Drowning Man "Lost Nerve"
At an inquest at Wollongong last Tuesday, three men were praised for their action in going to the assistance of a New…
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Injured Man Dies
A Coniston workman, injured on March 13 whilst working at the A.I. and S. cokeovens, Port Kembla, died last Tuesday at…
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A survey of accidents that might have been prevented is prepared every year by the American National Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Injured in Car Accident
Two men were injured when the car in which they were travelling Kan off the Five Islands Road…
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An eight-year-old girl was injured late yesterday afternoon when a motor bike and the bike which she was…
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A man suffered minor injuries when two cars collided in Simpson Avenue, Coniston, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lost Leg Tram Collision
SYDNEY, Tues. —A youth's right leg was almost severed when two trams collided at an…
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A student of Wollongong High School suffered a probable fracture of the right wrist when he fell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby Drowned in Creek Near Home at Yallah
A two-year-old child was found drowned in a creek at the rear of his home on the Marshall Mount Road, Yallah, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rest of the News in Brief 45,000 Panic After Bomb Accident
MADRID, Fri.—About 45,000 people in Algeciras, opposite Gibraltar, packed and stampeded through the…
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After a frantic search for his two years old son late on Friday night, a father found the child drowned in a…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Two men were killed in weekend road accidents in New South Wales…
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Positive action must come from both official agencies and the public if we are to meet the challenge posed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision On Intersection; Driver Pined
George Palmerston Brown, of Kenny Street, Wollongong, was fined £4/8/- with 12/- costs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Carruthers in Accident
DURBAN, Wed.—Australia's world bantamweight boxing champion, Jimmy Carruthers, and…
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A 22-year-old man was seriously injured last night when he was knocked off his push bike in…
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A 28-year-old Englishman died in Wollongong Hospital early yesterday morning without…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cyclist Injured in Collision
A motor cyclist was badly injured when he was involved in a collision with a motor car on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fisherman Washed Off Rocks; Drowned
SYDNEY, Fri.—A fisherman was swept out to sea and drowned despite and heroic rescue attempt by his brother-in-law, at Rosa Gully, Vaucluse, late today…
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A Sydney holiday-make as injured when he dived to a lagoon at the Stan[?]ll Park camping area and…
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