Beach Tragedy Double Drowning at Evans Head Inquest at Coraki
A graphic description was given at the Coraki courthouse on Wednesday of the efforts to save Aubrey Kenneth Biddle and Phyllis…
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Child Drowned Swimming Bath Fatality SYDNEY
A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest concerning the drowning of Dermot John O'Brien (4) In a private swimming pool on…
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The body of Cyril Augustus Steele, managing director of Steele and Company Pty. Ltd., furniture warehouseman was found on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surf-board Rider Drowned Vain Rescue Effort by Boys MELBOURNE
Peter Foreman (19) was drowned at Point Leo, near Flinders, when he was washed from his surfboard in a heavy sea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Torrential Rains Cause Havoc in Western Australia Baby Drowned in Flooded Creek PERTH
Continued storms with heavy rain in the south-western districts caused enormous damage, and resulted in the drowning of a baby in a flooded creek…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trucking Yard Accident
While trucking cattle at Boggabilla Mr. Bert McCosker was in the act of closing a truck door when a bullock kicked the door and it flew back,…
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Mr. wm. Rowling, slaughterman in the employ of Messrs. Cloonan Bros, met with a nasty accident on Saturday afternoon during the heavy storm. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Drowned Mistaken Message SYDNEY
Oterbala[?]ing with ever[?]ing [?] gre[?] Dot [?] Beggs [?] 7 was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Drowned While Exercising Dog Mate's Alarm Misunderstood SYDNEY
Overbalancing while exercising greyhound, Donald Trevor Beggs (7) was drowned in a waterhole near Morpeth cemetery yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Accident at Walcha
Henry Roy, 73, of Walcha, was riding a bicycle on the Orandumbie road when he came into collision with a car. He died from his injures. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unusual Accident Gas Turned On During Fall
At the inquest conducted into the death of Elinor Hunter (51), widow, the Acting City Coroner (Mr. Wood) found that she was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →WALCHA Aged Man Killed Collision With Car
Mr. H. Roy was cycling to Greemwells on Saturday, and at about 5.45 p.m. was turning a bend on the Orandumbie road, about 2½…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision on Highway Attributed to Bad Visibility
Between 8 and 9 o'clock last night a car travelling south and driven by Howard R. S. Curtin, of Moree, and a lorry travelling north and driven…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Head-on Collision Taxi and Tram Cab Driver's Skull Fractured SYDNEY
Kenneth Saddler (22), was critically injured when his taxi cab skidded and crashed head-on into a tram at Mosman last night. His skull was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Policemen Injured P.D. Car Skids Off Road Crashes Into Tree SYDNEY
Two policemen attached to the Manly Division were injured, one seriously, when their P.D. car crashed into a pine tree at North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boilermaker Injured WOLLONGONG
George Spooner, a boilermaker, was gravely injured when a heavy steel door slammed shut on him. His chest and shoulders were badly crushed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collision in Bridge-street Motor Cars Damaged
Two sedan cars came into collision with a resounding 'crash in Bridgestreet on Friday afternoon. Ope driven by Mr. N. H. Leslie, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Drowned. Heavy Sea in Port Phillip MELBOURNE
Two bro[?] [?] O'Donne 24 and Edward [?] 19 were drowned when wash[?] of a small Va[?] Port Phillip [?] when heavy seas…
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While Mr. Fred Bryden, of Tingha was proceeding along the road in the vicinity of Brisbane, he met with an accident which resulted in his being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricketer Injured Hynes in Car Smash SYDNEY
While Lincoln Hynes (26), the fast left-hand bowler, was on his way to play for New South Wales against Victoria in the Sheffield…
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