Drowned at Cronulla
Swept from the rocks at Boat Harbor, Cronulla, where he had been fishing for crabs on Saturday, Kenneth Ronald Barker (32),…
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Gunpowder Accident
When experimenting with home-made gunpowder on Saturday afternoon J. Wright, aged 16, of Christie road. Tarro, who…
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The District Coroner (Mr. A. Morrison) on Friday afternoon conducted a coronial inquiry into circumstances surrounding the death in…
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Allison G. Macpherson, 77, was leaving the home of his sister in Campbell Parade, Bondi when be was knocked down by a tram, and…
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When she fell down the steps in front of the Pro-Cathedral shortly before 11 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Johanna Connelly…
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James light food 66 of Bent street Cessnock employed by Cessnock Co-Operative Society was knocked down by a horse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →April Raids Over United Kingdom Killed and Injured
Civilian casualties in air raids on the United Kingdom in April were 938 killed or missing, and believed killed; 998 injured and detained in…
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Roy McKnight, employed at the meat works, received a painful facial injuries when he fell from a load of skins and struck the railway line. First…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Man in Serious Accident Driver Colin Simpson Loses Arm
Returning to a northern camp on Wednesday night, following overseas leave, Driver Colin Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Simpson, of…
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Mr. Peter Danalis, well-known resident of Aberdeen, met with a serious accident on the Aberdeen-Muswellbrook road at an early hour this…
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Mrs. W. Beh, of Mitchell's Flat, met with an accident which resulted in the breaking of her right leg above the ankle. Mrs. Beh walked from her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shooting Accident
James Pearce, aged 18 years, of John Street, was out shooting about, five miles from Singleton on the Maison Dieu road when he met with…
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When, Ray Norrie, 9, of Hamilton was riding a bicycle in High-street, West Maitland and his foot became caught in the front…
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Forty people had a narrow [?] cape from injured when a bus they were travelling in to West Maitland collided with two cars and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured by "Tin Hair" Wire
The wire pulling the "tin hare" almost severed a foot of the attendant, Charles Quinlan, 42, at the L'thgow greyhound racing meeting. Quinlan's…
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Mr. Peter Danalis, well-known resident of Aberdeen, met with a serious accident on the Aberdeen-Muswellbrook road at an early hour on…
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LONDON May 18—Appealing to the public to send the Admiralty particulars of photographs of foreign places in their…
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KURRI Wednesday,—At an-in. quest at Kurri Kurri. concerning the death of Isaac Fletcher,—33. a wheeler. Dr. J.B.W, Mero…
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CESSNOCK Thurs.—The second fatality on the Wollombi road within four days occurred last night. Owing to the brown…
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Harry Newcombe (53), taxi proprietor of High-street, East Maitland, had his right arm severed near the shoulder when a collision occurred between…
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