Playing in Old Dam Two Children Drowned BENDIGO
A double drowning tragedy occurred at Long Gully on Saturday, in which Francis Hubert Harvey, aged 9, and Mavis June Draper, 7½, lost their lives…
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Accidents, 1934
1,898 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 95
Badly Injured Worker Caught in Winch HOBART
Grave injuries were received by Sydney Lincoln, a waterside worker, when his coat was caught in a winch on the Zealandia. Owing to the pressure of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Car Overturns on Sydney Road Elderly Couple Injured
Two elderly people were injured when a car overturned at Mooney. on the Pacific Highway, yesterday. The car, which was driven by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drowned in River Brother Attempts Rescue His Condition Serious Sydney
Frederick Keith McRorie, 22, of Guildford, was drowned in the Nepean River at Douglas Park, near Picton, to-day. His 21-year-old brother, Albert Colin McRorie,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death From Bridge and Drowning Cases Takes a Heavy Toll Harbor Bridge Gets Another Victim Patrolman Tried to Stop Him Heavily Built Man Struggled Free He Left a Letter Sydney
The Harbor Bridge claimed another victim to-day shortly before 8 a.m. A HEAVILY BUILT grey-haired…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rested on a Fence Remarkable Car Accident Family's Escape
A family had a remarkable escape from injury when a heavy motor-car in which they were travelling from Forster to Sydney left the road, near Raymond Terrace,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Dead Week-end Accidents Motor-cycle and Cars Crash After Speedway Royal
Many are dead and others injured as the result of motor-car, truck, and cycle accidents in many States at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Girl Accidentally Shot Glen Innes
While cray fishing on the banks of the Beardy River, Lily Day, 13, was accidentally shot. Two young men, visitors from Sydney, were shooting with a pea…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Struck by Car New Lambton Accident
Miss Rachel Messenger, 38, Wallarah-road, New Lambton, was injured in strange circumstances on Saturday. While sitting on the kerbing in front of her…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →574 Accidents for Year
A report issued by the Newcastle Hospital shows that the accident cases treated in 1933 totalled 574, and of these the greatest number was from motor accidents,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Never Able to Bowl Road Accident to School Boy Claims Damages
A claim for £50 damages, arising out of an accident at Webbers Creek, was made by a school boy Leo Dunning, of…
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Finger Lacerated.—A. Baldwin, aged 37, of William-street, Adamstown, a miner at the Burwood colliery, had the fourth finger of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Injured in Road Accident Sydney
Mrs. Ethel Webb (46), of Stafforth-street, Cremorne, and her daughter, Cec[?]ie (20), who were seriously injured when a motor car overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Drowned Trangie
Eric Smith, 21, son of the manager of the Wyalong branch of the Bank of New South Wales, was drowned yesterday in a whirlpool in the Macquarie River…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Double Drowning Detective to Investigate SYDNEY
The Commissioner of Police (Mr. W H. Childs) stated to-day that in all probability a detective will be sent from Sydney to investigate the drowning of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Drowned at Inverell Inverwll
The body of Albert James Mills' (65), was recovered by the police, fully clothed, from the McIntyre River behind the bowling green early…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Moree Solicitor's Claim Damages for Motor Collision
Gilbert Ernest Cory, of Moree. proceeded against Oldham Brothers, of Stockton, claiming damages as a result of a collision between his car…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tyre Blew Out One Dead; Five Injured Car Capsizes Occupants Hurled in Air SYDNEY
One person was killed and five others, who were members of a Cremorne family, were injured, three critically, when a motor-car capsized on the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Windscreen Wipers Compulsory on All Cars Sequel to Accident Sydney
On and after February 1 it will be compulsory for all motor-cars to be equipped with windscreen wipers. The penalties for failure to comply with this new…
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H. Manning, 29, of Fenwick-street, Hexham, had his forehead lacerated and his left forearm bruised when he was struck by a winch handle at Mullan's…
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