Constables Injured Two Men Arrested
MELBOURNE, Sunday: -- Attacked by one of the men who he was trying to arrest. Constable Reginald Thomson, of Russell Street, was battered…
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Daughter Drowned Tragedy At Bilinga Unprotected Beach
Swept out to sea by a strong undertow when surfing yesterday morning at an unprotected stretch of beach a mile south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Munitions Factory Explosions in Italian Town 50 Killed and 300 INJURED
ROME, Saturday: -- It is believed that 50 persons were killed and 300 injured in an explosion at Segni munitions factory, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned Taking Refuge From Flood Collapse Of Tent Blamed For Eden Creek Fatality Accidental Verdict Given by Coroner
At the conclusion of an inquest in Kyogle courthouse yesterday, the acting District Coroner, Mr. Elsmer Jones, returned a verdict that Charles Victor Elyes, 49, a cook at a road survey camp at Eden Creek, had been accidentally drowned while…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Horseman Injured
F. Harvison, of Main Arm, was thrown from his horse on to a barbed wire fence. The wire badly lacerated his leg, the wound necessitating the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Passengers' Miraculous Escapes: Collision in Mist Brisbane
News reached Brisbane to-day of the miraculous escape which passengers in a train experienced when a collision occurred between a goods…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →350 Killed; 700 Injured Rebels Again Raid Barcelona Many Buildings Shattered
LONDON, Sunday:—A message from Barcelona says that insurgent planes twice heavily bombed the city this morning. The casualty list, which is incomplete, owing to the difficulty of removing and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Midget Car Race Sensational Accident. Sydney
During the midget car race at Wollongong, a car, driven by Jack Gannon, crashed through the safety fence and struck Miss Lenore Keys, hurling her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"ACCIDENTAL" Inquest On Flood Victim KYOGLE
A verdict that Charles Victor Eyles, 49, had been accidentally drowned while trying to escape from flood waters at Eden Creek on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Injured by Live Wire Coolangatta Relief Worker
Prompt aid from Ganger "Andy" Jones probably averted serious consequences when Adam Inglot (50), widower, of Coolangatta,…
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GRAFTON, Tuesday:—As the road between Clouds Creek and Nymboida was flooded, ambulance bearers from Grafton Utilised a flat-bottomed boat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision at Corner Cycle Rider Injured
Leslie White (18), residing at Crescent-street, Lismore, received extensive injuries shortly before midday yesterday when a motor cycle he was riding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mother and Daughter Drowned Tragedy At Cootamundra
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—The bodies of Mrs. Edgar Wilson (38) and her youngest child, Margaret (4), were found in the railway dam at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mother and Daughter Found Drowned COOTAMUNDRA
A mother and her four-years-old daughter were found drowned in a dam at Cootamundra to-day, the child being strapped to the mother's wrist…
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Cecil Roberts, 32, of Kyogle, had a narrow escape from serious injury when a log rolled against his leg while working in the steam pit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Constable Injured at Making of Film
Constable C. Marsh, of Woolgoolga, was severely injured when trampled on by a number of horses during army manocavres at Cronulla on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flung From Army Tractor Lieutenant Fatally Injured
SYDNEY, Thursday: -- Flung from a tractor against a flight of stone steps, Lieutenant John Horwood (47), of the Australian Military Forces, was…
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Mr. Oliver Hunter, of The Pocket, Billinudgel, was injured in an unusual manner while crossing a paddock on a horse slide loaded with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Accidents Committeeman Witnesses Crash Sydney
The Minister for Defence (Mr. Thorby) stated to-day that he had received information from the Air Board that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ribs Fractured Unusual Accident MULLUMBIMBY
Mr. Oliver Hunter, of The Pocket, Billinudgel, was injured in an unusual manner while crossing a paddock on a horse slide loaded with banana…
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