[?]Man’s Dramatic Dash Injured Station Owner Brought to Hospital Severe Flying Weather Darwin
Airman Roy Edwards yesterday added another dramatic dash to his career to bring an injured man to hospital…
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Fatality at Yenda Youth’s Rescue Work
Boxing Day was marred for Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area residents by the deaths of two well known Murrami residents, Messrs. Arthur Kingham and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Shipping Losses Due to Mine and Collision London, January 8
When the liner City of Marseilles was mined off Scotland, one lascar was killed and 13 injured. The vessel however, was towed into a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Training Gallop Accident W. Elliott Breaks Leg MELBOURNE
The well known jockey, W. Elliott, was riding Berapic in a training gallop at Caulfield to-day, when his mount and High Falutin', collided. As…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Theatrical’s Death Accidental Coroner Exonerates A.I.F. Sergeant-driver Melbourne
Finding that the driver of a tourer [?] the brakes of which it was stated in evidence were very poor when tested by the police after the mishap, had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Baby Girl Drowned in Bath Sydney
Left alone for a few minutes to-day, Maureen Smith, aged 15 months, was drowned in a bath at her parents home in Bellevue Hill After doctors and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Premier Injured; Details Kept Secret Paris, January 8
It has been officially announced that the Prime Minister (M. Daladier) fractured a foot in an accident, details of which are not disclosed. After…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elliot’s Misfortune Leg Broken in Two Places Accident on Track Melbourne
W. Elliot one of Melbourne’s leading lightweight jockeys, who only resumed riding at Flemington on New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Young Wodonga Man Injured
Returning to his home on a bicycle yesterday afternoon. Robert Knight, a young man, residing at Wodonga, was involved in a road accident. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Critically Injured by Explosion
When he was carrying out blasting on a road deviation near Tarcutta yesterday Charles Pollard, aged 60 years, was severely injured by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] Killed in [?] Collision [?] Woolongon[?]
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Accident on River Bridge. Young Man Badly Injured
Frank Lyons, 19 years of age, of Merebin, met with a serious accident while crossing the Balranald bridge on Sunday morning last at about 11.80…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lift Fatality; Man Killed Instantly Melbourne
Apparently struck by the descending lift when he put his head in the well to ascertain its whereabouts, the body of Raymond Smith, aged 28, married,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidentally Shot Herself Wife of Cabinet Minister Coroner’s Verdict Orange
A verdict that Mary Agnes Tanking, aged 48, wife of the Chief Secretary, died from [?] on December 24, caused by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Young Men Drowned Near Sydney Sydney
Three people were drowned in Sydney over the week-end in different fatalities. They were: Richard New[?] aged 21, engineer,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural College Razed a Four-hour Blaze Master and Student Injured Melbourne
The Agricultural College at Longerenong, situated on the experimental farm, was razed by fire, which broke out on the premises…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned in Yarra; Man Identified Melbourne
Horace Henry Stevens, aged 28 skilled laborer, of Main road, St. Albans, was the man who fell into the Yarra and was drowned near Queen’s…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Items of News Man Injured by Falling Sales of Wool
Three bales of wool fell on Ernest [?] aged 20 of [?] street, about 12.30 pm., yesterday when he was slacking wool at Logan’s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Elderly Man Badly Injured by Horse’s Kick
William Longhurst, aged 60, received shocking head injuries when he was kicked by a horse yesterday at Reka station, Gilmore (near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Drowned; Family Tragedy Launch Hits Bar Broken to Pieces by Seas One of Victims Was Ex-mayor Melbourne
Four members of a family lost their lives when their boat was racked to pieces in big seas while crossing the treacherous sandbar at…
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