Accident to Best Man
To have to enter hospital only a few hours before he was due to act ns best man at his brother's wedding was the unlucky fate of Mr. Give…
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Christmas Morning Fatality. Lorry and Cycle Collision
A collision between a motor lorry and a motor cycle on the Gwydir Highway, two miles from Delungra, in the early hours of Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Drowned National Park Fatality SYDNEY
Ray Osland (6), of Newcastle, was drowned in the lagoon at National Park yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Drowned Newcastle Tragedy SYDNEY
Ra[?] O[?]land 6 of Newcastle, was drowned in a [?]oon in National Park yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youth Drowned Swimming After Meal SYDNEY
Harold Thompson, 18, of Port Kembla, was drowned while swimming in Broughton Mill Creek, about one mile from Berry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Presence of Mates Young Man Drowned SYDNEY
Harold Thompson (18), of Port Kembla, was drowned while swimming in Broughton Mill Creek, about a mile from Berry, immediately after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Carbide Explosion One Killed; One Injured MELBOURNE
While two men were working in a shed at Ba[?] yesterday a carbide gas cylinder exploded. It blew the shed to pieces and hurled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Knocked by Car Woman Killed Others Injured SYDNEY
Mrs. Ada Hicks, of Croydon, was killed Instantly near her home last night[?] her husband, James Hicks, 73, suffered a fractured skull, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck by Train Railway Employee Fatally Injured SYDNEY
Charles Wood (50), railway employee, was fatally injured, to-day when he was struck by a train while working on the line near Hornsby. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One Killed: Two Injured Victims Struck by Car SYDNEY
Mrs. Ada Hicks, of Croydon, was killed instantly near her home last night. Her husband, James Hicks (73)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diver Injured Revived After Five Minutes Under Water SYDNEY
While swimming under wat[?] at Hollywood baths. Bankstown, Lawrence Williams, 18, was struck by another youth who dived from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Killed Others Injured Car on Jenolan Caves Road BATHURST
Mrs. Clara B. Warner was killed, her three children, another woman and a man were injured when a car [?]apulated 100 feet down…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CRASHED 100 FFET Car on Jenolan Caves Hill Woman Killed: Five Injured BATHURST
Mrs. Clara B. Warner was killed, and her three children, another woman and a man injured, when a car catapulted 100 feet down an incline…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armidale Ambulance 530 Accidents During 1938 Waggons Travel 21,840 Miles
During 1938, the Armidale District Ambulance officers were called upon to travel 21,840 miles to attend to sick and injured people…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Accidents
The death roll in New South Wales from Xmas Eve to the New Year numbered 44 persons, 22 of whom died in road accidents. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mill Workers Injured
Last night, 17 mill workers were severely burned while endeavouring to save Rubicon and Number One mill from destruction. They narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Out of His Depth! Youth Drowned in River SYDNEY
Ronald Mitchell (9) was drowned in about 5ft. of water in Parramattta River yesterday. With several companions he was learning to swim, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatality at Bega SYDNEY
William Underhill (66) was assisting to extinguish grass fires near Springdale, in the Bega district, yesterday, when he tripped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Fatally Injured SYDNEY
When the wheel of his bicycle caught in a tram line at Brighton Le Sands, Earnest Nichol (20) was thrown against a passing taxi cab, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →City Explosion Two Men Injured Earthquake Feared Sydney
Two men, named Flynn and Bennett, were working in a manhole in Clarence Street, City, this morning, when a 5000-volt cable…
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