Old Man Fatally Injured Offered Lift and Knocked Down by Car
James Ferris, about 76, an orchardist, of Wyongah, near Wyong, was offered a ride home yesterday afternoon. He was knocked down by…
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Shocking Tragedy in Victoria Motor 'Bus Passengers Killed and Seriously Injured. Melbourne
When a heavily laden sand truck crashed into the side of a loaded motor 'bus at Oakleigh, about nine miles from…
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Ray Mcllvene, 12, of Matthew—street, Cessnock, fell at the high school gymnasium yesterday when using the vaulting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inquest on john paul. Accidental Death Verdict
In returning a verdict of accidental death after lnquiring into the death of John Paul, 36, miner, which occurred at Kurri Hospital on March 7th, the…
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The Kurri Kurri Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) recorded a finding of accidental death at the inquest into the death of John Paul, 36, a miner, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shooting Accident at Forster
On Sunday last Mr. Lloyd Cross was rounding up a cow when his horse gave him trouble to lead. Mr. Cross made a swing at the horse…
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Noel Campbell, 18, of Melbourne Street, West Maitland, a wheeler employed at Bloomfield No. 3 colliery, received severe lacerations to his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cars Collide Driver Injured At Hamilton NEWCASTLE
A man was admitted to the Newcastle General Hospital this afternoon as a result of injuries received in a collision between two motor cars at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman Killed Dashed Against Fence In Accident Cycle Off Road
A woman pillion rider on a motor cycle, which left the road at Four Mile Creek, about four miles from East Maitland, last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Headlight Glare Cause Of Accidents "Dimming Needed" Sydney
Mr. Bruxner, Minister for Transport, denied in the Assembly that the rate of motor car accidents was increasing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →19 Drowned When Canoe Founders Auckland
In a terrific cyclone between the Eua and Koloca Islands, in the Tongatabu Group (South Pacific), a canoe containing 29…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Fatality Car And Lorry Collide SYDNEY
Charles Eric Cox, 22, of Burwood, was killed outright when a car struck him while he was attempting to repair his lorry at the corner of Park…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned in Surf Good Swimmer's Death GRAFTON
James S. Mitchell, 42, who was a member of the staff of the Forestry Commission at Brookland, was drowned in the surf at Park Beach…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclist Dazed by Collision Left Pillion Rider by Roadside
A motor-cyclist who collided with a motor-lorry at the Cross Roads, near Cardiff, was so dazed that he mounted the machine again, leaving…
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William Evans (45) of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, a miner, of Aberdare Colliery, was struck by a fall of coal while at work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Monoplane Crashes Into Marshland Pilot Injured and Passenger Killed
When a Miles Magister monoplane, owned by the Auckland Aero Club, crashed into marshland near the aerodrome boundary at Great Barrier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents Take Heavy Toll of Life in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
Accidents took heavy toll in New Zealand during the week-end. Henry Kearns was fatally injured when he fell from a window of the Canvastown Hotel while walking in his sleep. When he was swept from the rocks at Taranaki, Harry Sears…
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Accidents took a heavy toll of lives in New Zealand at the weekend. Henry Kearns was fatally injured…
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A youth who was shooting at a panel in the door of his home in Paddington on Saturday night shot Vivian Adams, aged 45, of Bellevue…
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A young man, a member of Alf Henson's boxing troupe, tore a muscle in his left forearm while taking part in a boxing match on Friday. After…
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