Tragic Accident on New England Highway. Singleton Youth Dies From Injuries
A tragic motor accident occurred on Wednesday morning in which a Singleton youth lost his life. He was Arthur John Elgar, 17 years,…
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Train Accident In South Australia
ADELAIDE, Friday.—Eleven people were injured, two seriously, when a railway engine crashed into the rear of a passenger train at Kilburn…
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CANBERRA, Saturday.— The Minister for transport (Mr. Howarde Beale ) said that about 27,000 Australians were injured or killed…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The body of a young boy, who has been missing since yesterday, was found in Queenscliff lagoon…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — When a rowing boat capsized off Norah Head yesterday, Joseph Long, 57, of St. Peter’s, was drowned. Long…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Several persons were injured when truck, bus and a tram were involved in a freak collision in…
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A Scone grazier was seriously injured at Whittingham this afternoon when his car hit a hole in the road and…
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When the motor-cycle be was riding came into collision with a car at the intersection of Barton and Stanford Streets, Kurri, yesterday afternoon…
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Robert William Cocking, 17 bricklayer's apprentice, of Lismore Street, Abermain, met his death accidentally when he crashed from…
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Frank White, Scone grazier, was severely injured at Whittingham yesterday afternoon when his car struck a hole in the road and crashed…
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Twenty-eight of the 32 crew members of the 7404-ton British tanker "Clam" were drowned near Haykjavik, Iceland,…
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John Buxton, 11, of Albion street. Maitland, received a large lacerated wound to his right thigh when he slipped while…
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Jamming between the buffers of skips caused injuries to the left hand of Jack Sams, 21, wheeler of Aberdare Road, Aberdare, while he was at…
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Thomas Callaghan 31, a wheel received a probable fracture of the right ankle when kicked by a horse at Buchanan Borehole colllery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidental Death Verdict at Elgar Inquest Cycle Skidded Before Crash
At the inquest into the death of Arthur John Elgar, in which the Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death, Constable McMahon said that the motor cycle Elgar was riding skidded 60 yards,…
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SYDNEY, Sat. — Morris Gordon, 13, of St. Elmo Parade, Kingsgrove, died in Parramatta Hospital last night after an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Explodes Bulahdelah Man Fatally Injured
Kenneth Harvey, 40, of Bulahdelah, haulage contractor, who was severely burnt about the face, chest, neck and arms on Thursday afternoon, when…
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SINGLETON, Monday. — Rex Denenburg, of Violet-town, Belmont, was admitted to Singleton Dangar Cottage Hospital on…
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A 20-year-old, Belmont youth was seriously injured in Singleton yesterday when his motor vycle collided with a…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Erroll Gordon Cope, 18, and William John O’Neill, 19, both from Warren, were killed when their motor…
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