Cyclist Injured
Samuel John Rawling of 174 Harvy-street, has reported to the police that while riding his bicycle south in Argent-street at 1.45 p.m. yesterday…
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Accidents, 1939
367 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 19
Floods in State Man Drowned On South Coast SYDNEY
RAINFALL up to 13 inches has fallen on several parts of the New South Wales coast in the last two days, and one man…
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AN officer and two able seamen were injured in H.M.A.S. Vendetta when a "dummy" depth charge exploded near the surface during…
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DAYLESFORD, Wednesday. — Bryan Leonard, aged 10 years, of Church-street, Richmond, fell from a rowing boat in Lake Daylesford and…
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A MOTHER, infant, and another were, drowned near Manildra last night when a car was swept away…
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P. Hatzi, employed at the North Mine, strained himself while at work today. He was taken in the ambulance to the Hospital for treatment…
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AT the inquest today into the death of William John McBride, who was injured by a fall of earth at…
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FOUR men were drowned at 12.15 a.m. today when the closed car in which they were returning to work at the Tauwicherie Murray Mouth barrage crashed through a wire fence on the narrow causeway and toppled into…
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When a heavily laden sand truck crashed into the side of a loaded motor bus at Oakleigh, about nine miles from Melbourne today, five persons…
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I think our leaders were guilty of almost criminal shortsightedness in not bargaining with the mine managers for a little higher wage for us…
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A slight head injury was sustained by H. J. Wright when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a motor lorry in Blende-street about…
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HARRY WOOLLEY, aged 28 years, of Moonee Ponds, was killed instantly, and his brother, L. Woolley, was injured when a motor cycle racing outfit crashed at high speed into the heavy fence of the Kyneton Racecourse…
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Francis Lovell, a miner at the Zinc Corporation, received injuries to his leg while at work today. A falling stone was responsible. He was taken…
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"It is easy enough to make fun of people who cannot taste or smell, especially hy saying, Well, they avoid a lot of nasty smells," said Mr…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Mr. F. M. Baker. M.H.R. for Griffith, was fatally injured last night when the car he was driving collided head-on…
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EVIDENCE that she had seen Allen William Faggotter (21) fall on to his head from the horse he was…
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HOLLYWOOD, March 29.— Delia Bogard, 17-year-old cinema, actress, who was recently cast in a romantic role opposite Jackie Cooper, was…
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GLEN INNES.—When gelignite prematurely exploded James Finan, a single man, suffered shocking injuries from which he…
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(Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.) The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, announces that is the [?] six months…
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SYDNEY.—Neta and Keith Gordon, aged 5 and 3 respectively, were drowned at Parkes when water swept tr car in which…
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