Nine Killed on Roads Week-end Traffic Accidents Sydney
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Man Injured Fall From Moving Car NEWCASTLE
William Sutcliffe, 65, of James-street Hamilton, fell from a moving car in Turton-road, Georgetown, today. He suffered abrasions [?] the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Injured Burned by Furnace Flame NEWCASTLE
Two workmen, employed by Haly Bros., were burned when a furnace flame blew back over them while at work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Real Accident Causes. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually, there are more than 200 causes of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Skating Accident
Whilst indulging in roller skating on Saturday, Frank Croll, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Croll, had a fall and injured his wrist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roadworker Injured Singleton
Alex Davidson, of Cessnock, [?] an injury to his shoulder at the No. 4 camp on Putty mad. Singleton Ambulance went out and conveyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Degraded Stock Injured in Lorries
A decided improvement which was effected at the Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day in the regrading of the rough road running by the pig pens…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Badly Injured Fell Over Embankment SYDNEY
Patrick McCarthy, 20, a member of the militia was found critically injured last night, at the bottom of a 20-foot drop near the Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Maitland Soldiers Injured Cycle Crashed Into Creek
Frank McKinnon, 21, and Ken Ferguson, 21, of West Maitland, machine-gunners of the 16th Light Horse Regiment, crashed into Goonoo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fell Over Embankment Soldier Found Critically Injured, Sydney
Patrick McCarthy, aged 20, a member of the militia, was found critically injured last night at the bottom of a 20ft. drop near the Harbour Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crawled Half A’ Mile Injured Man’s Ordeal COWRA
After remaining alone in a house for three days with his leg broken, Robert Heinbrow, 74, crawled for half a mile before he was seen by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Accidents Reduction in Towns More in Open ([?] by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
On the evidence of the read accident figures for the first few months, It Is likely that 1940 [?] on down in history as the year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leg Injured Newcastle
Thomas Waish, age 28, of Main road, Cardie, a Steel dresser employed at the Commonwealth Iron and Steel Products Pty, Ltd., was injured while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Floods in Queensland Father, Son and Daughter Drowned
John Allen, his son, aged 10, and his daughter, aged eight, were drowned on Wednesday at Pelican Creek, 30 miles from Collinsville (Q.) when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MORPETH Brothers Injured Bicycle Skidded
Abrasions and shock were sustained by Robert and John McFadyen, the children of Mr. and Mrs. J, McFadyen, when they fell from a bicycle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ordeal of Inland Drover Nearly Died From Thirst, Then Drowning
Ken. Crombie, a Central Australian mail driver, has brought to Marree a story of the desperate position in which Jack Hayes. If…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell in Race Cessnock Cyclists Injured
Two cyclists were injured when they tell during a cycle race, at Cessnock yesterday afternoon. Noel Scott, 16, of Smart-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Dead Capsize of Military Treek 22 INJURED
When a military track, [?] which is [?] from were travelling v Cross week yesterday [?] one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Injured Car Crushed Between Trams SYDNEY
When a motor car in which they were travelling was crushed between two trams in Waverley last night, Wal[?] Bryant, 18, of Waverley, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Militia Truck Overturns One Man Killed and 23 Others Injured
A militia man was killed and 23 others injured, two critically, yesterday afternoon when a military truck skidded and overturned at Keinbah,…
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