Cyclist Fatally Injured
KEMPSEY, Monday. — A 16-year-old cyclist was killed in a road accident near Kempsey. A bicycle ridden by Francis Neil…
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Sidecar Rider Fatally Injured at Speedway
Mervyn Waller Prince, 33, single, of George Street, East Maitland. was fatally injured during a motor-sidecar race…
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Nola Nicholls, 7, of Capp-street, Telarah suffered a severely lacerated wound to the left thumb when it was jammed in the door…
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A remarkable escape from serious injury was the good forutne of a number of people in a car which struck and demolished one of the heavy stone…
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Jack Adams, 33, of First Street, Weston, a shunter at Cessnock No. 1 colliery, sustained a laceration to his left leg this morning when he was struck…
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NEWCASTLE. Wed.—A 76-year-old pensioner, Alexander Blanch, was killed when he was riding a bicycle this morning…
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TEHERAN, Jan, 15.—Six people were injured when police yesterday dispersed a crowd around the Shan’s palace…
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CAPE TOWN, Jan. 16. — Six people were drowned yesterday when Pietermaritzburg suffered its worst flood since…
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A verdict of accidental death by suflocation due to drawing was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. W. O. Pickering) when he held an inquiry at…
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Two brothers were injured when their cycle and a car collided In Melrose-street, Lorn, last night…
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Every summer brings tragedy to hundreds of homes scattered throughout Australia. Many fatal ac cidents can happen in any season,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured in 14ft Fall From Scaffolding
CESSNOCK, Friday—When he felt 14ft from a scaffolding at Aberdare Mended Colliery today, a shiftman, George…
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Whilst out shooting rabbits with in the vicinity of the town of Merriwa on Saturday afternoon last, Colin Roger Coward received injuries…
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Every summer brings tragedy to hundreds of homes scattered through out Australia. Many fatal accidents can happen in any season, but hot weather…
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When he fell from a scaffold at Aberdare Extended colliery this morning, George Whitfield, 53, of Daniel Street, Cessnock, a shiftman, suffered injuries…
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Washington, Jan. 17.— A resolution empowering the interstate Commerce Committee to subpoena federal aviation officials…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →15 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended January 15, 1932). Accident at Baths
An accident befell Mr. T. B. Edge, of Newcasfle, at the Singleton swimming carnival. While swimming at the conclusion of the carnival he…
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 18.—News despatches from Chinkiang reported that over 1000 Chinese refugees were drowned at…
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SYDNEY, Sat.— Crack any Chaperone was badly injured in a fall at Randwick this morning Jockey A Stanton had a heavy…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Edmond Maddison, 43 of Kingstree Birmingham Gardens Wallsend, sustained a lacerated…
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