Air Force Collision Officer From Canberra Two Others Killed and London, August 1
Flying-Officer Alexander WilsonYates of Canberra, and two other airmen, were killed in a collision between Royal Air Force planes, which…
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Riots After Prohibition Curfew Imposed in Bombay 27 Policemen Injured in Cl[?] London, August 1
Riots between Moslems and Hin[?]s in Bombay, which develo[?]ed from, demonstrations against the new property tax, imposed to meet the deficit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lost his Temper Bad Manners Accident (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
They waited in hospital, nervous and greatly disturbed in conscience, wishing in vain that they could undo all that had occurred within…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speaker of Victorian Parliament Invoked In Street Accident MELBOURNE
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mr. Thomas Tunnecliffe) was involved in a traffic accident in East Melbourne as he was driving home…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Doctor and Wife in Car Accident
When returning to Wagga from Melbourne last evening, Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Simm, of Wagga, were involved in a car accident near Euroa. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Father Drowned Trying to Save Son Sydney
Charles Warwicker, aged 30, of Concord, was drowned in the Nepean river to-day, in toying to rescue his six-year old son, Reginald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Road Accident. Car Crashes Tram. MELBOURNE
Kenneth Tucker, 24, and Arnold Garvey, 23, were billed, and Joyce Poulton, 18, was shockingly injured when a car crashed almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Unusual Accident
Mr. J. Pascoe, of McKeilar street, Benalla, was the victim of a painful mishap in remarkable circumstance on Sunday afternoon. He was sitting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lost His Temper. Bad Manners Accident (Issued by Road Safety Council)
They waited in hospital, nervous and greatly disturbed in conscience, wishing in vain that they could undo all that had occurred within one short hour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Body of Second Victim of Drowning Recovered Wollongong
The body of Lewis Gordon. Kitchen, aged 16, second Victim of the tragedy which occurred near Inspector's Island, Lake [?]lawarra, on July 26, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nine Are Killed in Railway Accidents 24 Persons Injured Britain's Black Week-end Express Dashes Into Workmen Holiday Train Derailed LONDON, August 5
Railway accidents in Britain at the week-end caused nine deaths. Five men were killed and four were injured to-day when an express…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Engaged Couple Among Dead Tragic Road Smash Car Hits Motor Track Two Girls and Man Killed; Six Injured, Four Critically MELBOURNE
Three persons were killed and six were injured, four of them critically, in a tragic road smash on Prince's Highway, near Terang, last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Air Fatality. Four Men Killed. LONDON
A holiday-maker, and three members of the crew were killed when a twin-engined Air Force plane swooped out of the fog and crashed on to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Acquitted of Manslaughter Charge Safety Zone Fatality Melbourne
Charles Frederick Sullivan, aged 23, of Patterson st., Middle Park, was acquitted of manslaughter in General Sessions to-day. It was alleged that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boys and a Car. Three Injured. SYDNEY
The police, searching for a motor car which had just been purchased, and which was reported to be missing from Strathfield, were informed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air Fatality. Sergeant Killed When Bombers Collide. Machines Land Safely. LONDON
What experts describe as a chance in a million eventuated when during a mid-air collision between two Air Force bombers, over Nottingham, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cause of Accidents Speeding of Keep Appointments Safe Driving at Home
“I was late for an appointment and I must admit I was stepping on it a bit.” This has been the confession of thousands of motorists after road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Youth Victim of Unusual Fatal Accident Windsor
Victim of an accident, the actual cause of which is not known, Athol Miller, aged 20, died in hospital early this morning. He was found lying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Drowned in Yarra Floodwaters MELBOURNE
Swollen by floodwaters, choppy waves on the Yarra river behind Scotch College swamped a boat this evening, and resulted in the drowning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nightwatchman Drowned. Melbourne
Cecil Rivett, 45, was swept away by the swirling current and drowned, after his rowing boat had been swamped in the river Yarra, near…
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