?] Saturday. Into the case of Miss Johnnie (W. Cook) falling as the Held approached the five furlongs post In the first division of the Trial…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Locked in Death. Brothers Drowned in Each Other's Arms. BRISBANE
Two brothers lost their lives in Ross Creek, Townsville, yesterday. Robert William James, 10, and Henry Crawford James, 7. waded into the creek and got out of their…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Skiff in Squall. Upset Crossing River. Man and Daughter Drowned. Wife and Two Girls Saved
Thomas Shersing, 33, of Tuncurry, and his daughter, Dawn, 2, were drowned in the Wallamba River on Saturday night, when a skiff in which they were returning across…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Accidents. Man's Fall Under Car. Pierced by Starting Handle
Albert Canning, 2[?], of Stanley-street. Peakhurst, fell underneath a motor car yestesday morning and his body was pierced by the start[?] handle of the car. The handle, or a broken…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Accidents at Baradine. Baradine
When unloading ironbark timber from a motor truck at the railway station this morning, Jack Munns had a foot crushed. He was taken to hospital. A partial amputation is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Accidents While Felling Trees. Mudgee
While A. E. Parlett was felling a tree on his property at Warranguyah, [?]ford, the tree twisted the axe out of his hand on to his foot, inflicting a gash. The tree also…
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BRISBANE, Monday. -- While endeavoring to cross the flooded Theresa Creek on horseback, Arthur Findlay, of Capella, was swept away…
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