Sawmill Employee Injured by Axe
Mr. George Waters, an employee at the Terry-Hie-Hie Sawmill, was felling timber last Thursday afternoon when his axe slipped and struck…
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Accidents, 1949
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Accidents
During the last six days, the Narrabri Ambulance service has attended to 14 cases, including one trip to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Accident Prevention
Concerned with the safety of road users in the Municipality of Narrabri and the surrounding districts, the Mayor (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident Rate on N'cstle-sydney Road
The accident rate on the Sydney-Newcastle road is no greater than that for similar roads in the State, according to the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Child Accidently Shot. Sydney
A six-year-old girl, who was accidentally shot in the neck at Woonona yesterday, died shortly after. She was Beryl Poole, of Main Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tuesday a Day of Mishaps. Four Accidents Reported
Moree District Ambulance officers attended to four accidents on Tuesday last:— Barbara Sinclair, daughter of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Though Injured Himself, Boy Rides To Bring Aid To Uncle NEWCASTLE
A youth rode two miles through rough bush country with a broken foot yesterday to get help for his uncle who was injured while felling trees. The youth, Neil Curtis (18) and his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Drowning Tragedies Sydney
The body of a 18-years-old boy drowned in a crowded pool at Granville last might, was recovered this morning ire 17 feet of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Drowned When Sucked Into Outlet Pipe at Baths. Brisbane
An eleven-years-old boy was drowned last night when he was sucked into the outlet pipe from the Bundaberg Memorial Baths…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident Victims Improved
Victims of last Saturday's lorry accident are reported this morning to be greatly improved. Mr. Leonard Johnston, whose right leg was amputated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Damaged in Collision at Bridge
Mrs. Bryant, of Moree, damaged the mudguards and front portion of her Dodge sedan car on Friday afternoon when she collided with a semi-trailer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Moree Ambulance Kept Busy Yesterday. Man Badly Injured in Car Accident
Moree District Ambulance officers were kept busy yesterday, all waggons being in use throughout the afternoon, in answer to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charges Made After Motor Accident. Negligent Driving Case Dismissed
After hearing lengthy evidence on Tuesday in connection with a charge of negligent driving against Maurice Haywood, Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moree Man Believed Drowned in Darung River. Body Not Yet Recovered
Moree Police, yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, received advice from the Police Station at Bourke to the effect that Henry George…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Body of Drowned Man Recovered. Wet Roads Impede Ambulance on Trip to Bourke for Casket. Sad Passing of Henry George Smith
Since last publication of the "Champion," confirmation has been received from the Police at Bourke of the drowning and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Men Killed in Motor Accident. Melbourne
Five people lost their lives in a collision between a car and a semitrailer track on Prince's Highway near Warrnambool early on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Almost Drowned in Attempt to Recover Purse. Sydney
Forty five-year-old Reginald Leich forgot he couldn't swim when he dropped his purse containing £3/10/-into the harbour yesterday and dived…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Dies After Car Crash on Narrabri Road. Two Others Seriously Injured
William Thomas Mitchell (30), of Alma Street, Wee Waa, died at about 11 a.m. yesterday in the Wee Waa District Hospital as a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Drowned in Murray River Melbourne
Arthur Samuel Vardy, 48, fruiterer, of Kerang, was drowned when a fishing boat capsized in the Murray River at Murrabit yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man and Wife Killed in Bus Accident Melbourne
James William Young, 51, of Best street, North Fitzroy, and his wife, Edith, 55, were killed last night in a head-on collision between a light car…
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