Shunting Fatality Mareeba
Thomas Ure, 60, goodshed porter, was fatally injured by a truck while shunting waggons to the main line. He left a widow, two sons, and two…
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Safety First Accidents in Industry Launching Drive Sydney
A "Safety First" drive to reduce the number of accidents In industry in New South Wales is to be launched by the Minister for Labour and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Racing Car Accident Melbourne
An accident marred the 75-mile Phillip island trophy motor race. When their car overturned, Jack Lanham and his observer,Miss B. Stroud, were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Accidents in Industry Safety-first Drive. Sydney, Wednesday
A safety-first drive to reduce the number of accidents in industry in New South Wales will be launched by the Minister for Labour and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Injured Coalfields Accidents CESSNOCK
Leonard McKendry, 28, shiftman, of Wollombi-road, Bellbird, had the third finger of his left hand injured when he jammed it against a prop at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FELL 100 FEET Two Men Severely Injured SYDNEY
Laurie McKay and Bert Fitzsimmons, 36, were injured to-day when a dog box, in which they were working, crashed 100 feet to the ground from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Reducing Accidents. Duty of Citizens
Residents of provincial and rural areas are being appealed to this year by the Road Safety Council to co-operate in the task…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Finger Injured
Kenneth Frost, of Mount View-road, Cessnock, who is employed as a butcher, bumped his right hand against a chopper yesterday afternoon and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sequel to Motor Car Accident Award for Damages
At Wagga District Court, Melville E. Knight successfully claimed damages from Anthony Healey. The action was a sequel to a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reducing Road Accidents Honour Falls Upon Newcastle
To Newcastle has fallen the honour of being the iirst city with a branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales…
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Keith Martin, 8, of 32 Gordon Avenue, Cessnock, received a punctured wound to the right foot when he stood on a nail on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miner Injured Kurri Kurri
William Thomas Henry Wyburn. 41, a miner, residing at Wallsend-st., Pe-law Main, received injuries to the head when he was caught by a fall of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured His Ankle Cessnock
Arch Hamilton, about 60, a shiftman, of Desmond-street, Cessnock, fell over at work at [?]Pelton Colliery to-day and injured his ankle. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheel Locked Motor Cyclists Injured
Two youths were admitted to Newcastle Hospital this afternoon at a result of injuries received when the back wheel locked on the motor cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Injured Cycle and Motor Car Collide Near Gosford Gosford
Miss Ruby Hellyer, 25, of Wickham, and Gordon Smith, 19, of Tighe's Hill, were injured in a collision to-day about 16 miles south of Gosford…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Accidents Newcastle
Resulting from a number of motoring accidents, no fewer than ten persons were admitted to hospital in Newcastle and Grosford districts this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Youth Missing Drowning Feared SYDNEY
Neville Smith, 17, Mascot, who with four companions was camping at Ebenezer is believed to have been drowned in the Hawkesbury River on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Injured on Skip
William Hemming, 12, of Onug-st., Telarah, had his right arm caught while playing on a skip at the sewerage works at Homeville. He received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Drowned Washed From Ledge HOBART
After Doing dashed from a ledge of a cliff overlooking the Derwent near the blowhole at Blackman's Bay, 16 miles from Hobart, Thomas Newcomer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Trams Collide Four Passengers Injured
Its brakes useless and the driver unable to apply power, a tram ran backwards down a steep hill in Darlinghurst on Saturday morning, and…
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