Young Man Killed in Car Accident Newcastle
Colin Pettie, aged 25, of Lambton, was killed and Eric Bloomfield, aged 23, of Newcastle, and Sydney Stone, aged 25, of Carrington, were injured…
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Car Strikes Pole One Killed; Two Injured Sydney
When a small tourer car struck a pole at North Sydney to-day. Miss Gladys Pettiford, 31 and her brother John Pettiford, were flung to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident at Lowesdale
On Friday night last a young man named Eric Waite, employed by Mr. P. Clifton, of Lowesdale, was admitted to the Corowa Hospital suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Women Die in Road Accidents Sydney
Two women were fatally injured in road accidents to-day and two men were critically hurt. When a car containing three persons crashed into a…
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Returning from the funeral of Mr. William Carnell, at Moarna, a car driven by Mr. F. Bourke was extensively damaged and Mr. W.H. Oakes, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →300 Chinese Drowned in Typhoon Tokio, October 16
A typhoon which struck Okinawa today and caused heavy damage and deaths is now approaching Kyushu prefecture. The steamer Shintaiko…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →11 Die in Road Accidents In Week in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Eleven persons were killed in road accidents in the State last week compared with 10 in the corresponding week of last year, said the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Had Neck Broken But Was Not Aware of It Man’s Death After Car Accident Sydney
To have sustained a fractured neck and not be aware Of it was the experience of Francis Edward Bond, aged 50, whose death occurred in hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Critically Injured in Fall Sydney
William Fletcher, aged 37, of Bankstown, was critically Injured to-day when he fell 30 .feet to the ground the pole after he had received an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Benedict Fatally Injured in Race at Caulfield MELBOURNE
Winner of many races in the city and country, the useful Benedict was killed when he fell approaching the home turn in the Moora Welter at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Accidents Take Big Toll Among Youths and Girls Sydney
Nearly 1500 youths and girls between 15 and 19 years of age were casualties in road accidents in N.S.W. during the year ended June 30, 1939. They…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Injured on Steamer Hit By Severe Storm New York. October 18
The liner President Harding which appealed for medical assistance for passengers and members of the crew who were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Drowned in Quarry Swimming with Companions Melbourne
Getting into difficulties while swimming with other boys in a quarry in Thornbury this evening, William Lynch, aged 8 years, of Rossmayne st.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →72 Person Injured Gigantic Wave Hits Liner One of Crew Swept Overboard New York, October 21
On its arrival ait New York today it was revealed that 72 persons had been injured when a gigantic wave struck the liner…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned in Bath Young Woman's Strange Death SYDNEY—Monday
Miss Jean Ann: Paton. aged about 10 years, who resided In Newtown, was found. drowned in a few inches of' water in the' bathroom at her home…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Young Boy Hanged. Accident While Playing. WOLLONGONG
Walter Leslie Shepherd (11) was found by his sister, Phylis, hanging by the neck from a noose of rope slung over a beam in a garage at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unusual Claim in Workers' Compensation Court Melancholia Results From Accident Sydney
An unusual case came before the workers compensation court today when James Alfred Martin, 34, of port Kembia, applied for £5 per…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Light Horse men Injured in Corowa Camp
Two Light Horse men in camp at Corowa received injuries yesterday through being kicked by horses. One m[?]n was kicked on the head and ha[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australians Injured When Storm Hits Liner New York. October 23
Those injured aboard the liner President Harding, when she was severely buffeted by storm, and who have been admitted to hospital, include Miss May…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Discus Thrower Perturbed by Accident for Which He Is Responsible Sydney
Keith Pardon, who on Saturday threw a discus which injured W. A. Cartwright, to-day agreed that officials had done the right thing in suspending him…
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