Friday 27 February 2015

Unusual causes of death - #91 (Crushed by a pillar)

 
Crushed by a pillar
 
 
Goulburn Evening Penny Post (Australia) - October 28th 1899, page 2


Unusual causes of death - #90 (Shot himself)

 
Shot himself
 
 
Western Herald (Australia) - July 25th 1908, page 4


Monday 23 February 2015

Unusual causes of death - #89 (Hit by a falling branch)

 
Hit by a falling branch
 
 
Albury Banner (Australia) - December 21st 1900, page 28


Unusual causes of death - #88 (Run over by a cart)

 
Run over by a cart
 
 
The Adelaide Advertiser (Australia) - May 23rd 1900, page 7


Unusual causes of death - #87 (Thrown from a cart)

 
Thrown from a cart
 
 
Launceston Examiner (Australia) - April 19th 1882, page 3
 
 
 


Saturday 7 February 2015

Unusual causes of death - #86 (Crushed on the railway)

 
Crushed on the railway
 
 
South Australian Register - May 20th 1882, page 1


Unusual causes of death - #85 (Double murder plus a suicide)

 
Double murder plus a suicide
 
 
Barrier Miner (Australia) - December 5th 1892, page 2


Unusual causes of death - #84 (Scalded to death)

 
Scalded to death
 
 
Barrier Miner (Australia) - December 5th 1892, page 3


Unusual causes of death - #83 (Shot by a fellow employee)

 
Shot by a fellow employee
 
 
The Maffra Spectator - March 28th 1895, page 3


Unusual causes of death - #82 (Severed his arm then bled to death)

 
Severed his arm then bled to death
 
 
Fitzroy City Press (Australia) - June 2nd 1893, page 2


Unusual causes of death - #81 (Run over not once but twice)

Run over not once but twice
 
 
Northern Star (Australia) - April 5th 1899, page 4
 


Unusual causes of death - #80 (Head severed by a train)

 
Head severed by a train
 
 
The North Eastern Ensign (Australia) - July 10th 1874,  page 3

Unusual causes of death - #79 (Thrown from a coal waggon)

 
Thrown from a coal waggon
 

 
The Argus (Australia) - March 20th 1900, page 3


Unusual causes of death - #78 (6 years old and crushed by a stack of timber)

 
Crushed by a stack of timber
 
 
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - February 19th 1902, page 10

Wednesday 4 February 2015

Unusual causes of death - #77 (Crushed by a cart)

 
Crushed by a cart
 

The Hawera and Normanby Star, March 27th 1911, page 5

Unusual causes of death - #76 (150 people burned to death)

 
150 people burned to death
 
 
The Hawera and Normanby Star, March 27th 1911, page 5

Unusual causes of death - #75 (Death by circular saw)

 
Death by circular saw
 
 
Star (New Zealand), June 3rd 1882, page 3.


Unusual causes of death - #74 (Mistaken for a crow)

 
Mistaken for a crow
 
 
Albury Banner (Australia), August 14th 1896, page 29


Unusual causes of death - #73 (Shot by his friend)

Shot by his friend
 
 
Advocate (Australia), September 12th 1868, page 13

Tuesday 3 February 2015

Unusual causes of death - #72 (Killed by the bride's mother)

 
Killed by the bride's mother

 
 

The Leader (Australia), September 12th 1919, page 2