Drowning Accident
Mr. Thomas James Byrnes, 37, of Betts-street, fell into the river between the wharf and s.s. Arakoon, during unloading operations on…
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River Drowning Coroner's Verdict Accidentally Caused
The death of Thomas James Byrnes, whose body was recovered from the Macleay River, at Kempsey, on June…
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Friday 13th was an unlucky day, for John Monro, 17, of Bindera, and A. G. Mortimer, a rabbiter. They were on the way to…
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A timber cutter, who was injured at Craven Plateau on Wednesday week, had to be brought a mile through the bush on a tractor to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tanker Explosion Six Dead, 12 Missing, 24 Injured Los Angeles
At least six men were killed and 24 injured when an oil tanker blew up with a shattering blast to-day in Los Angeles harbor. Twelve others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fog Causes Serious Lorry Accident. Sydney
A heavy fog in Sydney area was responsible for the death of a man when two lorries collided on the Western Road near Penrith, this…
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[?] at 5.20 p.m. on Monday after[?]otor cars were involved [?] the corner of Lord [?]reets Mr. C…
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Ossie Johnson fell from the back of a lorry in town on Saturday afternoon. The Gloucester Ambulance took him to Narraweema…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walked Out of Hospital Victim of Car Accident Sydney
A man who was knocked down by a car in the City last night suffering a probable fractured skull, later walked out of the casualty Department at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chapter of Accidents Three Men Crushed
During the past few days the Manning Ambulance has been called out to attend to three cases in which men have suffered injuries by being crushed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday Time Is Accident Time
Serious warning was issued by Mr. E. Harvey, of the Cundletown branch of the Road Safely Council, against the danger of road accidents during…
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As stated briefly in last Friday's "Argus' 'the Macleay district hospital board will ask the Hospitals Commission's opinion of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Royal Wedding Nov. 20 Latest Cables and Telegrams The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. in Westminister Abbey Trains in Head-on Collision West Australian Smash London
Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Phillip Mountbatten will marry in Westminister Abbey at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday, November 20…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women Pinned Under Car All Night. Accident at Gangat
Two women were pinned, unconscious, under a car all last night at Gangat, after it had overturned and landed on its…
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Two women were pinned, unconscious under a car all Monday night at Gangat, after it had overturned and landed on its hood by the side of the creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Two Strays" in Accident Lists
They are always in the road accident statistics in the State, but in recent months the group known to research workers as "the two strays" have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launch Founders Off Smoky Cape Two Brothers Drowned Bride of Fortnight Sole Survivor Amazing Story of Climb to the Lighthouse
A 20-year-old girl, a bride of two weeks, is the sole survivor of a sea disaster off the Smoky Cape Lighthouse on Tuesday night, when her brother-in-law lost his life, and her husband is missing, as the result of a launch breaking down,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Accident Figures. N.R.M.A. Urges Action
Early reduction in road accidents in N.S.W. is described by the N.R.M.A. as "a ripe plum waiting for an energetic police force to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car-Truck in Collision
A car and truck collided with considerable impact and noise at the intersection of Queen and Barrington streets at about ten o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bad Manners Cause Accidents on the Roads
Display of discourtesy and bad manners by motorists is responsible for a large percentage of road accidents now occurring, in the…
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