Death in Truck Accident Tragedy at Tighe's Hill
A former prisonerof-war was killed and another seriously injured on Saturday when a Provost Corps utility truck hit a…
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Boys Injured At Homeville
A collision between two schoolboys at Homeville school to-day resulted in both receiving severe injuries…
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TAMWORTH, Tues. —A child aged one year nine months was drowned in sis inches of water near the home of his aunt at…
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Falling off a bicycle in Second Avenue, Rutherford, last night, David Lyons, 25, of Bronwyn-st, East Greta Junction, received…
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On Tuesday last at Paterson Camel, a chestnut horse attacked a motor car, breaking the right-band window…
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BRISBANE: Desmond Francis McNeill, 17, was drowned at Surfers’ Paradise Beach yesterday. He called our and sank when a…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Thomas Herbert Harmor, 30, married, of Anglesea-street, Bondi, was drowned at Boudi yesterday…
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LONDON, February 5.—Arab delegates to the Palestine conference in London definitely rejected any form of partition and the conference adjourned indefinitely. A communique issued after the conference also stated that the Arabs could not…
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Competing in the second heat of the Trial Randi cap for motor cycles at the Maitland Speedway last night Mervyn Larkin, 80 of…
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To a question on recent air accidents, particularly with Dakota aircraft, Dr. Warner said: "You must remember that in 1946 world airlines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident. Mr. D. G. Munko Injured
Mr. D. G. Munro met with a nasty accident on his property, "Gundibri," when he sustained a broken leg. The accident happened during the…
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One American in every 13 was killed or hurt in accidents in the United States last year. The National Safety Council on…
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Accidents last year cost America 100,000 dead and nearly 10,500,000 people were injured, according to figures released by…
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The Peputy Coroner for Maitland (Mr. E. C. Scarlett), when giving his verdict at in inquest at West Maitland yesterday…
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A lift tragedy, almost identical with that which caused the death of a seaman in Sydney last week, occurred at Menzies' Hotel (Melbourne) early to-day, when Mrs. May Ford, 50, housemaid at the Hotel, was crushed to death…
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Accidents to children yesterday were numerous, and three were taken by Maitland Ambulance to a surgery and thence to Maitland…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Actual cost in S.s.d of road accidents, apart from physical suffering and pain, is a substantial reason why a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Smashes at Gosford Accident Toll on "Hoodoo" Road Grows
Two more road smashes occurred near Gosford yesterday within 10 minutes in drizzling rain on the greasy patch of road…
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Kevin Allen (13), son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen, sustained a broken [?]eg and other injuries when struck by [?] car, driven by Mr. R. G. Watts, in…
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KURRI KURRI: The District Coroner (Mr. W. O. Pickering) returned a verdict of accidental death at Kurri Kurri Police Court…
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