Surf Tragedy Young Man Drowned at Brunswick Heads. Lismore
The first drowning at Brunswick Heads since 1935 (when a Murwillumbah bank clerk lost his life), occurred at South Beach this…
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Accidents, 1941
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L'aiglon Destroyed Injured in Bagot Handicap. Melbourne
L'Aiglon fractured his near shoulder in the Bagot Handicap, and had to be destroyed The horse won the Sydney Cup as a three-year-old…
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When the final rood accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales, despite some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shark Fatality
One of the most horrifying shark tragedies on record was that which occurred at Stockton Beach, just north of Newcastle. last Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Killed In Highway Accident
On the Pacific Highway, about 6 miles south of Gloucester, on Thursday week, a timber lorry smashed through a mob of dairy cattle,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unusual Accident
Miss Thelma Ethel Byrnes, of Tewinga, Nambucca River, died in Katoomba District Hospital some weeks ago as the result of an unusual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Road Accidents During Holidays
There were no car accidents dealt with by the Grafton District Ambulance during the Christmas and new year holidays. This is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety No Accident Resolution
When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Armidale Lecturer Rescues Boy From Drowning
Mr. A. H. Voisey, of New England University College lecturing staff, figured in a fine rescue feat at Crescent Heads on Wednesday of last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crash in Harbor N.Z. Airmen Injured. Wellington (N.z.)
Two Air Force officers, were injured to-day when their plane crashed into Auckland harbor. They were Pilot Officers A. Long and P. Worep…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mother--son Drowned in Floods Homes Washed Away Railway Services Held Up Sydney
Mrs. George Cooper, 70, and her son, George, aged 35, were drowned, and considerable damage was done over a wide area when the swollen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Struck Wires [?] N.Z. Biplane In River Aircraftsman Drowned. Wellington (N.z)
An Air Force biplane struck power lines across the Manawatu River this afternoon and nose-dived into the stream…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Accidents December Low Level
There were fewer fatal load accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fall From Chimney Stack Injured Man's Fortitude
While painting the smoke stack at Foley Bros. butter factory at Mullumbimby on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. D. Lynch, aged about 50 years, fell on to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Low Level in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year holidays of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Caught in Reeds Man Drowned at Darwin. Darwin
Caught in thick reeds when his boat capsized in the Manton River near Darwin last night Arthur Feard King, 29, employed on Manton Gap…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hit Wires R.A.A.F. Plane Accident Pilot's Skill Saved Occupants. Sydney
Remarkable flying skill by the pilot of a large R.A.A.F. plane saved his own life and that of his passenger when the aircraft struck high tension and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air Force Trainees Three Believed Drowned Dinghy Found on Beach Melbourne
Following the discovery of a dinghy on the beach at Altona authorities fear that its occupants, three Air Force trainees, who failed to report for duty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident in Billy Cart
Two children were injured from a racing billy cart in Dawson street, Lismore, on Sunday. It was fortunate that their injuries were not more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Accident
While Mr. Chas. Farlow, of Maclean, was riding a young horse along the highway towards Harwood ferry some days ago, the animal became fractious…
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