15,497 Persons Hurt Last Year Accidents Kill 209
Police statistics Issued last night show that 15,497 persons were injured during 1928 in the metropolitan area, 209 being killed. Two hundred were…
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250 Injured Colombo Riots Colombo
Although only four were killed between 250 and 300 persons were injured, 50 of them seriously, in last night's riot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Heaps Drowned Sheep Heavy Hail Wellington
A heavy rain and hail storm swept over the district yesterday afternoon, preceded by a terrific wind and dust storm. Trees were blown down, sheds…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Injured Boy. All Night in Bush. Terrible Ordeal. Broken Hill
A 15-year-old boy, named Herdic, employed as a camel boy by a white teamster at Milparinka, underwent a fearful ordeal during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Boy Shot. Pea Rifle Accident. Young
While hunting with a number of companions Harry Myers, 9, son of Mrs. P. Myers, of Young, was accidentally shot in the face by a bullet from a pea rifle at close range. His…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Motoring Accident. Goulburn
A motor car in which six residents of Taraiga were driving into Goulburn overturned six miles out of town through the [?] skidding and leaving the road. It turned two…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fatal 'Plane Accident Coroners Finding Minister Has Serious View
In committing Pilot-Sgt. Robert Somerville for the manslaughter of Mr. A, C. Smith, a farmer, at Windsor. on January 21. who was struck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Estate Agent Injured
Mr.S. Eagar [?] Dock, feil down a flight of steps at the [?] of paris and [?] to-day He was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Fatality Hospital Inmate Killed
On Wednesday, at Liverpool Court. house) Mr. P. S. Poolman, District Coronor, held an inquiry concerning the death of an inmate of Liverpool State…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorist Fined Collision With Sulky
Driving a car along Church-street, Parramatta; on January 18, Sydney Cecil Pratt collided with a sulky in which Amelia Melouney and her sister-in-law…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Man Cut to Pieces Railway Fatality
OSCAR HICKS. 34. a railway signal painter, ol Grove-street. Earlwood. was practically cut to pieces to-day by a train at the Wells-street crossing,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Injured by Circular Saw. Wagga
Working with a gang of men on a [?] mill at Mundowney Station, James Towner, who was affixing a belt to a circular saw, slipped, and his right hand came in contact…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Constable Chuck in Motor Smash Collision at Leichhardt
Constable Albert H. Chuck, of Hall Street. Lelchhardt. early last night and at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →1000 Sheep Drowned. Storm at Dunedoo. Dunedoo
The heaviest hailstorm in the history of the district yesterday afternoon was followed by heavy rain. Graziers report heavy losses of sheep that were stunned by bail and washed…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Man Killed Run Down by Train Fatality Near Redfern
While crossing the lines between Redfern and Sydney about 9 o'clock this morning, Oscar Hicks, aged 34, painter, of Grove-street, Earlwood, was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Woman Loses Hand Husband Injured Car Smash on Main, Western Road
Owing to it being so badly mangled when two cars collided on the Main Western Road. Ponrith, last night, Mrs. Bessie drives. 52,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before Judge Cohen, with Captains Marcus Osborne and Mills Menmuir, assessors.) Collision in White Bay
Hearing was commenced of an inquiry respecting a collision between the tug Lindfield and the lighter Jellicoe in White Bay, on October 10, 1928. It was stated that at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boy's Accident Leads to Death
Three years ago Albert Charles Maes (16), of East-street, Granville, met with a nasty accident at a local carnival. He To was struck by a swinging boat and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Social Whirl Star Who Deserves More Than a Bouquet Miss Annie Croft's Pluck After Her Recent Accident Her Son, Peter, Greatest Critic
Soldiers, airmen, surf heroes, and such, have no monopoly of courage. There is one little person in Sydney who has qualified for admiration in this respect. She is the vivacious and popular…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Speedway Fatality
The City coroner to-day returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Keith M'Kay, 26. Who received fatal injuries when his motor-cycle crashed in…
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