Two Policemen Killed Collision With Meat Waggon SYDNEY
Two policemen were killed last night when their motor cycle and sidecar collided with terrific force with a meat waggon in Parramatta road…
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Car Overturns Result of Blowout Two People Injured URALLA
Two persons were injured yesterday when, as the result of a blow-out, a touring car crashed into timber at the side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Accident in Week Man's Foot Jammed
D. Medcalfe, a mechanic employed at Bowler's Speedway, had his foot badly jammed last night between two cars at the speedway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rabbiter Drowned MELBOURNE
Eddie Speed was rabbiting with his father in the floodwaters near Sale yesterday when the boy sank. His father tried to rescue him, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youth Drowned at Yamba
Walter Stevens, 17, of Warialda, who was holidaying at Yamba, was washed off a surfoplane and was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Chief Narrow Escape From Drowning Launch Overturns Sydney
The Police Commissioner, Mr. Mackay, and two friends had narrow escapes from drowning last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Detective Injured Struggle With Suspect Cuts to Head and Ear Sydney
Detectives Frazer and Wells, of the Paddington police, had a violent struggle with a man at Darling Point late last night, during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sensational Cas Accident
Mr Antony Lambros and Mrs Mary Crether, both of Southport (Qld), were involved is a sensational motor; accident on The Sidling, near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Schoolboys Injured Bicycle Hits Fence
Howard Williams (12), of 78 Beardystreet, and Trevor Wardrobe, of White-street, Tamworth, suffered slight concussion and facial abrasions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ratio of Fatalities U.S. Motor Accidents
According to data collected By the National Safety Council of U.S.A. the severity of motor accidents in that country, with its 29,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclist Injured
Miss Lynn Agnew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Agnew, of Bellevue, received slight injuries this morning when she was knocked off her cycle by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Drowned Crossing Swollen River SYDNEY
Henry Maher (48) of Military Road, Cremorne, was drowned yesterday when attempting to cross the Minnamurra River, near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Killed Daughter Injured When Struck by Car Sydney
Mrs. Daisy Kelly (52) was killed and her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy O'Brien, suffered serious injuries when they were knocked down by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Statements After Accidents
A warning to motorists not to make statements to the police immediately following an accident in which they have been involved, is issued by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Car Accident Two-year-old Child Killed
A two-year-old child. Carol Binge was killed on Saturday night when struck by portion of the hood while riding with her mother in a car on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Drowned Holiday Makers at Terrigal SYDNEY
Miss Eva Phillamore (19) and Arthus Louis Thicle (20) who were spending a holiday at Terrigal. were crowned yesterday when they were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Found Drowned Exhausted Swimmer SYDNEY
The naked body of Frederick James Dwyer 34 was found near the public oaths at Clinton Gardens this morning. The man, who is employed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One Killed; Another Injured Car Skids on Wet Road Man's Throat Gashed SYDNEY
William Richard O'Brien (28) was killed and Francis Patrick Wilson (26) suffered a fractured left kneecap and other injuries when a hired car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rough Trip by Grafton Ambulance Accidents at Cloud's Creek
Grafton District Ambulance had a rough trip to Clouds Greek to bring in two forestry employees who had been hurt while making a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Drowned Near Manildra Party Returning From Shopping Expedition SYDNEY
A mother and her infant and another woman were drowned near Manildra last night when a car was sweptt away by flood…
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