Shells Fly Houses in Belfast Damaged "AN ACCIDENT"("Mercury" Service) LONDON. Jan. 2
Five houses in Belfast were damaged, and several : people narrowly escaped death during an accidental navel bambardment…
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Car Accident “Error of Judgment” Defendants Plea Kurri Kurri
Before Mr. N. L. Sheridan, at the Kurri Kurri Police Court to-day. David Jenkins, of Ellalong-st., Spion Kop, pleaded guilty to a charge of negligent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Year’s Work Maitland Ambulance Many Accidents
Maitland Ambulance cars travelled 10,[?] miles last year, while the honorary bearers worked 3965½ hours, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured by Car Wollongong
When going behind a bus at Fairymeadow to get a parcel iris mother had left, Victor Christo, aged six, of Balgownle, was knocked down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dam Tragedy Girl of Eight Drowned CESSNOCK Thursday
Dorothy Peters, aged eight living at the East Cessnock Unemployed Settlement, was drowned in a colliery dam at East Cessnock late…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marked Reduction In Road Accidents Success of Intensive Police Patrol Campaign
The Superintendent of Traffic Sydney Mr. Hooper, said that the marked reduction in road accident during the Christmas and New Year holidays was due, largely, to the [?] campaign for road safety carried out by the police in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twins Drowned
Robert and Richard Eastwell, two-year-old twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. H. Eastwell, of McKenzle Creek, near Horsham (Vic.), were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Youths Injured Holiday Car Accident
On their way to Forster to spend the Christmas holidays there, two young Dungog men narrowly escaped serious injury when their car…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Drowned Cessnock
The inquest on the drowning of Dorothy Peters, 8, in a dam at East Cessnock on Wednesday, will be concluded by the Cessnock District…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured in Dive
Betty Fowler, 15, of Speers Point, suffered an incised wound to the scalp when she struck a sharp object in diving into the water at Warner’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Cessnock Tragedy. Little Girl Drowned
At 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Donothy Peters, 8, of the Unemployed Settlement, East Cessnock, was dnowned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General Horseman Injured
Herbert Maslen, 21, of Mayfield, suffered a compound fracture of the jaw, concussion and shock, and had several teeth knocked out when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Overturned at Abermain Bellbird Woman Injured
When returning from holidays at Port Macquarie oh Tuesday last, Mrs. Rubina, Maskey, of Charlton-street, Bellbird, had a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured Dog Excuse for-Excessive Speed SYDNEY
Cyril Christian Rowaid, of Somerset House, Martin Place, was fined £7 in the Traffic Court for having exceeded the speed limit. He had…
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The Christmas week-end was fortunately devoid of accidents. The station-officer of Dungog ambulance service, Mr. C. Welsh, reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Accident Averted Express Leaves The Line SYDNEY
As a result of the wheels of the [?] Express leaving the rails and rearing up the [?] near [?] for [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Accidents Cessnock Ambulance Brigade Year’s Figures . CESSNOCK
The number of accidents treated by the Cessnock Ambulance was higher in [?] but fewer of the cases were serious. Totals for [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shells Strike Houses in Belfast Accidental Bombardment
Five houses in Belfast were damaged and several persons narrowly escaped death during an accidental naval bombardment from the east,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Drowned Training School Tragedy GOSFORD
The body of Robert Craddock, 16, was found at the bottom of the swimming pool at the Gosford Training School yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Men Injured Caught In Dingo Trap Leg Amputated Brisbane
Two of three young men who walked into a dingo trap while inspecting some ringbarking on a property at kumbar[?]lla, outside Dalby, were…
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