Accident Victim Dies; Weekend Toll Grows Melbourne
Mrs. Margaret Ritchie, aged 43, of Peace st.. Glen Iris, who died In Royal Melbourne Hospital today from severe head injuries received in a car accident…
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British C-in-c in Ski-ing Accident
Lieut-General G. I. Thomas. 53-year-old commander of the British First Corps in Germany, was taken to hospital with a fractured arm after having a bad crash while making a toboggan run down the famous [?] [?] Switzerland. Photo shows: Lieut-General Thomas taking [?] at the start before the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Holiday Accidents Light Police Patrols Save Lives
Coincidence of a low road accident toll and the presence on main roads of the greatest number of police traffic patrols since the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Seriously Injured Truck-Jinker Smash; Horse Killed MELBOURNE
Two men and a small girl were seriously injured, and a boy had his face badly lacerated, when heavy transport truck ran into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ITALIAN P.O.W. DROWNED Was to Have Left for Home Soon
An Italian P.O.W., who was to have [?] Australia for Italy within a few days, was drowned in the Hume Weir yesterday afternoon. His name was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extra Plane Trip Lucky For Accident Victim DARWIN
An unexpected visit by an air force pilot with a doctor as his passenger, at Groote Eyelandt Mission, proved lucky for Jock Cassidy, a young…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girl Drowned at Corowa; Second Fatality Within Week
Second drowning at Corowa within a week occurred oil Saturday afternoon when a 15-year-old girl was drowned in a small lagoon. She was Margaret Mary Walsh, daughter of a Corowa drover, who at the time of the drowning was on the road between Wagga and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Young Sisters Drowned Castlemaine
Two sisters, Barbara and Ruth Merritt, of Winters Flat, ag[?] 12[?] and 11 years respectively, were drowned in a dam at Norwood Hill last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →11 Injured by Gas Explosion LONDON
Five adults and six children were injured when a double explosion badly damaged workmen’s homes in Birkenhead last night, says Reuter’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Seriously Injured in Petrol Drain Explosion MELBOURNE
When a sealed drum exploded in a vacant allotment in Cremorne St., Richmond, late this afternoon, Douglas Prest, aged 11 years, was hurled 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Drowned in Lagoon Last Saturday's Fatality
A drowning fatality occurred in a lagoon on the river fiats behind Phipps' slaughter yards on Saturday afternoon last, the victim being Margaret Walsh, aged abut 15 years, daughter of Mr. D. Walsh, a drover, who, with his wife and daughter has been living…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Musical Lilt Had Tragedy In It Italians Tell How Friend Was Drowned in Weir
The musical lilt of Italian voices was heard briefly in Wodonga co[?] yesterday when an Inquest was held into the death of an Italian P.O.W.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jewish Terrorists Blow Up Police Station and Post Office Four Policemen Killed and 62 Others Injured Car Used To Carry Bomb Into Compound LONDON
Terrorists blew up the police station and adjoining post office at Haifa on Sunday afternoon A police casualty list states that two British policemen and two Arab temporary constables were killed and 50 Arab or Jewish constables and 12 British police were injured. Two of the British policemen were critically injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Men Recommended For Gallantry Awards Five Rescues From Drowning Wagga
The story of the drowning of a father and his little son and the gallant rescue of five other people was told in the Wagga Coroner’s Cour[?] today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Air Travel Slump Follows Frequent Crashes Concern Felt in Britain and the United States 142 People Killed In Five Accidents. LONDON
A passenger traffic slump has hit airline companies, says the “Daily Express.” This is partly a seasonal falling-off, but the rising number of plane crashes is also causing people to cancel bookings. There are 1200 available seats on 37 planes on [?] average week at the London airport. For more than a month fewer then two-thirds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unusual Accident. Man Burnt While Harvesting
Recently Mr Hurry Vagg, of Mt. Gwynne, met with an unusual accident. Assisting his son, Mr C. Vagg, in harvesting operations, Mr Vagg, after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident
A sad accident occurred at South Coree on Friday last, when Mr Sid Marsh was killed while carting hay on his property…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident Near Finley
A sad accident occurred at South Coee, Finley, on Friday, 3rd inst., when Mr. Sid. Marsh was killed while carting hay on his property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy-Youth Fatally Injured MELBOURNE
A 4-year-old boy was fatally injured this afternoon, when he fell from the back of a motor truck in the yard of Nicholls Bros., Hyde…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Items of News a Cyclist Injured
Allan Hudson, of Dean st, was treated at the Albury hospital last, night for abrasions to the hands and lacerations. Hudson fell from his cycle…
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