Police Sergeant Injured
Sergeant J. Reed, 53, Allandale-road, Cessnock, had his collarbone fractured yesterday and received probable fractured ribs…
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Accidents, 1947
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Woman Drowned at Palm Beach
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Miss Hazel Jones, 35, of Ascot-avenue, Mascot, was drowned in the surf at Palm Beach near midnight last night…
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When a car ran off the road about five miles on the Newcastle side of West Maitland this morning the safety fence prevented it from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Men Scalded in Similar Accidents
Two employees of the Maitland Gaslight Company were admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday suffering from scalds received in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Finding Of Accidental Death Returned On Young Maitland Boxer
SYDNEY: A finding of accidental death was returned at the inquest today on the 20-year-old professional boxer, Reginald Eric ("Rip") Bunker. The City Coroner (Mr. R. M. [?]…
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Mrs. Linda Sams, 46, of Victoria-street. East Maitland, suffered a severe lacerated wound to her right leg and severe shock when a car in which she…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Merewether Cricketers Injured
Merewether, leader in Newcastle District cricket competition, will be three players short for the second day's play against Stockton on Saturday because of injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Vain Search for Girl Who Drowned
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A lookout was maintained to-day for the body of Miss Hazel Jones, 35, who was drowned at palm Beach on Monday…
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Vincent Edmund McGoldrich, 32, was fatally injured, and his cousin, Alfred McGoldrich, was taken to Scone Hospital in a serious condition…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Injured Airman Walked Over Frozen Sound
COPENHAGNE, Feb. 19. A.A.P.—The British co-pilot of a Danish Dakota mail plane which made a forced landing on frozen Oro Sound,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Boxer's Death Was Accidental
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The death of Reginald Eric ("Rip") Bunker, the Maitland boxer was accidental, the City Coroner (Mr. R. M. Stewart)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seriously Injured In Fall Down Hatch
A seaman Harold Lord (32), of Sandgate (Brisbane) was shockingly Injured when he fell down the hatch of the steamer Age in the Basin this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →75 Killed, 300 Injured In Terrific U.S. Explosion
LOS ANGELES, Thursday.—Seventy-five persons were killed and at least 300 injured by a terrific explosion which rocked the industrial district of Los Angeles today. The blast, which occurred in a huge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Double Drowning Feared: Police Launch Searches
SYDNEY: The Water Police launch Vigilant searched off Garden Island this morning following a report that two men were drowned early today. "ROBERT CHARLES LAIDLAW,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidental Death at Steel Works
At the inquest on George Samuel Pitts, 62, labourer, of Newcastle-street, Mayfield, the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) found that death…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →52 Minor Accidents at Showground
Fifty-two people were treated by St. John Ambulance men at the Showground yesterday. Three were taken to hospital…
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SYDNEY, Sunday. — Richmond police have not yet recovered the body of Frederick Williams, 10, of 5th avenue, Blacktown, who was…
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Seven Newcastle people, including the driver, were injured yesterday afternoon when a touring car overturned about three miles on the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Bruce Spence, 10, of Pittwater-road, Brookvale was severely injured when a 2 inch mortar bomb, with which he was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foremen "Vital" In Reducing Accident Rate
A key point in the reduction of industrial accidents lay in educating foremen and leading hands, Dr. Idris Morgan told members of the…
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