Fatal Accident Near Wangaratta University Girl Victim WANGARATTA
As a result of a motor accident on Hume highway, about a mile north of Wangaratta, at 11.45 o’clock on Friday night. Miss Joan Grave, aged…
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Motor Car Accident at Canowindra Two Killed, Eight Injured SYDNEY
When a motor car overturned nine miles from Canowindra yesterday, Mrs. Violet Miskell, 59, widow, and her son, Victor Miskell, 28, were…
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The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) Opened an inquiry to-day into the death of William Joseph Stephen Hatch, aged 51, locomotive driver [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Raids on Britain A.R.P. Workers Injured London, August 4
A low-flying plane dropped four high-explosive bombs on small holdings in the north-east of Scotland. A poultry house was smashed and 18…
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When a motor car crashed 40 feet down a gulley. 10 miles from Canowindra to-day, Mrs. Violet Miskeil aged 55. mother of 16 children, and…
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Deaths in road accidents in this State have been increasing each week until at the end of July the position was nearly as serious as when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] Dog Causes Accident
[?] danger created by dogs running [?] in the streets was demonstrated a [?]evenings ago. Miss Ruby Jackson, [?] in Charlotte street, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →66 Drowned When Steamer Sinks Valfaraiso, August 5
The Chilean steamer Moraleda sank north of the Faraway Islands, in the Stra[?] of Magellan, after striking a rock. Sixty-six persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Were Killed Coroner’s Accident, Finding MELBOURNE
The Coroner to-day conducted an inquiry into the deaths of three men who were killed on July 6, when a motor car was struck by a train on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Lives Lost in Accidents. [?]ued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
Deaths in road accidents In this State have been increasing each week until at the end of July the position was nearly as serious when the…
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Deaths in road accidents in this State have been increasing each week until at the end of July the position was nearly as serious when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Airmen Killed in Accident Cairo. August 6
Flying Officer A. C. Worcester, whose flight of five Gladiators shot down nine Italian planes which were attacking British bombers in the Mediterranean…
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The body of a man named James S. Mudie, aged 52 years, well known about the town, was found drowned in the Murrumbidgee river on Sunday…
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John Brasher, an employe of Mr. Alferd Myers, a Urana farmer, heard an unusual sound after Mr. and Mrs. Myers had retired on Thursday night, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man of Ayr Doubtful Injured in Hiskens Steeple MELBOURNE
Man of Ayr can be regarded as a doubtful runner in the Australian Steeplechase to-morrow. His trainer. A. B. Sinclair, said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Italian Explosion 39 Killed; Hundreds Injured in Factory ROME, August 8
It has been officially announced that 39 were killed and hundreds injured as a result of an explosion in the shell-loading department, of a factory at…
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Deaths in road accidents in this State have been increasing each week, until at the end of July the position was nearly as serious as when the figures…
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Commenting on the fact that most pedestrians killed in traffic accident were elderly people. Inspector Fowles Chief of the Traffic Police, said to-day…
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The Minister for Air (Mr. [?] V. Fairbairn) announced to-day that an Inspectorate of Air Accidents has been established within the…
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Victim of an accident that occurred three miles on the Gerogery side of Walla on Saturday afternoon, when the car in which he was travelling…
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