Young Fisherman Believed Drowned
Sydney, December 31.—Police believe a fisherman was drowned when a big wave washed him oil some rocks at North Bondi last night…
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Accidents, 1951
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Cricketer Injured
Sydney.—J. Burke, New South Wales batsman, suffered a finger injury in the match against the M.C.C. at Sydney Cricket ground…
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Perth.—One man was drowned and six others had narrow escapes when two yachts capsized in rougn seas outside Fremantle Harbor…
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A 24-year-old doctor died in the Hospital yesterday morning following a car accident on the Wilcannia road early on [?] Year's Day. He was Leo Francis Cleary, a native of St. [?] (Victoria), who had been in Broken Hill for about…
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When its brakes failed while making a right hand turn on Monday afternoon, a panel van driven by Ian' John Ray, of 257 Oxide Street, turned over…
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Sydney.—Neville Vaughan Johnston (22), farmer, was accidentally shot dead on his father's farm at Clybucca, on the North Coast…
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Adelaide—The condition of M. Raven arid K. Bromley, who were injured at the Morphettville races on Monday, and who are in…
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Sydney.—Three people, including a girl, were drowned in N.S.W. surfing tragedies. David Rixon (10), of…
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Sydney.—Twelve persons were injured, 10 of them seriously in a collision between two cars outside a picture theatre at Dapto, near Wollongong, about 12 o'clock last night…
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Wollongong, January 4.—A finding of accidental death was returned by the Coroner, at an inquest today on Flight-Lieut Angus Mckenzie (25), of Malanda,…
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Brisbane, January 4—Eleven people were injured, one seriously, when the [?] Express crashed into the rear of [?] suburbs train at Eagle…
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A 24-year-old doctor died in the Hospital morning following a car accident on this Wilcannia [?] carly on New Year's Day. He was Leo Francis Cleary. a [?] of St. Amoud (Victoria), who had been in Broken Hill for about…
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Sydney. — A man died after being knocked down by a motor cyclist at the railway bridge in Cooper Road Birrong…
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At an inquest held today by the Coroner, Mr. C. K. Ward, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Leo Francis Cleary, it was revealed that his motor ear skidded for over 100 yards before overturning on the Wilcannia Road ion January 1. A finding of accidental death was returned…
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Brisbane.—Two lifesavers, who were hurled 25 feet to the ground, were hurt when a shark observation tower was overturned at Kirra…
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A 26-year-old New Australian Bazal Mura, was drowned in the Darling River at Menindee at about 12.30 p.m. today…
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Sydney.—An Australian speedway rider (Ken Le Breton) was criitcally injured in the second speedway test at the sports ground…
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After hearing evidence in the inquest yesterday into the death of Dr. Leo Francis Cleary the Coroner, Mr. C. K. Ward, found that the deceased died at the Broken Hill and District Hospital on January 2 from a fractured skull, inter-cranial…
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Melbourne.—Leslie Brian Heraud (9), of Park Street, Maryborough, was drowned while swimming in a local bathing pool…
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The body of a 26-years-old New Australian who was drowned in the D[?] at Me[?] on Saturday, had not [?] last night. The man,…
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