News In Brief Surfer Drowned
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Gordon Hepburn (34), bank clerk, of Rossbank, near Lasmore, was surfing with his brother on a sandbank yesterday 200…
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Accidents, 1941
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Slight Collision
A slight collision occurred in Arcent Street yesterday, when Jack A. Leverington, of 169 Chapple Lane, turned his car near Sulphide Street corner. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombs Dropped on Eire 3 Women Killed; Two Men Injured (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, January 2
THREE women were killed and two men were seriously injured today when high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped in several…
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When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales, despite some steep…
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The first notification of a local A.I.P. man injured in action was received during the week-end. The notification concerned John Bird, injured in action. Mr…
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BENDIGO, Monday.—The bodies of two woodcutters, James Corbett, about 62, and John O'Halloran, about 55, were found floating in the Murray…
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BENDIGO, Monday.—Six men were taken to the Bendigo Base Hospital on Saturday following a collision between two cars on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Feared Drowned (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 6
AMY Johnson (Mrs. James Mollison), the noted airwoman, is missing, and it is feared that she is drowned. She was on a flight…
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A motor car accident winch took place lay. night al about 7.20 o'clock in Oxide Street, between Mica and Lane Streets, was followed by the unrest of a shearer,…
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Although the wheel of a sulky collapsed after the sulky had been concerned in a collision at the intersection of Argent and Oxide Streets late…
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When he fell through a trap door at the North mine today, Jack Kearns (52), of 491 Thomas Street, suffered injuries to the ribs and bruising to the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—On their way from Griffith to Sydney to spend three months' holiday, James Benjamin Prior (60) and his wife Bridget…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gallant Officer Is Drowned (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 7
LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER W. E. Fletcher. omeer commanding the trawler Hasl[?]mere, lost his life in an attempt to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mother and Son Drowned Swollen Creek Wreck Homes Much Damage Done By Floods SYDNEY, January 7
Mrs. George Cooper (70), and her son George, aged 35 were drowned and considerable damage was done over a wide area when the swollen Sandy Creek burst its banks near Yeoval this morning and spread over miles of country. Mr. Cooper,…
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At Thompson's section of the North mine early last night, Edwin Harding, of 189 cobalt Street suffered inhured ribs. He was taken to the Hospital for…
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The accident which occurred in Oxide Street between Mica and Lane Streets on Monday night, as reported in yesterday's "Barrier Daily Truth." will be…
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[?] the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales, desp[?] some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parking Bonnet or Tail Towards the Kerb? Many Accidents Caused By Present Method
In recent years, a great number of street accidents in Broken Hill were caused through cars, which were parked nose-on towards the kerbstone, backing out into the traffic lone of a busy street and being hit by the oncoming traffic…
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At the South Mine yesterday William Orum, of 535 Wolfram Street, a miner, suffered a lacerated hand. He was taken in the ambulance to the Hospital…
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Shortly before finishing work on afternoon shift at the Zinc Corporation yesterday. Roy Ernest (Burkle) Wallis, 25. of 59 Patton Street, was involved in an…
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