Man Drowned
SYDNEY, Thursday: Archibald Allen Morris, 35, of Brierely Street, City, was drowned about midnight when he fell from No. 12 wharf,…
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Accidents, 1940
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Gunning Lad’s Death Accident at Military Camp
Injured in an accident at the Wallgrove Light Horse Camp, at which the Yass and Gunning troops are stationed, Trooper Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Close to Drowning Salvation Army Officers' Bravery
Only prompt and efficient action by Lieuts. C. B. Cross and A. Rees (of the local Salvation Army Corps), plus assistance from the young son…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ACCIDENTAL Woman’s Death Knocked Down by Car on Highway
After holding an inquest at the Court House on Friday, the District Coroner, Mr. S. C. Sleeman, found that Mrs. Margaret Pearce (42), of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Ships Sunk 300 German Troops Are Drowned
LONDON, Monday: A German troopship, four miles from Norway, carrying 500 troops, was one of at least four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Real Accident Causes
The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Militia Man Is Seriously Injured
SYDNEY, Thursday: Patrick McCarthy, 20, a member of the militia, was found critically injured on Tuesday night at the bottom of a 20-foot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Joined Lodge; Injured Next Day
Speakers at the Manchester Unity centenary banquet at Young on Wednesday evening stressed the value of belonging to such a society…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Killed in Mine Fatality At Captain's Flat
A miner at the Lake George Mining Co.'s mine at Captain's Flat was killed early yesterday afternoon, when he…
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Mr. Lou Dowling was the victim of a painful accident during the week. Riding one horse and driving another, from the paddock, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Odd-Accidents
In Chicago, the National Safety Council published its annual collection of Odd Accidents of the Year Oddest:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Painful Accident
Mr. Selby Brown, of Greenethorpe, had to seek medical attention as a result of having run a thorn into one of his eyes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Road Is Danger Country Accident Figures Rise
On the evidence of the road accidents' figures for the first few months, it is likely that 1940 will go down in history as the year in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Men Drowned Fishermen Washed Off
SYDNEY, Monday: Three men, members of a fishing party of four were drowned when they were washed off the rocks at a point known as The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured Man's Ordeal
A, 72-year-old man, who had fallen and broken a leg, crawled for half a mile from his isolated home before he was found and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hand Broken Sub-Station Accident
An accident at the Bungonia Road electric sub-station early this morning, when a boy's hand was broken, forms another…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident Victim
It was stated this morning that the condition of Arthur Carruthers, or Cootamundra, who received a fractured spine when the motor truck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →M.P. And Wife In Accident
CANBERRA, Wednesday: Mr. W. V. McCall, M.P., and his wife were in a motor car which overturned while travelling from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Limerick News Serious Accident Averted
Olive Treacy has been awarded a certificate for general proficiency during 1939. Olive's name was omitted from a recently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trooper's Death Result of Accident at Wallgrove Camp
Trooper S. Chappie, whose funeral was reported in our last issue, was a member of the Gunning Detachment of the 7th…
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