Cyclist's Death Collision With Truck MELBOURNE
A metal "lucky charm", with the inscription "Safe Landing", was found in the pocket of Tony Shaw (23) after he had been killed near…
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Seaman's Body Found in Harbor Collision Victim Sydney
The body of J. Sharz, Russian seaman, who had been missing since a liner and freighter collided near the Harbour Bridge on…
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John Martin (46) of 52 Marshstreet, was admitted to the Armidale and New England Hospital this morning after he had been involved in a…
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Edward Arthur Armstrong, 13, met with a painful accident at Glenreagh. when a pointed broom handle pierced the lower abdomen. He jumped off an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stories of Violent Death Three Types of Accident For Which There Is No Leniency (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
In the file of the Road Safety Council are some amazing stories of violent deaths. All of them have explanations that are almost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disaster Town Wiped Out Victorian Forest Fires Two Dead; Dozens Injured Huge Property Losses MELBOURNE
Two men are dead; and others are missing, dozens of people have been injured, and scores rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GUYRA Claim For Damages Sequel to Collision Magistrate Finds For Defendant
The sequel to ft collision at the intersection of the New England Highway and Malpas-street, Guyra, on November 30 last was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ashford Activities Cricket—Golf—Personal— Accident. CRICKET
Last Sunday's match was against' our old rivals. Graman. and as both teams had won one game each with one drawn in previous encounters…
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Requests have been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State, wide appeal should be made to all…
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James Herd (35), who was thrown through the windscreen of a car at Brookvale yesterday, will probably lose the sight of his left eye. He also…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aged Man Injured Run Over By His Own Car Cranking Vehicle in Gear
Mr. Alex. John Preston, 77, of Granville St., Inverell, received serious injuries when he was run over by his own car, which he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Fatality Two Men Killed By Fall of Rock KALGOORLIE
Crushed under two tons of rock, which fell without warning from the roof of a stope at the 1400 feet lever in Hannan's Star shaft of the Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gostwyck Road a Speedway Gostwyck President Anticipates Serious Accident
At last Saturdays Shire Council meeting, the President preferred briefly to what he termed dangerous speeds being practised on…
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Kevin Henry Hooper (5½) was drowned when he and his brother, aged four, got out of their depth in a channel near a sand spit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Bus Crash Fourteen Injured Vehicle Fell 25 Feet Sydney
Fourteen persons were injured when a 'bus with 25 passengers on board plunged over a bridge at Rook's Hill on the Orange Road,…
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A pedal cycle and a car were involved in a collision in Marshstreet, between Donnelly and Kirkwood streets, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Locksley Drowning Verdict of Suicide Entered Police Thanks For Residents' Co-operation In Search
At Guyra yesterday the Coroner (Mr. A. A. Brown) returned a verdict of suicide at the inquest into the death of James William…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Horses and Truck in Collision Animal Later Destroyed Occupants of Vehicle Escape Injury
A mob of military horses from the Gostwyck camp stampeded and struck a utility truck on the Enmore road on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Road Accidents Last Year's Figures Lowest For Years Despite Increased Number of Vehicles SYDNEY
Although there were more motor vehicles in New South Wales last year than in any previous year, the number of persons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Launch Collision With Speed Boat SYDNEY
A fourteen-[?] police launch was hold and sunk following a collison with a 24 feet speedboat in Sydney Harbour last night No one was…
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