Accidents
Manning Ambulance was kept busy 011 Monday. Silvia Ackers, seven-year-old girl, of Oxley Island, was thrown from a horse aud kicked. She…
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Went Through Last War Then Accidentally Shot
"Well, a man is unlucky. I went through last war without a scratch and then I must come back and shoot myself. But I…
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Each of the 13 Cubs met death at Grafton on December 11 as a result of asphyxia caused by drowning when a punt moving from Susan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coronial Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Death in Regard to Recent Railway Fatality
At Kempsey Court House on Saturday the District Coroner, Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., held an inquiry regarding the death of Mr. William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier to Rescue Woman and Two Children Saved From Drowning Sydney
Diving fully clothed, even to his heavy military boots, into the Lane Cove River yesterday, Sapper Keith Beenoke, 32, saved a woman and two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident Near Kempsey
The story of a railway fettler's race for life on a railway tricycle was related by Mr. Daniel Thompson, fartner, of Glenrock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man and Wife Lose Lives in Collision
A man and his wife lost their lives on Monday and four other persons were injured, two of them seriously, in one of the worst motor accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Injured by Crowbar
While rolling logs with a crowbar on Saturday Mr. Percy Goadsall, of Wittitrin, was struck by the implement which inflicted a deep lacerated…
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When a telegraph pole collapsed six miles from Clarence Town, on the Limeburners' Creek road, Mr. R. J. Britten, of Hume Street,…
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On Wednesday last Mr. R. S. Hawkins, Coroner, opened an inquiry at Taree Court House into the circumstances of the death of Vera Lambert,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wives. Families of Troops Drowned at Sea
The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Frost) revealed in the House of Representatives recently that a number of Australian soldiers' wives and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bootowa Fatality. VERDICT
The Coroner found that Vera Lambert died from the effects of a bullet wound, but whether such wound was accidentally received or self-inflicted…
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On Wednesday week Mr. R. S. Hawkins, Coroner, opened an inquiry at Taree Court House into the circumstances of the death of Vera Lambert,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Axeman Injured
Mr. Wesley Cooper, timber worker, of Eungai Creek, sustained a deep incised wound on his right foot while using an axe. The Ambulance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belmore River Tragedy Small Child Drowned
For the third time in a period of less than four years tragedy has visited the home of Mrs. Leslie Eakin, of Belmore River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harry Baines Involved in Third Accident - Escapes Unhurt
Mrs. Maude Balnes, of Wingham, has received the following telegram from the Air Force authorities: "Have to advise that your son,…
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At Belmore River on Tuesday afternoon of last week Michael Andrew Eakin, three-year-old son of Mrs. Eakin and the late Mr. Les Eakin, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casino Fatality Colllapsed at Loan Rally
Shortly after commencing his address at the First Victory Loan rally in Walker Street, Casino, on Monday, Cr. J. J. Watson, president of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality Near Allworth
When a car went over a cutting near Allworth, beyond Stroud, on Saturday night, Colin Ford, 18 years of age, was killed. Other members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coronial Inquiries Accidental Drowning
At Kempsey Court House, Saturday, Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquiry into the death of Michael Andrew Eakin, aged…
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