News in Brief P.p.u. President Injured
The General President of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. B. c. Gibson) was injured when he tripped and fell through a…
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Four Riding Accidents
SINGLETON —Two more riding accidents In the Singleton district on Sunday and Monday reported, bringing the total to…
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Edward Bridges, 32, engine-driver, of 6 Everton-street, Hamiling at Dark-Mcone’s iceworks in ton, Newcastle, slipped while…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Thomas Viroxis, 45, cafe proprietor, had the big toe on the left foot almost severed to-day when he dropped a…
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When coal fell on his left hand while at work yesterday, Horace Wells 24, of Third street, South Cessnock, received extensive lacera…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday — Leonard George Smythe, 27, of Awaba road, Dora Creek, was killed yesterday afternoon when his…
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BAGHDAD, April 8. — Four girls were among the victims drowned at Tel Kief (Northern Irak) when torrents from a…
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LONDON, April 8.—The King’s physician. Sir Maurice Cassidy, and Lady Cassidy, have been admitted to Berkshire Hospital…
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The King's physician, Sir Maurice Cassidy, and Lady Cassidy have been admitted to Berkshire Hospital with serious head injuries received in a…
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Struck by a fall of coal while at Work ut Bellbird colliery, Aubrey Earl, 24, of Rawson street, Aberdare, received extensive lacerations to his…
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John Morrow (20), of Muswellbrook, one of the victims in the motor cyclesulky crash in the New England Highway on the night of Saturday, 26th…
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CESSNOCK. Friday. — Leslie Condon, 24. of Chidgey-street, Cessnock, a road-layer at Cessnock No. 1 colliery, fell on a rail…
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SYDNEY. Sat — When a text ran into the rear of a semi-trailer in Randwick yesterday afternoon three people were seriously…
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NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—Last night, Kennslh pinfold, 18, and Leslie Gulliver, 14, both of Martin-street, Shortland, suffered…
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When he was struck by a bicycle pedal yesterday, Noel Kreynborg, 12, of King-street, Lorn, received an incised wound…
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GOULBURN: A mental patient missing from Kenmore Hospital. Goulburn, sin[?]e March 10 waa found floating in the Wollon[?]…
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NEW YORK, April 11—Six elderly worshippers were killed and dozens injured yesterday, when an explosion destroyed St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Marion, South Dakota, which was filled with people awaiting the 9 a.m. Palm Sunday Mass…
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MOREE, Tuesday.—Mrs. Mary Hunter Davis, 41, wife of the manager of “Boolooroo” Station, 10 miles from Moree, was…
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NEWCASTLE, Wed. — When his motor cycle and a bicycle collided hear the-Steel Works office yesterday afternoon, Ronald…
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A "Frogman" who spent 500 hours in under-wiater operations in wartime has been drowned' in the subterranean waters of Wookey Hole, Somerset (Eng.). He is Gordon Marriott, 27, formerly of the Royal Marines…
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