13 Drowned By Giant Freak Wave
CHICAGO, Sunday. —A giant wave swept more than 20 people into Lake Michigan…
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Hazzard in Test Team; Banks Injured
BRISBANE, Sunday.—Rugby League selectors last night chose Queenslander Noel Hazzard to replace Ken McCaffery as centre in the Second Test team to play England at Brisbane next Saturday…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday.—A stoker at the C.S.R. Condong mill had his right index finger jammed between…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A Central Queensland rugby league player was taken to hospital tonight with a…
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CASINO, Wednesday.—When a beast fell against a gate at the municipal saleyards today a 67-year-old…
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WOODBURN, Thursday.—A painful injury to the right knee was suffered by John Wright, 8, of Woodburn, while…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday. —A Ballarat man was accidentally shot dead while shooting foxes near…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.— Eight people were killed and more than 20 injured in road accidents reported in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland over the weekend…
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Six people are in Casino Memorial Hospital following weekend accidents. Included among them is a Lismore…
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A 16-year-old-girl is in Lismore Base Hospital in a serious condition after being shot in the back…
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The condition of Valerie May West, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. West, of Keerrong, was…
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All sporting fixtures in the Urbenville district were cancelled on Sunday as a mark of respect to the late Matron…
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KYOGLE, Thursday.—In Convicting a Billinudgel carrier on a charge of not keeping as near as practicable to the lefthand…
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Three people had lucky escapes from serious injury in road accidents in and near Lismore last night…
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LONDON. Sunday.—Sir Gordon Richards, Britain's champion jockey was injured in the paddock at the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Four people were injured when a 28ft. motor cruiser was destroyed by fire after an explosion at Coal and Candle Creek this afternoon. They are Robert Armstrong,…
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CASINO, Monday.—A finding of accidental death was returned this morning by Casino District Coroner, Mr…
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A charge of negligent driving against a 58-year-old assistant stock inspector was dismissed by Mr. J. R. Scarlett, S.M., in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…
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The cause of the accident appeared to be excessive speed, said Mr. J. R. Scarlett, S.M., in Lismore Court of…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—An 18-year-old youth is believed to have drowned in rough seas off Kirra…
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