Burning Fatality Leakage from Petrol Tank SYDNEY
The Parramatta Coroner to-day returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on Edward Stafford, 45, an ice vendor, of Lidcombe, who died on…
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Accidents, 1936
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Miner Escaped by Inches Injured in Heavy Fall of Stone
Grazed by a ton of stone which fell without warning near the place where he was working in Stockton Borehole Colliery…
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Collingwood had its third wounding affray in less than three weeks last night when William Lewis (28), of…
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Sir,—How long one wonders, will injury and untimely death by street motor accident go on increasing, before something drastic is done to prevent it? In…
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A verdict of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin), at an inquest held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the…
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FALL DOWN HOLD.—When he fell 25 feet down the hold of the steamer Colombia at the Sulphide Wharf. Carrington, this morning, Eric…
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William Crichton, 45, a miner, living in Stanford-street, Kurri Kurri, was caught by a fall of coal in Pelaw Main colliery yesterday. He was admitted to the Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatal Collision Maitland Inquest Verdict of Accidental Death
An inquest on John Britcliffe, who was killed in a collision between a motor-cycle and a motor-car at West Maitland on November 24, 1935, was held at the West…
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George Motun, 28 of Rosebery, suffered a fractured right leg to-night, when a motor-cycle he was riding came into collision with a motor-car. According to…
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Herbert Hume, 41, of Hannell-street, Wickham, was critically injured when he was struck by a tram while crossing Hunter street West last night…
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WATCHMAKER INJURED: When his motor-cycle and a motor-car came into collision at the corner of Lambton-road. Lambton, this afternoon. Herbert…
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CRUSHED HAND.—H. Maddison, aged 23, of Charles-street. Cook's Hill, had his left hand crushed at the Steel Works to-day. Afte rtreatment he was…
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The Kurri District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) will inquire at the Kurri Court-house on Thursday into the death of Percy Sanders, aged 47, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schoolboy Drowned Melbourne
When three members of a picnic party from Croydon State School got into difficulties in a choppy sea at Seaford yesterday. Gordon Simmonds, 14, was…
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John Hindman, 53, a miner, living in Coronation-street, Kurri Kurri was found at the rear of the Kurri Kurri Hotel, at an early hour on Saturday morning, by…
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In a collision on the Queenseliffroad 12 miles from Geelong last night, Henry Pye. 30, of Geelong, was killed and his wife, Allce Pye. 30, was…
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Bearers attached to the Newcastle Ambulance Brigade had a busy week-end. Nine persons were injured as the result of motor accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.Z. Car Fatality Wellington (N.z.)
Two motor-cars collided near Waiwera, and one fell 150 feet down a steep slope. Arthur Trevor Day, of Matakana, was killed, and John Rawlings, the owner and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Speedway Crash Four Cars in Collision ADELAIDE
Four cars collided while racing at top speed at the Speedway on Saturday night. The machines were badly damaged. Although the drivers were in some cases…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods in North Horseman Drowned Traffic Dislocated Brisbane
Several rivers in North Queensland are flooded, and railway traffic has been dislocated. A boy on horseback was washed off a bridge over the…
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