Road Accidents. a Potent Cause. Narrow, Crowded Roads. N.r.m.a.'s Investigations
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 11
One of the most potent causes of the appalling list of week-end accidents is the narrow carriageway provided on the principal roads leading to the touring resorts…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Toll of the Motor. Accidents in South Australia. Adelaide
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 11
There were 083 accidents in the city and suburbs of Adelaide, exclusive of Port Adelaide, during 1929. In 635 cases nobody was hurt, but of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatal Result of Motor Accident
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 13
John Scott Royce, aged 71 years, of Lansdowne-street, Arncliffe, died in Kogarah Hospital yesterday morning from injuries received on the night of December 30. when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Boy Accidentally Shot. Hobart
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 12
As a result of a shot gun going on [?] dentally this afternoon, Norman Dodderidgs, 13, of Koonya, had the tissues of his right forearm severely lacerated. It is probable that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Accidents of the Week. Knocked Down by Car
The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4
John Royce, 60, of Lansdowne Street, Arncliffe, was knocked down by a motor car on the Prince's Highway, Arncliffe, last Monday night. St. George…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Carriages Derailed at Hurstville
The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3
Passengers in three carriages of an electric train bound from the city to Hurstville last Wednesday night had an alarming experience when the three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident Proves Fatal
The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4
John Scott Royce, aged 71, night watchman, of Lansdowne Street, Arncliffe, died at the St. George District Hospital yesterday, from injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pinned to Floor by Foot Spike in Heavy Timber-- Strange Accident
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3
While John Collins, of Corrimal, was working at the Metal Manufacturers, Ltd., Port Kembla, yesterday, a heavy piece of wood, containing a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lucky Escapes Car Collision One Woman Injured Lithgow
Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 6
TWO passengers in a motor car had a miraculous escape from serious injury when their motor and a big Katoomba tourist car, carrying eight…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Express Collision Inquiry
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 2
MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Further evidence was taken and the signals on the line were tested to-day by the special inquiry board, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision at Races. Bega
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 16
Returning from the races yesterday, Herbert Mitchell, of Wolumla, was driving a car which came into collision with a tourist car from Bega. Dan Grant, hotelkeeper,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Ten Boys Drowned Copenhagen
The Sun · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 1
Ten boys were skating on the Flian River, Sweden, when the ice broke. All were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miner Injured. West Maitland
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 16
Les Moore, 28, a miner, residing at Farley, and employed at the West Greta colliery, fell on'an axe while putting up timber this morning. He sustained a severe wound to his left…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Drowned in Reservoir Startling Disclosure to Coroner
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 5
IN six months two men have frowned themselves, in the Potts Hill reservoir, near Banks town, from which part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scout Drowned Nepean River Claims Another Victim
Nepean Times · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 1
A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Nopean River on Saturday last, when a Boy Scout lost his life…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brave Boys. Efforts to Save Drowning Brothers. West Maitland
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 17
The District Coroner (Mr. D. W. Reed) to-day commended the bravery of two boys Mervyn Scotting and Kenneth Robertson, both 14 years, in saving one boy from drowning in the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Boy Dead Match in Gunpowder, Brother Injured Melbourne
Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 3
AS the result or shocking injuries suffered in an explosion. Max Schreider, 13, of Newlands-road, Coburg, lost his life. His seven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ten Boys Drowned When Ice Broke Skating Tragedy in Sweden COPENHAGEN
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 4
Ten boys were skating on the Flian River, Sweden, when the ice broke, and they fell into the water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →River and Surf Twelve Persons Drowned in New South Wales During Christmas and New Year Holidays
The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 4
The Christmas and New Year holiday season was marred by an extraordinarily large number of fatalities, and In New South Wales no fewer than twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ten Plunge to Death in Aerial Movie Stunt Disaster Flaming 'Planes Crash 3000Ft. After Mid-air Collision Attempt to Picture Millionaire's Doom Ends in Tragedy Noted Film Director Lost Los Angeles
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 4
KENNETH HAWKS, the noted moving picture director, Max Gold, asst. director, and eight others were killed to-day when what was intended to be a thrilling movie stunt…
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