Clipper Injured Cessnock
James Patrick (30), a clipper, of Congewai-strect, Aberdare, sustained a badly crushed right hand at Aberdare Colliery to-day. A skip passed…
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Five Injured Two Cars Collide WOLLONGONG
When two cars collided on the Prince's Highway, five persons were Injured. Clem Smith, of Market-street, Wollongong, driver of one of the cars,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Road Safety Conception of Speed Accident Risks
How high do you fly when driving? No, this ia not a question from a comic strip; nor is It a radiogram from tho planet Mars…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Killed in Car Smash Fatality Near Walch
When the car he was driving skidded and overturned 4imiles from Wacha at about 9 o'clock .on Tuesday night, Robert Stanley Pascoe, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Rescued Near Jervis Bay Companion Drowned
After clinging to a sea-swept rock for 24 hours and suffering from exposure, a naked man, believed to be Robert Nashford, 45, of Chatswood,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatality at Neath Colliery Death of J. T. Shakespeare
When about two tons of coal fell away from the rib at Neath colliery on Tuesday, John Thomas Shakespeare, 57, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sequel to Gunnedah Motor Fatality Woman Driver Found Not Guilty
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty at the Ounnedah Quarter Sessions on Monday in the case in which Violet May Smith was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fisherman Drowned Boat Washed On To Rocks Jervis Bay
Henry Doddington Gooding, a fisherman, of Chatswood, was drowned when a boat was dashed on to the rocks at Point Pependicular…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality at Antiene Railway Crossing Gate Attendant Struck by Train. Body Found Between Rails
Leonard Barnes (18), a gate attendant, was killed' at the Antiene railway crossing last night by a passing train. The young…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents to Children Need For Training SYDNEY
During the recent school holidays, there were several accidents to children, some with fatal results. One child was killed when…
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Mr. Pritchard, of Sydney, a guest staying at Legge's Camp, met with a painful accident last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Pritchard, with other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In a Tangle German Railways Accidents Increase Munich. Feb. 3
The German railway department, for the first time, admits that the South German lines are unable to maintain the passenger schedule…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Traffic Lights Value In Reducing Accidents
The value of traffic lights in re during city accidents was demonstrated in New York recently. In an effort to minimise traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Drowned in Six Inches of Water
Mrs Mary Turner, 70, widow, of Fishermen's Bend, Victoria, was drowned in the week-end in only six inches of water. Her body was found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathing Fatality Struck By Diver SYDNEY
Thomas Lambert, 41, ol Whiting-st., Artamon, was fatally injured when he was dived on by another bather at the Olympic Pool, MIlson's Point…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Girl Drowned Fell Into River SYDNEY
Irene Lake, 9, oF Glenfield, fell into George's River near Glenfield, and was drowned. The girl was a member of a picnic party taken to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unfortunate Accident to Alderman F. E. Willcox
When attempting to steady his van, which was moving slowly backward outside the Caledonian Hotel on Friday, Alderman F. E. Willcox…
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Harry Griffin, 29, of Poster-street, Cessnock, was thrown from a sulky on Saturday afternoon. He was admitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Accidents Double The American Rate SYDNEY
Owing to the widespread safety campaign in the United States, fatalities in which motor vehicles were involved during 1938 showed a decline of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fine of £10 Sequel to Car Accident
In the West Maitland Police Court to-day, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., imposed a fine of £10 on Robert V. Compton (42), for having driven a car…
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