Fishing Fatality. Sydney
Trapped under 250 feet of [?] and swept by seas for 24 hours, a naked man, Robert Nashford, 45, of Chatswood, was rescued near…
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Accidents, 1939
430 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 22
24 Hours' Ordeal Fisherman Rescued Another Drowned Sydney
A naked man, believed to be Robert Ashford (45), of Chatswood, was rescued near Jervis Bay lighthouse to day after being trapped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Accident Country Resident Killed Sydney, Friday night
Crashed between two trams in George Street, Sydney, to-day, William Riechers (71), a visitor from Tallebung, near Condobolin, was fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimmer Fatally Injured Struck by a Diver Sydney
When struck by another bather who had dived from the hig diving platform, Thomas Lambert, aged 41 years, an engineer, was fa[?]ally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shunter Injured At Dubbo Railway Yards
Shortly after 9 o'clock last night, Allan Gray, of 296 Brisbane Street. Dubbo, was injured while at work in the railway yards near the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Circular Saw Accident
Alfred Arthur Deevies, an employee of Wilga Downs, Girilambone, met - with a painful accident. While operating a circular saw, his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatality at Redfern. Sydney
The body of Eric Carlson, 50, a Swedish seaman, from the steamer Caledon, was found at the rear of an hotel at Redfern. The police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Painful Accident
A painful accident occurred at the Meatworks early this week, when Harold ("Doc") Webster while he was de-horning bullocks heads,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compensation Claim Injured Leg But Walked Without Limp Allegation Denied Sydney, Friday night
There was a stir in the Workers' Compensation Court to-day during the hearing of a claim by Alexander Joseph Aymard, a former…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One Killed - Two Injured Train and Engine Collide Priests Attend Dying Men Brisbane, Friday night
When a passenger train and a shunting engine collided at Bundama station, near Ipswich, to-day, one man was killed and two seriously injured. Many passengers suffered shock. The train, which was coming from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident Victims Ambulance Cases
Palling from a fence, baby Robertson (3), of 138 Myall Street, was admitted to the Dubbo District Hospital yesterday morning. The baby…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Fatality Two Men Killed Sydney
Frank Robins and Gordon Ray were killed and 14 other men injured, two critically, when a contractor's lorry from Lismore,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fishermen Missing Thought to Be Drowned Wellington (N.z.)
Three men, Thomas Haggerty (38), James Poppenhafen (34), Frank Rask (38), and Harley Haggerty. (11), are believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Injured
The Misses Deehan and Lavender were riding their bicycles along the main Molong Road last evening, and while going down a bit of an in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wellington Alluvials Accident Delays Dredging
Wellington Alluvials Ltd. reports that in the four weeks ended February 4 the dredge worked 185 hours, handling 81,000 cubic yards…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Minor Accidents
Among the office cases treated by Dubbo District Ambulance during the past two days were the following:— Mr. Los Astley, splinter of metal in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents Three Men Killed
Three men were killed in Sydney on Saturday. A tractor capsized and crushed one and two others one a well-known Rugby League…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Youth Injured Pinned to Ground By Overturned Truck
When a utility truck turned over about 13 miles from Dubbo on the Obley Road on Sunday morning, Alan Bracken (18), of 66…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plane Fatality Inquest Into Deaths Of Two Men Mountain Crash Katoomba
An inquiry concerning the deaths of Clarence Edward Stumbles (32), company manager, and Roderick Herbert Julius (35),…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One Killed—31 Injured Trains Collide in Scotland London
One was killed and 31 injured in a collision between two trains at Glasgow. One train was carrying football fans to a match, the other women…
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