'Plane Fatality In Queensland
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A girl passenger was killed and her brother and the pilot were badly injured when a monoplane flying from cooktown to…
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Accidents, 1937
401 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 21
Adelaide News Girl's Escape From Drowning
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Prompt action first by a 14-year-old girl swimmer, and then by a member of the Henley Life Saving Club, saved the…
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William Gear, a miner employed at the Zinc Corporation, was treated at the Hospital to-day for an injured foot, which he received when a pie[?]…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two men had narrow escapes from being electrocuted when a Tramway Department overhead lorry collided with a tram…
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ANCKLAND (N.Z.), January 22 —Two brothers named McRae aged 8 and 12 were blown out to sea at, Napier, New Zealand, on a surfing…
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In two accidents, which took place at Caulfield, K. Lay field, and M. Moore were fortunate to escape more, serious injuries…
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Three men, who disappeared in the Manning River Monday night at Wins [?]hem when their skiff capsized, were drowned, The bodies of two men were…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—John Steen (38), seaman, of Hamilton, was fatally injured while working on the Iron Warrier at Newcastle. The ship…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—John Steen (38), seaman, of Hamilton, was fatally injured while working on the Iron Warrier at Newcastle. The ship…
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George Lawrence, a miner employed at the South mine, was admitted to Ward 8 at the Hospital yesterday. He is believed to have had a heart…
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AUCKLAND, January 26.—A double drowning tragedy is reported from Whananaki, 25 miles from Whanganie. The victims, who were…
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MIAMI (Florida, U.S.A.), January 27.—Trapped when the collapse of a wheel caused a bus to overturn and roll into a canal, 17 people, including…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday. — Alfred Charles Langsford, of Knoxville, was riding a motor cycle along O'Connell-street, North Adelaide, when he…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—It is considered certain that the road safety conference will decide in favor of a prima facie speed limit of 30 miles…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. — William Claugh (62), blacksmith, of Wonthaggi, was killed, and Jock McKenzie (19), turner and fitter, of Wonthaggi,…
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Thomas Knott, aged 17, of 15 Gypsum-street, was knocked unconscious this morning when the bicycle he was riding collided with a motor car in…
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Thomas Knott, aged 17, of 15 Gypsum-street, was knocked unconscious this morning when the bicycle he was riding collided with a motor car in…
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FIVE members of the crew of the Union Company steamer, Karariki, were drowned and 17 others were rescued after a collision with the steamer Caradale in the bay half a mile south of Gellibrand Light…
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FIVE members of the crew of the Union Company steamer, Karariki, were drowned and 17 others were rescued after a collision with the steamer Caradale in the bay half a mile south of Gellibrand Light…
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When A. Fullarton, Victoria's leading jumping rider, had a fall from Wildwood in the Normanby Trial Hurdle at Ascot to-day, it…
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