Nine Men Injured Lorry Crashes into Tree Sydney, Friday night
Failing to take a bend in a road when the steering gear jambed, a lorry carrying 47 relief workers to a construction job at Church Point, near…
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Accidents, 1938
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Brutal Assault Constable Injured Melbourne
Attacked by a mob in Flinders Lane early yesterday morning, Senior Constable Reginald Thomson, aged 35…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eleven Drowned Submarine Sinks Steamer Barcelona
The British steamer, Endymion, was torpedoed and sunk by an insurgent submarine near Cartagena. Eleven lives were…
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A man named C. Cluff, who was employed at Mr. Lawson's, Mumbil, scrub cutting, met with a painful accident on Monday last. The axe he…
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At last the long looked for moisture has come our way, and on Wednesday last a storm passed over the village, registering 139 points…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coroner's Verdict Gordon Hit-run Fatality Sydney Friday night
The Parramatta Coroner (Mr. Williams) today found that John Barker, who was knocked down and killed by a hit-run driver at Gordon, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Jottings Burning Accident
A painful mishap occurred to Bernie Veech, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Veech, of Suntop. It appears that he was engaged in doing a night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Surf Tragedy Five Drowned Thrilling Rescues
One of the worst surfing tragedies in the history of the Slate occurred at Bondi Beach on Sunday afternoon. Five persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Injured When Lorry Capsized Sydney
When a seven-ton "motor lorry skid[?] at Chullora last night, its cargo [?] of sandstone was hurled over the thor[?] oughfare, and Thomas Krochnert,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Truck Tragedy Two Dead-Ten Injured Perth
When a motor truck carrying 19 persons returning from a dance skidded and ovevturned near Reedy, Douglas Jolly (28) was killed outright and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Badly Injured To Sydney by 'Plane
Donald Watson, of "G[?]bank," Thu[?]ngra, near Grenfell, suffered terrible injuries while cultivating a paddock, and…
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While Mr. Byron Wrigley, managing director of Wrigleys Australasia Ltd., was cantering in the park this morning with Mrs. Jane Cave (56), a…
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On Saturday afternoon a Dodge motor car, driven by Mr. Birrell, manager of the Bank of N.S.W., Coonamble, capsized and turned…
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While Brian Wrigley was cantering in Centennial Park this morning with Mrs. Jane Cave, 56, a well known Society woman, the…
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On Wednesday young Bobbie Pratten, aged 15 years, whilst riding on horseback at his father's block some 12 miles from Bourke,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Coroner's Strong Criticism At Drowning Inquest British Ship's Officer Berated Action Compared With Bondi Life Savers Sydney. Friday night
The City Coroner (Mr. E. T. Oram) to-day criticised the failure of a British ship's officer to attempt to rescue a, drowning woman who had fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harbour Tragedy Five Drowned Heartrending Scenes
In Sydney's worst harbor disaster since the sinking of the ferry Greycliffe 10 years ago, five persons are known…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Speed Law Result New Type of Accident Sydney
According to figures released yesterday, the number of vehicular accidents last month were practically the same as for January last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plane Accident Pilot's Escape Sydney
Brian Carpenter, aged 25 years, escaped serious injury this morning when his Moth plane turned turtle as…
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According to figures released yesterday, the number of vehicular accidents last month was practically the same as for…
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