Sad Fatality at Borambola Young Girl Drowned
A very sad fatality occurred at Borambala cn Christmas afternoon when a 4½-year-old girl was drowned in the…
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Ambulance Breaks Down on Way to Drowning Scene
CANBERRA, Wednesday: Canberra's only serviceable ambulance lost its petrol tank and broke down to-day while speeding with…
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A 14 year old boy was drowned and his sister, aged 8 years, and an elder brother narrowly escaped a similar fate in a dam three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Drowned in Tarcutta Creek at Borambola
A 4½-years-old girl was drowned in the Tarcutta Creek, at Borambola, late on Christmas afternoon. She was Rosemary Webber,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Men Injured In Taxi Smash
SYDNEY. Wednesday: Four men were injured when a taxi and a lorry collided at Pynaont early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R1verina Celebrated the New Year Quietly Accident at Junee
The New Year dawned quietly in Riverina. The only incident was an accident at Junee. Six of 12 persons injured were admitted to hospital. Celebrations in Wagga were the quietest for many…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: The prompt action of Barry Miller, 16, everted a serious car accident at Balkan Rills, when his grandfather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ambulance Has Easy Time No Accident Calls
For the first time since its inauguration, the Gundagai-Tumut Ambulance service never had a call to an accident case over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Drowned in Manly Lagoon
SYDNEY. Thursday: Malcolm John Wood, aged eight, was drowned in Manly Lagoon to-day. His parents were picnicing nearby…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canberra Inquiry Into Drowning Tragedy Opens Ambulance Breakdown
CANBERRA, Thursday: Inquiries by two Federal Government Departments into the breakdown of "Canberra's" only serviceable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unknown Man Found Drowned At Jugion?
A magisterial inquiry was held at the Gundagai Courthouse by Mr. C. G. D. All- man, J.P.. concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident Near Junee
A lorry driven by Ernest R. McDermott, Junee, stopped on the side of the road when returning from a dance at Illabo. Another lorry, also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident to Orange Gas Manager Mr. H. V. Duckworth
Old Cootamundra friends of Mr. Horace Victor Duckworth, aged 49, manager of Orange gasworks, and formerly of the Cootamundra works,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Killed in Sydney Accidents
SYDNEY, Friday: Henry Joseph Hyde, 24, of Watson's Bay. was killed instantly to-day when his motor cycle crashed into a pole at Rose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Injured When Jeep Crashes At West Wyalong
Two men were injured when a jeep got out of control and crashed through the fence and into the Wyalong Court House building at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Street Accident
While backing into the kerb in Parker street at about 1 p.m. today, Mr. Edward Tiernan, of Roseville, jumped the kerb with his Humber car,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Boys Drowned at Uriarra Crossing
Two schoolboys, Leslie Flint, 12, of 105 Causeway, and his cousin, Alfred Hobson, 13, of 3 Ernest-St., Lakemba, were drowned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Keeper Fatally Injured by Cricket Bat
PERTH. Monday: Martin McPartfend, 29, of Koorda, was fatally injured when struck by a cricket bat yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclists Injured When Machine Skidded
Two nephews of Mr. Hayward of Mallee Street, Leeton, were injured during the holidays when the motor cycle they were riding between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bus and Truck Collide No Persons Injured
A collision occurred between a motor bus driven by Mr. Bourke, and a utility truck driven by Mr. Vic Lampe, the butcher, on the Yanco…
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