Boy Drowned
CASINO.—While his father, an exprisoner of war, was awaiting a discharge in Sydney, Norman Townsend, 13. was drowned in the…
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Accidents, 1946
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Man Killed; Another Critically Injured
SYDNEY, Monday.—One man was killed and another was critically injured to-night in accidents. Police have not established either man's…
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GOSFORD, Monday.—Although two witnesses and police evidence alleged that the driver of a car was on the wrong side of the road at the point…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two New South Wales soldiers were seriously injured late this afternoon when two military trucks collided on the Hume…
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KEMPSEY, Tuesday.—The body of Mrs. H. R. Morrison, 53, wife of the Macleay Hospital Secretary, was found this afternoon in the Macleay…
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Keith Willis, 3, of Belmore-street, Adamstown, was saved from drowning after he had fallen over in the Mariner's Pool at Newcastle Beach…
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MELBOURNE.—The pilot was drowned when a Firefly aircraft craft crashed into the sea while returning to the aircraft-carrier H.M.S…
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DUBBO, Wednesday.—A 27-year-old airman, L.A.C. John Benson McKinnon, was drowned in the Macquarie River at Dubbo. He entered…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Attempting a landing on the aircraft carrier Glory yesterday, a Firefly crashed into the sea and its pilot,…
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SYDNEY: Thousands of carcases of drowned animals are floating down the Gwydir River on the subsiding flood waters, which have endangered Moree since Tuesday. It is feared that whole flocks of sheep perished at the height…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday—Leading apprentice E. Henry was injured in a fall at Flemington to-day. He was sent to hospital for…
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LONDON, Jan. 24. A.A.P.—The atmosphere is still tense in Bombay, where rioting occurred all yesterday and last night, following an attempt by a procession celebrating the birthday of the late…
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When she fell from a horse at her home at Lovedale. yesterday. Sylvia Slade (11), received a probable fracture of the right leg and ankle…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Charles Steilberg, 21, of Lock-street, Harboard, was found floating face down in 3ft. of water at South Curl Curl Baths…
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BUNDABERG, Friday.—When Heather Moar 16, a member of a picnic party at Neilsen Park seaside resort nine miles from Bunds…
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Ian Barton, 9, of Union-street, Junction, suffered a fractured skull, a compound fracture of the thigh, abrasions and shock, when hit by…
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Geoffrey Kloster, 43, of Wyuna-road, Point Piper, Sydney, was fatally injured when his motor-cycle and a car collided at the…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Ruth Joy Morris, 4½, of Seymour, was accidentally shot in the abdomen at her home this morning by her brother,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Fourteen people were injured late this afternoon when two trams collided in Doncaster-avenue, Randwick…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The body of Lawrence Patrick Meehan, 32, of West Maitland, was recovered from 20ft. of water in Georges River…
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