Nigh Drowned
Mr. L. J. Gray, of Smithtown, was sitting on the bank of the creek at South West Rocks when he noticed a child floating in the stream some…
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Local and General Legs Injured
Donald Hickson, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hickson, of Harris Street, Paddington, had several stitches inserted in a lacerated wound on the…
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Every summer brings tragedy to him dreds of homes scattered throughout Australia. Many fatal accidents can happen in season, but hot weather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burns-james Fight Foul Punch Accidental Sydney
"I am sorry for Tommy, because he did not mean the punch he aimed when I was down," said the Empire lightweight champion, Ron James,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escape From Drowning
A narrow escape from drowning occurred at Forster on Friday last. Mrs. V. Basile, of Taree, took her 10 months' old son in a stroller on…
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Every summer brings tragedy to hundreds of homes scattered throughout Australia. Many fatal accidents can happen in any season…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Accident
Whilst driving a motor truck on Frederickton road Saturday evening Mr. Ken Duncan was momentarily blinded by approaching headlights,…
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Francis Noel McManus, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McManus, of Jerseyville, was killed on Sunday evening as the result of coming into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lorry and Trailer Part Bus Escapes Collision
There was a narrow escape from a serious accident at the approach to the Kempsey bridge on the East Kempsey side on Tuesday. The trailer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Injured in Fall
Delma Sawyer (12), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sawyer, of Tinonee, sustained a large lacerated wound below the left knee, when she…
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Gordon Habgood, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Habgood, of Raleigh, received extensive and serious injuries in an accident with a gun whilst out…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Drowned, Lorry Fell Into River
When a lorry fell 40 feet into the Allyn River on Saturday night, Herbert Henry Owen, 57, of High Street, Branxton, was drowned…
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Two fatal riding accidents occurred in the Gloucester district in the latter part of last week. At about 6 p.m. on Friday Mr John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxer Injured Sydney
The West Maitland boxer, Reginald "Rip" Bunker (20), is fighting for his life in Lewisham Hospital. At midday his condition was reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Accident On Wherrol Flat Road. 'Bus Out Of Control
Mr. Sld Moore, who drives a passenger "bus from Caparra to Wingham twice a week, had a rather unpleasant experience when returning from…
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A 32 year-old Upper Macleay butcher, Kenneth Duncombe, of Toorooka, was seriously injured late on Saturday…
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A Kempsey ambulance on Saturday night made a successful 309 miles dash to Sydney within a time limit given in which a seriously injured man was to…
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Mr. Ken Duncombe, 32, of Toorooka, was accidentally shot in the left jaw while he was handling a pearifle on Saturday. Mr. Duncombe…
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On Tuesday Albert Pacey, 20 of Kemp Street, an employee at Dodds' sawmill, was treated by the Kempsey ambulance and taken to the…
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In the Kempsey Petty Sessions on Wednesday, John Thomas Pearce, a sawmill employee, of Nambucca Heads, pleaded guilty to a charge of…
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