Two Killed in Collision Melbourne
Two young people were killed on the Great Northern road, near Apollo Bay, on Saturday night. A motor cycle they were riding collided with a motor…
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Injured in Fall From Horse
Arthur Hughes, a farm hand, employed by Mr. T. O'Sullivan, of Banora Point, sustained slight concussion and contusions on the right side of the…
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Cecil Quinn, aged 15, who lives with his parents near the old race-course at Lismore, was admitted to the Lismore Base Hospital…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday:— Robert and Richard Eastwall, two-year-old twins, were drowned in McKenzie Creek, about 10 miles from Horsham,…
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William Spurway (23), single, a shunter, residing in Through-street, South Grafton, suffered a severely crushed chest and shock when he was…
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Slipping on the verandah of her home in Groom-street, Kyogle, Mrs. D. O'Neill fractured her right thigh. A doctor was called and Kyogle…
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TENTERFIELD. Tuesday:— After examining the road accident figures during the holiday period, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Injured In Car Collision BALLINA
Mrs. Millicent Jeanette Dec, 38, of Waratah, was admitted to Ballina District Hospital to-day suffering from injuries received…
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Five houses in Belfast were damaged and several people narrowly escaped death during an accidental naval bombardment on the sea,…
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Jean Prest (37), married, of Fishermen's Bend, who was one of those injured when a taxi cab mounted the footpath in Swanston-street,…
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A terrific explosion wrecked a week-end shack at Gray's Point, near Sutherland, at the week-end. The explosion is believed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Axe Gashes Face Accident At Eden Creek
With a long deep gash across his left cheek Joseph Marriott a married man living at Eden Creek, was treated by a…
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When attempting to pass another vehicle near Tyagarah yesterday morning, a small car overturned and the two occupants received…
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Gladys Sheldon (22), of Melbourne, suffered a cut over the right eye which required the insertion of two stitches when she collided with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stepped Into Deep Water Lake Drowning Tragedy KEMFSEY
While wading across the lake at Crescent Head, Lloyd Lionel Smith stepped into deep water and was drowned…
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James McLaren (17) received an injury to the left wrist when he fell from a tree in front of his home at 296 Molesworth-street, Lismore,…
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Unnoticed by the companions with vhom he was swimming, Allan Carson l6), of Concord, was drowned in a pool at Dee Why to-day…
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SYDNEY, Sunday:— R.A.A.F. accidents will be investigated in future by officers of the Defence Department, and civil aviation…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Sunday: — A young farmer has died and six people were injured following the crash of a truck on Coulbercombe Road…
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SYDNEY, Monday:—The collision in mid-air at Mascot aerodrome on November 19 between a Gypsy Moth and a Monospar monoplane, which…
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