Pilot Steamer Unable to Save Drowning Men
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 10
The pilol steamer Captain Cook was called to the assistance of the fishing party whose launch was swept on to the rocks beneath North Point, near North Head, yesterday, but was unable to assist the men, six of whom were drowned. Two of the three survivors of the fishing party are shown in Manly hospital—at left, James Powney, of Maroubra, and Alfred O'Brien, of Barcom-avenue, Darlinghurst. Other pictures appear on the illustrations page…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclist Injured. Young
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 6
Lindsay Keane, cyclist, was injured during training operetions when the handle bars fell off his machine. The head and stem of the machine penettaled his month and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Pals" Of Injured Man
The Labor Daily · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 5
Mr. Andrew Furlong, shopkeeper, of Miller's Point, was almost a member of the ill-fated launch party. Excessive fatigue was the only reason that he remained at home. Before he left, Edward Brown, owner of the launch, left his Alsatian "Tex" in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horseman Injured. Grafton
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 6
When Eric Vidler, aged 36, married, was mustering cattle al Gordon Brook station his horse fell and rolled on him. He was rendered unconscious, and suffered injuries to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fifth Fatality in Week Melbourne
The Labor Daily · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1
Marking the fifth fatality of its kind since the opening of the duckshooting season six days ago, Samuel Dellingham, of Trafalgar, died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nth. Head Drowning Tragedy (Continued from page 1)
The Labor Daily · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 5
Overcome by exhaustion after his ordeal in directing the rescue operations, Inspector Wenham, officer in charge of Manly police, collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured, But Thought of His Dog
The Labor Daily · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1
So strong is the attachment between Roy Poltock, of Little Street, Kelvin Grove, and his dog that when Poltock was injured, in a collision…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car and Jinkers Sequel to Collision Neligent Driving Charge
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 2
William Edgar Wyatt, who, according to evidence, said that he had driven the Premier (Mr. Stevens), pleaded not guilty at the Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in Fog. Liner Sinks Tanker. Crew Rescued. San Francisco, March 7
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 10
The Dollar S.S. Company's liner, President Coolidge, with 678 passengers aboard, rammed the oil tanker Frank H. Buck in a dense…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Six Members of Fishing Party Drowned When Launch Is Wrecked on Rocks Near North Head
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 12
Six men lost their lives when the launch which they occupied was smashed on the rocks beneath North Point yesterday. Blue Fish Point is shown in the distance. The launch was wrecked just between it and the first point in the picture…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Six Drowned in Fishing Trip Disaster Three Rescued After Launch Is Hurled On North Head Rocks Hours of Suspense in Big Sea: Then Tragedy!
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1
SIX men were drowned yesterday when their launch was pounded to pieces on the rocks between North Head and Bluefish Point, near Manly. Three other men who were in the launch were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Men Drowned in Launch Disaster. Three Saved After Heroic Fight. Launch Dashed on Rocks. Pilot Steamer in Danger in Attempt to Give Aid. Graphic Stories Told by Survivors
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 9
Six men were drowned and three others were saved only after desperate efforts by rescuers when the 32-foot launch Voyager was wrecked at the foot of the cliffs between North Head and Blue Fish Point yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gosford Accidents. Gosford
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 6
When a horse bolted with a cart, in Ourimbah Creek-road. Ourimbah, yesterday. Keith Robson, the driver, was thrown to the roadway. He suffered a fractured, leg, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Accidents. Many Crashes on Saturday Night. Three Persons Killed
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 10
Three persons were killed in street accident on Saturday night. John Flood, 88, of Canterbury-road, Bankstown, was knocked down and killed by a car…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Arncliffe Shooting 2½ Years For Wounding Not Accident
The Sun · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 8
THAT a revolver had gone off accidentally, was the defence of John Joseph Abrahams, 18, wood- turner,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Collision
The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 14
Wagga, Tuesday.--Roy Cameron, 17, while riding his motor cycle, came into collision with a car last night. He was admitted to Wagga District…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Boy Injured
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 7
Injured when a lorry struck a post near which he was in Miller Street yesterday, Allan Langdon, 13. of Penshurst Street, Willoughby, suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman Drowned In Lake Hole
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 8
There was nothing to indicate deep holes near a popular swimming place at Narrabeen Lakes, said a police sergeant at the City Coroner's Court…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thief Injured by Taxi
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 6
Raymond George Barnett, 37, storeman, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having, on March 3, stolen a book valued at 25/, from Angas and Robertson, Ltd,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russian Refugee Author Drowned London
The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5
Following the wrecking of a yacht off Dawlish, Devon, a body was washed ashore which was later identified as that of Constantine Serge…
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