Two Dead ; 16 Injured in Bus Smash Cradled Through Side of Railway Bridge
LISMORE, Friday.—When a motor bus smashed through the side of a railway bridge and fell 20 feet on to the line, at Talofa,…
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Four Injured in Car Smash
GLOUCESTER.—Four young men from Sydney on a mo[?] trip to Queensland overturned their car at Belbora. They [?]…
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GRETA: Two soldiers were killed instantaneously on Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock when a Jeep, in which they were…
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CESSNOCK, Monday.—John Lightfoot, 8, of Hickey-street, Cessnock, fractured his right arm yesterday when he fell from a…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday.— L[?] C[?]eris, 31, of Vincent-st, Cessnock, a shunter employed at ka[?]go colliery, received injuries…
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NANKING, November 19 (A.A.R.-Reuter).—Nineteen persons were killed and 26 injured as the result of a gas explosion at one of the Sino-British Kailan mining administration coalpits, situated at Cha Choch Wang, about 18 miles…
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Following an inquest held into the death of Frank Charlton, 52, shiftman, of Alexandra Street, Kurri…
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Bro. W. G. Jones, who was elected District Grandmaster of the Upper Hunter District at Muswellbrook on 9th July last, died from injuries…
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SYDNEY. Friday.—Seven RAN ratings were Injured, one critically, when an explosion occurred while detonators were being…
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SYDNEY, Sat. — Two people were killed in road accidents in Sydney Harlod Smith 50 of Botany…
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At 9.30 last night, the British motorship King Stephen collided with the destroyer H.M.A.S. Quiberon. which was moored at…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday. —When he collided with a car Arthur Hewitt, 54, of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, who was riding his…
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At Cessnock on Friday afternoon the District Coroner, Mr. W. S. Johnston, returned a verdict of…
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While playing at her home in Railway Parade, Kurri Kurri, about 7.30 on Sunday night, Margaret…
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BROKEN HILL, Tues.—George Lawrence Murphy, 39, was killed when thrown from a horse-drawn trolley yesterday afternoon…
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NEWCASTLE, Wed. —When the Sydney to Kempsey mail train was travelling between Adamstown and Broadmeadow about 11 o’clock this…
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Marlene McTaggart, sevenyear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Les McTaggart, of Howe's Valley, rescued her…
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CESSNOCK, Wed.—Gus Kembrey, 35, of Margaret-street, Cessnock, a miner, employed at Aberdare Extended colliery,…
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Two youths, who went fishing on the rocks near The Skillion, at Terrigal yesterday are believed to have been drowned…
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When the Sydney to Kempsey mail train was travelling between Adamstown and Broadmadow about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, four of the carriages…
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