Son of Melbourne K.c. Drowned. Fruitless Search by Plane
A five hours' search by aeroplane and fishing boats failed to reveal any trace of David Wilbur Ham, 13, of Toork, a son of Mr. Wilbur Ham, K.C…
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Accident
Stanley Mitchell, who is employed on the Muswellbrook garbage system, sustained a deep cut in his hand yesterday when tipping a tin of garbage…
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Shortly after the start of the Trial Handicap at Harold Park a collision occurred between Junee Direct (S. Bray) and Lila Derby (W. Picken,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Collision Detective Severely Injured KATOOMBA
Two plain clothes policeman were Injured when a motor car and a police motor cycle and sidecar collided at the Intersection of penauli avenue and…
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Georgin Smith, 9 of Buruda at Nayfiled . suffered concussion contusions to the head and shock when she fell from a motor bus in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Drowned in Yacht Wreck Melbourne
When their yacht was, wrecked on b sandbar near Inveigh, Alfred Johnson Frongerud, 65, his wife Christine, 45 and two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Eye Injured Gloucester
Mr. Noel Yates, of Wallarbah, had his eye pierced with a splinter of steel from a hammer. He was brought to Gloucester tor treatment, and then…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the Bay Collision With Car
INVOLVED in a, collision with a car while riding a bicycle in High-street, Wed Maitland, this morning Mr. H. A. Dolman, residing at the…
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Strode by a locomotive wheel while at work at the Commonwealth Steel Coy. to-day, Mervyn Parley, 3S. a machinist of Henson Avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Schoolboy's Plucky Act. Saves Child From Drowning
Diving fully clothed into the river at Coff's Harbour on Christmas Day, Raymond John Harrison (11) rescued a child…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Father-son Drowned Wellington (N.e.), Friday
A double drowning fatality-occurred in Akaroa Harbour. The victims were father and son. They, with two other members of the family were on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosion in Gunpowder Factory Five Killed and a Number Injured. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON
Five were killed and a number were injured, the majority slightly; by a terrific explosion in' the Royal gunppvyder factory at Waltham…
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Caught by a fall of coal at Aberdare Colliery on Wednesday, David Brown, 51, a machineman of Aberdare-road…
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Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert George, of Wilder-street, on Wednesday received the sad news that their son, Walter George (32) was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Secret Equipment. Involved in Fatal Accident. LONDON
An accident, "Involving special equipment," details of which are secret, killed three and seriously injured another. All were members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Accident (“Mercury” [?]) LONDON, January 18
An accident [?] special equipment, the details of which are secret resulted in the death of three members of the Queens Royal [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Killed in Accident Members of Queen's Royal Regiment. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON
An accident "involving a special equipment," details of which are secret, killed three and' severely injured another,, all members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Door Fell Woman Injured ARMIDALE
Mrs. J. McMillan of 113 Browning street Armidale, suffered internal injuries when the door of the garage at her home fell on her Before her…
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Wilma Hungerford, 2. of Pokolbin dislocated and probably fractured her left elbow when she fell from a bench at her home last night cessnock…
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William Framby. 18, auctioneer of Gurley died in Moree Hospital as a result of a head on collisions between a car and a lorry tea anises south of…
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