Memorable Collision
A START has also been made with the reorganisation of district transport services, 'buses having been substituted for trams on the Port…
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Accidents, 1939
2,026 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 102
Surf Fatality at N. BONDI Revival Efforts Failed SYDNEY
Found floating face down in the surf at North Bondi this afternoon a man believed to be Ken Reynolds, of Richmond, was taken from the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cars Collide Two Men Injured at Bar Beach
Two men were injured when two cars collided at the intersection of Darby-street and Parkway-venue about 8 o'clock on Saturday night. They were—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Turned Over Three Times Family Injured In Crash
Three members of one family were injured when a car capsized ten miles on the northern side of Stroud to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Smoke Obscured Vision Three Injured When Trucks Collide BRISBANE
When smoke from bush fires obscured the vision of the drivers, two big transport waggons collided yesterday on the Pacific Highway near Burleigh. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Youth Seriously Injured Fell from Fire Station Tower Sequel to New Year Party Lismore
Sheldon Varley, 20, of Lismore, fell about 30 feet when portion of a disused bell tower at the Lismore Fire Station collapsed late on Saturday night. Varley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Youth Shot Dead at Mayfield Pistol Accidentally Exploded
Thomas Dykens, 19, of Kerr-street, Mayfield, was accidentally shot dead by a 25 calibre pistol at his home on Saturday afternoon. It is believed that while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Courageous Action by Engineer Drowning Boy Rescued
A seven-years-old North Stockton boy owes his life to the prompt action of Mr. J. Connor, second engineer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Verdoc Fatally Injured Sydney
Verdoc, who started an odds-on favourite in a field of four in the Hurdle Race at Randwick this afternoon, fell at the last hurdle when well clear of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three Die on Road Holiday Accidents Fatality Near Greta Three Hurt in Car Capsize Beyond Stroud
Three persons died in road accidents in New South Wales yesterday. One of the fatalities occurred near Greta, the victim being a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heart Attack? Boy Drowned in Baths SYDNEY
Believed to have suffered a heart attack, George Lancaster, 13, of Mount Victoria, was drowned at the Blackheath swimming baths today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drove Car Asleep Police Story Of Collision SYDNEY
A remarkable allegation that a collision between a milk cart and a car had been due to the car-driver falling asleep at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stepped Over Cliff Fatality in Dark Woman's Screams Unanswered SYDNEY
A woman's piercing scream as she saw a man step from his car and plunge 60 feet over a cliff to death on the rocks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yesterday's Accidents
Colin Avery, 8, of Dungog, holidaying at Fishing Point, fell while running with a jug of water in his hand. He suffered incised wounds to the left leg, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Road Accidents Official Probe Sydney
An investigation into the cause of Christmas and new year road accidents was instituted to-day by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collision with Dog Two on Motor-cycle Injured
A collision between a dog and a motor-cycle cycle was responsible for a young man and a young woman being injured in Maitland-road, Islington, last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Injured Motor-cycle Mishaps at Jesmond Machine Through Fence
A young man and two young women were injured when two motor-cycles, travelling together, Were involved in mishaps on the Newcastle-road, Jesmond, last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swept to Sea Man and Wife Drowned on North Coast Engulfed by Big Wave Lismore
Aubrey Kenneth Biddle, 28, carrier, of Dundee, near Glen Innes, and his wife, Phyllis Marjorie Diddle, 25, were washed off the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Attacked by Shark Is Police Belief Portion of Man's Body Washed Up Swept Into Surf; Wife Drowned SYDNEY
The police believe that Aubrey Kenneth Biddles, 28, who, with his wife, Phyllis, 25, was swept into the "blow…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wife Killed in Motor Accident Man Found Dead in House SYDNEY
With a bullet wound in the head, the body of Brian Boulder, 40, of Glebe, was found in a room at his home to-day. Boulder's wife was killed in a motoring…
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