Swimmer Injured
While swimming in the Municipal Baths on Tuesday last Eric McDonald, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Les McDonald, of Kempsey, sustained…
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Injured Woman's Reticence. Melbourne
Although she was alleged to have been thrown from a fast moving car at South Yarra early this morning, Mrs. June McStewart, 26, declined…
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On Wednesday last Harry, the fouryear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Murphy, of Smith-street, Kempsey, was knoced down by a car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Well-known Resident's Tragic Death. Simple Accident Proves Fatal
There are many ways in which a person can meet an untimely end, but surely that which befel Mr. Ernest Delaforce, of Mooneba, a well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Learn to Swim. Too Many Drowning Fatalities
"There are far too many drowning fatalities each summer and all parents would be well advised to see that their children are taught to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shooting Accident
On Sunday Mr. Lloyd Cross, son of Mr. Ernie Cross, of Wingham, who has leased Underwood's dairy farm at Forster, was rounding up a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragic Motor Accident. Mr. Charles W. Stuart Succumbs to Injuries
On Sunday morning last a party of motorists comprising Mr. Charles William Stuart, of East Kempsey, Mr. Sid Stewart (of Frederickton)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smooth Tyres and Bitumen Roads. Cause of Many Accidents
A surprising number of motor owners continue to run their vehicles on smooth-worn tyres, many no doubt in blissful ignorance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowning Fatality. Little Boy Loses Life
On Sunday last, March 19th, 1939, a sad drowning fatality occurred in the Hastings River at Coorie Island, near Beechwood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowned While Skating. Sydney, Tuesday
Warsaw: Forty-five children, aged between seven and nine years, were drowned on Lake Kremienec. The ice cracked suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Surfing. Ritchie Walker Injured
On Saturday afternoon last the Kempsey Surf Club team, consisting of Ritchie Walker, A. Fisher, W. Hennessy, G. Johnson and R…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Local and General. Injured From Horse
While riding on the Frederickton Road on Saturday last Mr. William Thornton, of Kempsey, had a nasty fall from his horse. As a result he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girl Collides With Car. Church Street Accident
When she ran in front of a car in Church Street, on Friday night, Daphne Corbett, aged 7, a daughter of Mr. Vic Corbett, of Curracabark,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Browning Fatality
Stanley, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Newman Somerville, who has been missing from his home at Brombin since Sunday afternoon, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Car Smash Sir Earle Page and Wife Involved. Kundibakh Woman Injured
An unfortunate accident occurred on the State Highway late on Saturday night in which Sir Earle Page (Minister for Commerce) and Lady Page were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Krambach Youth. Injured in Accident near Queensland Border
Frederick Gallagher, 18, of Krambach, was run over by a truck early on Thursday morning, while sleeping on the roadside at Palm Beach, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision Sequel In the Court of Petty Sessions, Macksville, on 14th March, 1939, before Mr. Bryant, P. [?]. NOBLE versus BAILEY
This was an action in which Howard Alexander Noble, of South Arm, Bowraville, farmer, claimed a sum of £35 compensation from Stanley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Foolish Hurrying. Cause of Many Accidents
According to traffic authorities, foolish and unnecessary hurrying is responsible for two-thirds of all motor accidents. When highways and streets…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Drowning Fatality. Little Boy Loses Life
On Sunday last, a sad drowning fatality occurred in the Hastings River at Corrie Island, near Beechwood. Mr. Newman Summerville, who…
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Last Sunday the two year old son, Stanley George, of Mr. and Mrs. N. Summerville, was drowned in the Hastings River, the body being…
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