Railway Employe Seriously Injured
Struck by the heavy, suspended hook of a crane at the Albury railway yards yesterday afternoon, George William Spence, single, of Albury, suffered…
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Soldier Killed in Collision. Melbourne
Cpl J. J. Heenan was killed and four other soldiers injured about 5.30 a.m. today. when a covered utility van cradled into an electric light standard on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Girl Injured When Thrown From Horse
When she was thrown from a horse on her parents’ property. “Willow Park,” Bowria, yesterday. Miss Peggy Plunkett, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rag…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Heading for Collision” President And Congress WASHINGTON, September 25
Fighting a dramatic and apparently hopeless battle, Senator Brown, floor manager of the Administration’s anti-in[?]ation measure, said in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →23 Lives-believed Lost American Train Collision DICKERSON (Maryland), Sept 24
The Ambassador Express, running from Detroit to Washington, crashed into the rear of the Cleveland night express and the rear Pullman car of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatally Injured Lithgow
Struck by a ear late last night after he tripped from the pa[?]ment. William McGrath aged 46, of Snake Mine Gully, died on the way to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Drowned in Dam. Sydney
Thomas Bray aged 12 of Al[?]wah was drowned in a pond at Kogarah yesterday when a tin canoe overturned. A rope attached to the canoe became entangled round…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Critically Injured. Melbourne
Christian Wilkins, aged about 35, of Gilbert St., West Coburg sustained serious head injuries when he was knocked down by a truck in Sydney road Brunswick…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Children Injured
Three children were injured when they were thrown from a [?] a few miles from Finley last Friday week. The children, who are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fall From Spirit of Progress Soldier Seriously Injured WANGARATTA
On Monday night a Soldier fell from the Spirit of Progress about' a mile on the Benalls aide of the Glenrowan railway station. He is a patient , in the Wangaratta…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident Near Finley Well-known Farmer Killed
A fatal accident occurred near Finley on Tuesday afternoon last, as a result of which Mr. Patrick Braybon, well-known farmer of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ferry in Harbor Collision Sydney
The ferry steamer. Kookaburra, on a trip from Neutral Bay to Circular Quay this morning, crashed into a punt off Kirribi[?]f Point. The punt and the ferry remained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck Overturns Near Berrigan American Soldiers Injured
A serious accident occurred at the railway crossing, just west of Berrigan, on Friday evening, when a motor truck which was conveying a party of 16…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →7000 Road Accidents in N.S.W. SYDNEY
During the year ended June 30 there were 7773 road accidents in NSW resulting in the deaths of 473 persons and injury to 5584 others. The death roll showed an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Farm Struck with Broken Pulley Belt
A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday at Mr. Pat. Braybon’s farm about 20 miles, from Finley. Mr. Pat. Braybon and his brother Tom were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Injured N.E.S Personnel Eligible for Compensation Canberra
War Cabinet has approved a recommendation that N.E S. personnel injured while travelling to and from any civil defence work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3 Airmen Believed Drowned SYDNEY
An officer and two airmen ore believed to have crashed Into the sea near Bundaberg (Queensland) when on a training fight. They were Pilot-Officer George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Shooting Was Accidental." Sydney
The shooting of Joseph Patrick O'Rourke aged 31. AIF, in the nurses' quarters of the Royal Hospital for Women, Paddington, on the night of September 25 was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Youths Drowned Colac
One of the worst tragedies In the history of [?]ular [?] Saturday afternoon when five souths. aged between is and 17 years. are believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C[?]d Killed in Accident. Sydney
When a motor cycle ridden by John Henry Ford struck a motor lorry near his home at Guildford last night, his five-yearold daughter. Lucy Edna Ford, who. it was…
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