City Collision Driver and Conductor Injured
When a tram was wrecked in a collision with a fullyloaded garbage truck at Waverley this morning, the driver…
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Tram Wrecked in Collision
SYDNEY, Wed.—A tram was wrecked in a collision with a fully-loaded garbage track at Waverley this morning, but the…
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A brother and sister were injured when the car in which they were travelling to Newcastle hit a milk [?]orry outside Hexham butter factory…
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Mr John Lindsay Sever, of Francis Street, Bondi, who was the victim of a shooting accident near Ravensworth on…
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Ben O'Keefe, 88; of William Street Cessnock, a miner at Bellbird colliery was struck by a fall of coal to-day was received macerations to the head…
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A sad drowning fatality occurred near Parkville just before noon to-day, the victim being the two-year-old son, John, of Mr…
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CESSNOCK Friday—[?] O’keets [?] William [?] Cessnock a under employed at Bellbird colliery was [?]…
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Industrial accident figures have dropped sharply in recent years. One of the big reasons has been better protection for workers in the case of…
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[?]SCONE, Sat—John William [?], 20 months, was drown[?] yesterday when he wandered [?] his home in Parkville, near…
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BRISBANE. Saturday.—Four persons were killed and [?] injured when a bus and goods train collided at a fevel crossing at Mount [?]…
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Two people were severely burnt yesterday in an explosion which blew the roof from a cabin launch and set fire to the…
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Mr. [?] Hearnshaw MLA for[?] was critically injured when his bicycle and a car collided at Woodford about 10 miles from…
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The Rev. William Hooker, 81-year-old Congregational minister, of Cecily Street, Letchhardt, had his left thigh fractured when he was thrown heavily…
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SINGLETON, Tuesday— Mr. Bill Brooker, who is employed by Geary Bro[?] On their property at Mt. Olive sustained an eye…
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The prevalence of straying stock at Kurri Kurri has caused many accidents to motorists, and on Sunday night a motor cyclist was seriously…
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The" District Coroner, Mr. \V. S. i Johnston, held mi Inquiry on Friday into the death, of Andrew Mitchell, a motor uttendant at Aberdarc Extended colliery, who was Injured at work on March 15 and died on March 10 in Osjmock District Hospital…
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NEWCASTLE, Wed.—A man who was injured when his motor cycle struck a cow at Alexandra-street, Kurri on Monday night…
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E. R. Dorse, of Booral, and N. Jones, of Pelton riding a motor cycle on 1st April, collided with a lorry, south of Dungog, and were admitted…
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On Wednesday last, Miss Barbara Bennett and her brother, David, met with an accident whilst motoring to Newcastle. At Hexham about 10 a.m…
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Ted Hawkins, of West Maitland, a storeman employed by Swan, Murray and Ham, produce merchants, of Maitland…
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