Shooting Accident at Griffith
A shooting accident, necessitating the amputation of a boy's foot, occurred at Beelbangera on Friday night. The unfortunate boy was Gordon…
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Shooting Accident at Beelbangera
A shooting accident, necessitating the imputation of a boy's foot occurred at Beelbangera on Friday night. The unfortunate boy was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Wavell Injured Taking Risks at Singapore
WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.) —The War Secretary (Mr. Stimson) disclosed to-day that, Just before Singapore fell, General Wavell sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Accidents
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—When a motor cycle outfit and car collided at Balwyn, Melbourne, yesterday Corpl G. S. Dunn, of Leichhardt (N.S.W.),…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Injured at Ladysmith
Mr. Stan Wild, aged 62 years, of Ladysmith, had a narrow escape from death at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He suffered a probable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured by Bomb Explosion Letter Received From Prescod Williams
Following on the official intimation that Signaller Charles Prescod Williams had been wounded in Malaya and was seriously ill, Mrs. Williams…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed Five Japanese Before Injured Junee Soldier Meets Close Friend in Hospital
Private All. McGulre, of Junee, killed five Japanese in the Malayan campaign before vie was injured. This is revealed to a letter to his sister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Accident Lucky Escapes
Aparty of motorists had lucky escapes from serious Injury on Sunday night last. They were proceeding to Ariah Park, in Mr. Les Couldâs utility…
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WARRNAAMBOOL, Friday.—Watching from the bank and unable to give help Mrs. R. Kellar, of Warrnambool, who was accompanied by her daughter,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japanese Ships Sunk in Suvic Bay Thousands of Troops Believed Drowned
WASHINGTON, Thursday.-General MacAurther reports that the three large enemy ships which were sunk in Suvic Bay, by a surprise air attack…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fatality on the Railway Duplication
Mr. Francis Ernest Hetherington, 54, who was killed on Thursday evening when struck by the Riverina express while working on the duplication…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Race Smash Horse Killed; Jockeys Injured
PERTH, Sunday.âWhen six horses fell near the half-mile post at Goodwood yesterday three jockeys were injured and one horse, Vapour, suffered a broken shoulder…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Sufferings of Two Gundagai Men Revealed at Inquest On Death of Russel Gardiner Finding of Accidental Death Work Of Both Highly Praised
“I TRIED to get up but I could not, and then I tried to get on my hands and knees, and eventually I got on my elbow and crawled to where Gardiner was. By that time his overalls were burning, and the burns were a foot long and seven inches wide. I grabbed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident Victim Laid to Rest. Funeral of the late Mr. Heatherington
The late Mr. Heatherington, who met his death under tragic circumstances on Thursday, when he was struck by the Riverine Express…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Killed Train Collision in U.s.a
GRANBY (Missouri), Sunday.—Six persons were killed and at least 45 injured in a head-on collision between two passenger trains near here. Four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →V.c. Killed in Accident
LONDON, Sunday.-It has been dis-closed that Brigadier J. C. Campbell, who won the V.C. in November at Sidi Rezegli, and earned the D.S.O. in Libya…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girl Killed Boy Seriously Injured Plane Crashes Through Fence
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A shocking fatality occurred near Nowra this afternoon when a girl was killed by a military plane which smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Killed and Boy Seriously Injured Plane Crashes Through Fence
NOWRA, Wednesday: A shocking fatality occurred near Nowra yesterday afternoon, when a girl was killed by a miliary plane which smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Might Have Been a Serious Accident Junee Man Caught By Buffers
Mr. Jack Harris, prominent spoiling personality in Junee, met with an accident yesterday. He is a shunter in the railway service…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Major Moses Injured
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Injuries received when he was struck down by a taxi in Batavia, have resulted in the admittance to hospital of Major C. J…
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