Conductor Seriously Injured on Bus
Raymond French, 34, of Buchanan-street, Hamilton, bus conductor, suffered a probable fracture of the skull when his head struck a post…
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Accidents, 1946
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Mine Shiftman Injured
At work in Stockrington No. 1 colliery yesterday, George Willoughby. 59, of Minmi, a shiftman, suffered a probable fracture of the…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—The fate of the North Queensland town of Home Hill will be decided when floodwaters of the Burdekin River reach it, on the bend of the river. The cyclonic rain has caused the inundation of widespread areas, with…
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The District Coroner (Mr. W. O. Pickering) returned a verdict of accidental death when he held an inquest at Kurri Kurri Courthouse concerning the death…
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Jack Newton, 18, Wollombi Road, Cessnock, received injuries to the left leg when he was struck by a skip while at work at Pelton Colliery…
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LONDON, March 6. A.A.P.—The 1700-ton Polish steamer Kiel[?]e, laden with explosives, sank after a collision with the 3379-ton British…
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LONDON, March 6. A.A.P.—Fifty persons were injured and 70 arrested in yesterday's rioting in Alexandria. Five Egyptians, injured in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Injured in Cycle Collision
Two youths and a girl were injured when a motor-cycle and a bicycle collided on Maitland-road, at the corner of Marchant-street,…
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A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the inquest on Geoffrey Walter Kloster, 43, company director, of…
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George Player, the cyclist who was injured in a road race at North Stockton on Saturday afternoon, was reported by Newcastle Hospital today…
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BUENOS AIRES, March 10. A.A.P.—The British authorities have made representations to the police and diplomatic action is under consideration…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—A man was drowned and his would-be rescuer exhausted to-day when the public interfered with the rescue lines at Bronte. More than 70 rescues were…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—James Paterson and Co. Pty. Ltd., owners of the steamship Wear, which collided with the Norwegian motor…
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Robert Irwin, 26, of George-street, East Maitland, a wheeler employed at Bloomfield colliery, fell off a skip yesterday when his head struck a cross-member…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Five Italian prisoners of war were injured, one seriously, when the military truck in which they were travelling overturned…
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A motorcyclist and pillion rider were severely injured when their motorcycle collided with a lorry at West Maitland this afternoon…
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Struck by a motor-cycle at the corner of Belford-street and Torpey-place, Hamilton, Edward Lean. 78, of Black-all-street, Hamilton, suffered a…
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Thomas Clark, 53. Wollombi Road, Cessnock, a miner employed at Pelton Colliery, received injuries to the head and back when he fell at work…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Australian Surf Championship Stockton Men Injured When Boat Capsizes
SYDNEY.—Trapped when a huge wave swamped and then overturned the Stockton boat in the second heat of the Junior Boat Race at the Australian Surf Championship Carnival at Maroubra today. stroke. Arthur Collinson. suffered…
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A finding that death was due to injuries accidentally received was returned by the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin), at an inquest yesterday…
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