Fatal Scalds Child's Accident SYDNEY
Evidence was given before the Parramatta District Coroner that Clarence Walter Edwards, 5, of Parramatta, who was fatally scalded on July 11…
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Accidents in Various Industries Boys Produce Highest Rate. Sydney
The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr Mair), referring to accidents in various industries in the State, said boys between 15 and 20…
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Allan Munro, of Lambton, was struck by a motor car at Waratah last night and slightly injured. The car, it is said, did not stop after the accident…
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Wilfred John Atkins, 22, of Hamilton, received abrasions to the left and right side of his head, abrasions to his left ankle, and suffered from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road Toll Grows Accidents in America
According to the latest figures released by the American National Safety Council and received by the N.R.M.A., road traffic fatalities last year…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident at Nelson's Bay
Mr. Geo. Brickel light keeper at the inner light at Nelsons Bay met with a fatal accident on Tuesday afternoon. He was riding in a lorry coming down…
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Harold Wells, 29, of Hilda-street, Cessnock, a carpenter at Abeidare Central Colliery, injured his back while attempting to lift a waggon door at…
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Harald Wells, 29 of Hilda-street, Cessnock a carpenter employed at Aberdare Central colliery received an injury to his…
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George Brickel, 53, officer in charge for the Maritime Services Board of the inner lighthouse, Nelson's Bay, was killed instantly on Tuesday afternoon…
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Travelling towards Singleton in a sedan car about 6 p.m. on Saturday night, Mr. Wallace Samuels, aged 38, contractor at Sandy Hollow, was…
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When a motor-car plunged into Auckland Harbour on Wednesday night a woman and her three children were drowned. The woman's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rebel 'Planes Bomb British Steamers Two Killed and Three Injured. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) VALENCIA
When Rebel 'planes bombed the British steamer Kellwyn two of those on board were killed and three injured. The dead included a Danish…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr. Gollan, is calling for information from the police on the tests applied to persons who were suspected of being under…
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The irreparable loss to New South Wales of 72 children under 14 years of age who were killed during the year ended December, 1937, in road…
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Lt.-Col. H. A. Youden, D.S.0., V.D., Secretary Road Safety Council of New South Wales, writes:— The irreparable loss to New South…
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The danger of straying stock was again emphasised in West Maitland this morning, when a horse almost crashed into a car. That an accident…
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In a recent broadcast appeal to motorists for more careful and courteous driving, a well-known comedian, one with an international reputation, made…
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Francis John Rood, 57, of [?]., East Maitland, was killed about 7.30 this morning at Bloomfield South colliery, where he was employed…
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Three men, two of them brothers, were drowned at Bluefish Point, on the seaward side of North Head, on Sunday afternoon, when they were…
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Cecil Woods, 28, of First-street, Weston, received an injury to his shoulder while playing football yesterday…
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