Local and General Peculiar Accident
Mr. Jim Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Patterson, Coffs Harbour, was the victim of a peculiar and painful accident last Friday. He was…
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Accidents, 1940
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Shooting Accident
Colonel F. White, of Bold Blair Station, Guyra was removing a rifle from his car to shoot a hawk which was attacking a lamb when the rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Food Riots Five Killed 45 Injured. Zurich
The shortage of [?] supplies [?] killed and to injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Neck Injured Girl Falls From Tree
Olga Mary Johnston, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Johnstone, of Calliope, received a probable fracture to the neck when she fell out of a tree whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Briggsvale Accident Man Pinned by Tractor Close Shave
Mr. Keith Everingham was working a tractor on the Cascade Road near Briggs' Mill, when he found it necessary to examine part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pilot Drowned Plane Crashes Into Sea One Occupant Rescued. Wellington (N.z.)
Pilot-Officer R. M. Goldstone (21) was drowned when an Air Force Tiger Moth plane crashed into the sea and sank in Rangitoto Channel yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bonville Accident Motor Cyclist Injured
Stanley James Taylor, aged 16½, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Taylor, of Whisky Creek, Dorrigo, was admitted to Coffs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Timber Worker Injured
Lorrie Edward Richardson, 20, a timber worker, residing at Billy's Creek, suffered an injury to the right leg when struck by a winch handle whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Drowned Launch Washed Ashore Fishing Party's Ordeal. Jervis Bay
Harry Measham, head cellarman and assistant manager of Aaron's Hotel Sydney, was drowned when a fishing launch was washed ashore in a gale of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Accidents Truck Driver's Bad Luck
Many drivers of motor vehicles are involved in numerous accidents. Here, for instance, is the sorry record of one man:—A truck driver in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Found Injured in Street
Kenneth Styles, 27, of South Grafton, was found lying on the road in Fitzroy street, Grafton, last night, suffering from injuries to the head and face. No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HEAD-ON Cars In Collision Two Men Seriously Injured
Two men were seriously injured when a car in which they were travelling crashed head-on into a stationary car on the Woolgoolga…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Killed Four Others Injured. Sydney
One man was killed and four injured when a motor bicycle and sidecar collided in North Ryde to-day. The dead man was William Nicholson,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Injured Father Gave Blood Transfusion. Melbourne
The former Australian boxing champion, Jack Carroll, gave a blood transfusion to his five years old son, who was knocked down by a motor truck…
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Leslie Parnell, of Ulong, aged 34, was injured in a motor accident on the Woolgoolga Road, about ten miles from South Graftoa, early last…
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The Coffs-Bellinger Road kept up its reputation for motor accidents last week-end, but fortunately on this occasion there was no personal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Stabbed Me" Carpenter Critically Injured Incident in Factory. Sydney
William Lamb, 43, married, of Camperdown, carpenter, was admitted to hospital this afternoon suffering from a stab wound near the heart. His…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Escaped Death Yugo-Slav's Long Swim Mate Believed Him Drowned. Perth
Washed overboard and given up for drowned, George Sviroch, 40, a Yugoslav, swam miles to shore and trudged 12 miles overland to where his boat…
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A subscription list inaugurated by Mr. C. S. Reynolds, of Bonville Reserve was the means oi raising an amount of £11 2s 6d through the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Killed in Head-on Collision
Mr. J. G. Waldron, 45, electrical engineer of the Forbes Municipal Council, and Mr. C. W. K. Kebby, manager of the Tullamore branch of the…
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