Fruit Hawker Killed Accident Near Darlington Point
On Sunday morning, about 4.30 o'clock, a party of motorists travelling to Griffith made a gruesome discovery. About 11 miles from Griffith…
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Dairyman's Truck Overturned Accident on Wet Road
RETURNING from Narandera on Sunday evening, Mr. H. A. McDonald, of the "Glenrock" Dairy, and two passengers, had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Saved From Drowning
The prompt action of Mr. Jack Lee, a member of the West Wyalong postal staff, saved the life of Peter Kain, aged about 8 years, at the West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Darlington Point Fatality
When Alex Ristich, aged 38 years, a Jugolsavian, of Wagga, left Wagga on Saturday night for Griffith, he had a number of cheques and notes in his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclists Injured at Temora
When a motor cycle and car collided at the intersection of Loftus and De Boos streets, Colin Mepham and Vernon Grady, both of Temora, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Severely Injured Found Alongside Railway Line SYDNEY
Miss Catherine Anne Watkins, 23, was found unconscious today, badly injured, at the side of railway line between Lindfield and Gordon. She…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Negligent Driving Charge Man Fined at Leeton Sequel to Accident Leeton
A collision between a utility truck and a motor lorry on the comer of Palm-avenue and Brobenah-road, Leeton, on January 2 led to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident with Spirit Lamp
Mrs. Cozens, wife of the Rev. B. Cozens,' Bethungra, had the misfortune to meet with a painful accident on Sunday last. She was boiling a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Commissioner Narrowly Escapes Drowning SYDNEY
The Police Commissioner (Mr. Mackay) and two friends had narrow escapes from drowning last night. It appears that they were returning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at Redbridge
A man named Grattidge had a narrow escape on Tuesday afternoon, when a claim on which he was working caved-in, partly burying him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kicked by a Horse Shocking Accident at Junee Youth’s Nose and Jaw Broken
Allan Whitechurch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitechurch of Old Junee, met with a shocking accident at the latter end of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Commissioner in Launch Collision Narrowly Escapes Drowning Sydney
When his launch sank after colliding with another craft at Kangaroo Point, Hawkesbury River, last night, the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Darlington Point Fatality
When Alex Ristich, aged 38 years, a Jugoslav an, of Wagga, left Wagga on Saturday night for Griffith, he had a number of cheques and notes in his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegraphic News Police Commissioner's Escape from Drowning SYDNEY
The Commissioner of Police (Mr. MacKay) and two friends narrowly escaped drowning last night when hi launch was wrecked in a collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairyman's Truck Overturned Accident on Wet Road
Returning from Narandera on Sunday evening, Mr. H. A. McDonald, of the "Glenrock" Dairy, Leeton, and two passengers, had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident with Spirit Lamp
Mrs. Cozens, wife of the Rev. B. Cozens, Bethungra, met with a painful accident on Sunday last. She was boiling a kettle of water on a spirit lamp…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cannery Worker Injured Leeton
William Auswild, an employee at the Leeton Cannery, met with a painful accident when a quantity of tin plate fell on one of his feet, causing a deep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truck Fatality Wagga Man Killed at Darlington Point
Whilst motoring by truck on the Darlington Point Road, near Griffith. on Sunday, Alex. Distich. aged 38 years, a Jugoslavian, of Wagga was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Lorry Smash Four Wagga Residents Injured
A serious smash occurred on Sunday afternoon last at about 5.30 p.m. when a motor lorry driven by Mr. Percy Hall, came to a grief when…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Red Sails Injured in King's Cup May Not Start in Long Race Melbourne
Red Sails may not start in the Australian Cup as a result of injuries he received in the King's Cup yesterday. He hit the rails, leaving a mark…
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