Yesterday's Accidents
James Sylvester, 25, Martinsville, timbergetter was struck by a falling tree in the bush at Martinsville. Lake Macquarie Ambulance took him to the Mate…
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Accidents, 1944
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Much Time Lost by Accidents
SYDNEY. — The Arbitration Court was told today that 7350 more days were lost by members of the Moulders' Union last year…
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Knocked down by a motor vehicle on Pacific Highway, near Charlestown school, early yesterday morning. Terence Tonks, aged 9, of…
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Flight Sergeant Richard McDougall Garland, youngest son of Mrs. M. Garland, of Wood. [?] street, Lorn. West…
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Albert Vidler, 62, Hexham, suffered internal injuries and shock when he fell on a stomp on Saturday. He was taken to the Mater Misericordiae Hospital…
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INJURED PLAYING FOOT-BALL—Jack Wright. 17, of Carrington Street. West Maitland was injured to-day while playing…
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Two cars were in collisions with the same truck on Maitland-road, near Hexham, last night. A car driven by Patrick Hession,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A United States naval rating George Wilbur Woodey, 23, was accidentally shot in the buttocks by a member of the U.S…
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Ray Garven. 50. a miner, of Coon Island. Swansea, was burled by a fall of coal at the North Wallarah Colliery this morning…
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PERTH, Tuesday.—An American serviceman, Louis C. Buckstrom, 28, was killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol while it was being handed…
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John Clegg, 30, Station-street, Waratah, suffered contusions and abrasions to the nose and forehead when a bicycle he was riding and a car collided on…
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Schoolteachers, critical of "the carelessness of motor drivers and the number of accidents involving schoolchildren," took exception at a meeting of the Teachers' Fedration last night to statements that children's carelessness…
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Enoch Phillips, 60, Roxburgh-street, Stockton, fell from a barge into the harbour yesterday morning. He was pulled out seven minutes later…
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Peter Negri, 52, Mount Hutton, labourer at Lambton B mine, suffered injury to the thigh and head when he was struck by stone at work. He was…
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MELBOURNE.—When 17-yearold Norman Ian Clarke, of Eureka Street, Ballarat, told Lorraine Margaret Phillips, of Belfort…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Four soldiers were killed and 27 injured when a goods train crashed into a stationary troop train, telescoping cars and…
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When a bicycle he was riding collided with a car In Maitland-road. Islington, George De Flon, 62, of Everton-street Hamilton, suffered severe…
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Central's four injured players, E. Sharpe, K. Crossley, C. Jones and R. Marshall, are in doubt for next Saturday's…
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An injured wrist received by E. James stopped a match between O'Ryans and Reid Park in Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association's winter teams…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Following the railway smash 375 miles north of Adelaide when four soldiers were killed and 27 injured, Federal and…
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