Man Injured Fell from Building
When he fell from a building mid struck a piece of galvanized Iron yesterday afternoon, J. A. Lawrence, 54, a contractor, sustained lacerated…
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Boy Drowned Swimming in Channel SYDNEY
William Eldershaw, 5, of St. Peters, was drowned while swimming in a storm water channel close to his home late yesterday. He was with some…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Cycle Accident Gosford
When the mudguard caught in the wheel of the motor cycle he was riding in Gosford, W. Bull, of Enfield, had his right ear almost severed, He…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Traffic Accidents Lighting Main Roads
Speaking at the Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress in London, recently, Mr. E. C. Lennox, the vice-president of the Association of Public…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MURRURUNDI Liverpool Range Car Accidents. Murrurundi
Two cars turned over on the Liverpool. Range during the week —one on Sunday and another on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Injured Cycle-Car Collision NEWCASTLE
Two men and a child were injured when, a motor-cycle and a motorcar collided at Hamilton on Sunday afternoon…
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A Standard motor car, the property of Mr Robert Home, of Singleton, was involved in a collision with another car at Hamilton yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quarry Fatality LAUNCESTON
When three tons of rock fell as three men were preparing a charge on the face of a quarry, Harold Mervyn…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wife Injured. Stunt Cycle Accident AUCKLAND
During an exhibition, at a motorcycle rodeo Putt Mossman rode blindfold up a narrow incline, before hurdling his motorcycle over his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brothers Drowned at Flooded Crossing
Two brothers, Mr W. H. Philp, of Canterbury, and Mr J. A. Philp, of Wagga, were drowned when trapped in a car at a Hooded crossing on the road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheeler Injured Cessnock
George Orr (34), of Allandale-road, Cessnock, a wheeler employed at the Millfield Greta colliery, had the index finger of his right hand crushed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Killed Four Injured SYDNEY
Harold Edwin Whatty, 31, was killed, and four other Canberra residents injured, when Whatty's car overturned near Canberra…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CATAPULTED Pillion Rider Injured MELBOURNE
When Neil Morris, of Geelong-road, Footscray, and Len Pollard, of Hocking-street, Footscray, were riding a motor cycle at Hwwthorne, the Cylinder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ACCIDENTAL Poisoning of Pigs Police Belief Gilgandra
Detectives who are investigating the poisoning of six pigs at Homeleigh station, after eating Icing sugar are now inclined to the theory that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Die Series of Accidents Country Districts Sydney
As a result of shocking accidents in country districts three persons have lost their lives. Jack Smith (22), of Hellensburgh,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclist Killed Level Grossing Accident LAUNCESTON
Neil Walker, 20, motor cyclist, of Deloraine, was killed and Mollie Donoghue, pillion rider, was seriously injured in a level-crossing smash at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Axeman Injured
Whilst lopping trees to feed stock, Harry Turk met with a painful accident. Attempting to chop a hanging limb from a tree, the axe glanced and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheeler Injured
George Orr, 34, of Allandale-road, while following his occupation as wheeler at Millfield-Greta Colliery yesterday, had his right index finger…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Injured in Car Accident Lithgow
Mrs. G. Rowlands, in attempting to shield a boy in a motor car accident near Lithgow, fractured an arm and several fingers. The driver of the car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Workman Drowned Brisbane
Frederick Eyles, an employee of the Bowen Town Council, was drowned in Bowen Harbour this afternoon. There were no witnesses, but Eyles,…
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