Farmer Trapped and Drowned in Car Grafton
Frank Langshaw, aged about 60, a well-known farmer, of Lawrence, was drowned early to-day when the car he was driving backed off Bluff Point…
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Youth Drowned When Sailing Boat Overturns Perth
When a sailing boat overturned in heavy weather on Mongara Lake today two 16-year-old boys were thrown into the water Reginald Rowles, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatally Injured in Car Skid Sydney
Neville George Young, aged 33, of Redfern, was fatally injured early today when the car he was driving skidded, struck a fence, and capsized…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sawmill Employee Injured
When Mr. E. Grumley, of Moama, an employee of the Murray River Sawmill Co., was engaged in unloading [?]ogs from a barge, he sustained severe…
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Mr. J. Aylward, of Airlie street, met with a very painful accident when starting a motor bike yesterday morning. His hand got caught in the chain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fewer Road Accidents in N.S.W. Speed Limit Praised Sydney
Addressing the annual meeting of the Road Safety Council to-day, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) declared that the death rate in road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woo[?]‘gee Family Have Lucky Escape In Car Accident
When driving on the Beechworth Yackandandah road on Monday night Mr. Ted. Goodger, of Wooragee, was involved in an accident. A rod fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youths Injured in Collision
On Saturday night, whilst Messrs. Charles King and Leonard Willett, of Corowa, were riding a motor cycle towards Benalla, about five miles on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Level Crossing Collision
A motor lorry hauling 10 tons of logs was cut in halves early on Wednesday night when struck by the Newcastle to Toronto passenger train at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Seriously Injured
Barbara Fawns, oged 9 years, of Parramatta road, Auburn, was impaled on the handle of the door of a motor car on Tuesday, and a large would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four-Tear-Old Child Accidentally Killed by Backing Track
A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest by the Coroner (Mr. H. A. Kaye) at West Wyalong this week, into the death of Keith, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One Killed Another Man Injured Truck-motor Cycle Collision Melbourne
The driver of a motor cycle was killed, and his passenger riding pillion was injured, when their machine collided with a motor truck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Riders Injured Melbourne
F. Douglas, rider of Boomberry, who fell in the Sandringham Steeple, sustained concussion and a lacerated scalp…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Smash Fireman Killed 14 Passengers Injured Brisbane
A fireman was killed and 14 passengers were injured when a livestock train collided -bead-on with- a stationary passenger train at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision at Yarrawonga
At an early hour on Sunday morning a utility truck, driven by Mr. Frank Caldow, who was accompanied by Miss Moylan, of the Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Horseman Injured
While breaking in a horse at Kooba station, Mr. W.F. Dempsey received a deep gash in the leg and a sprained ankle as the result of his mount…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Rescued From Drowning SYDNEY--Thursday
When James Ballard. aged 4 years was seen floating in the harbour at Miller's point. Robert Begg Smith, without divesting himself of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sentry's Foot Injured
A military guard, Patrick Smith, aged 21 years, had his toes badly crushed when on duty at the railway bridge spanning the Murray River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drivers Kill Friends Passengers in Accidents
The extraordinary fact is revealed in the road accident figures of the State for the year that more passengers of motor vehicles were killed than were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclist Fatally Injured Melbourne
Knocked from his bicycle by a motor car last night, William Wood, aged 45, of Norfolk st., Moonee Ponds, died in the Royal Melbourne Hospital today…
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