Drowned in Sudden High Wave
A "BIC blind wave," arose suddenly out of a calm sea on the Macleay River Bar at South-west Rocks yesterday,…
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Seamen Drowned. Appeal for Funds
An appeal is being made for funds to assist the dependents of the five men who lost their lives when the Caradale and the Kakariki came into collision off Gellibrand light…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →2 Drowned in Flooded River
CAIRNS, Tuesday.--Two Sydney men, members of the crew of the Adelaide Company's motor shop Manunda, were drowned in the Barron River at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Injured Wharflaborer Gets £424
Arising out of an accident in the Nello[?] on June 10, 1935, when a stack of baas of flour collapsed and Injured his left elbo[?] Ernest James Adey, 47, wharflaborer of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Youth Fatally Injured. Warren
William Lane, 19, son of Arthur E. [?] stock and station agent, was riding a motor cycle to his home about a mile from town, when he collided with a telephone post. He…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Man Drowned. Sea Capsizes Boat. KEMPSEY
George Conway was drowned this afternoon when the boat in which he was assisting to sound the river bar at South-west Rocks capsized in a heavy sea…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Woman Claims £1000 Damages Thrown Out of Tram in Collision
A claim for £1000 damages was brought before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers and a jury in the Causes Court yesterday by Elsie Maud…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured Man Trapped in Blazing Car. Rescuers' Desperate Task
Four men worked frantically last night to rescue a badly injured motorist who was crushed in his blazing car at Ashfield. Victor Braitling, l8, of Waratah-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Rock Fell on Men in Sewer Three Water Bd. Employees Injured
Three Water Board employees were knocked sprawling and Injured by a fall of rook while working 40 feet underground at Arncliffe last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Injured In Tram Smash Shower of Glass Many Lucky to Escape
THREE people-- the driver and two passengers-- were injured when a tram and a heavily-laden motor…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fall of Rock. Three Men Injured in Shaft. 50 Feet Below Surface
Three Water Board employees were injured last night in the No. 1 shaft off Bellcvuestreet. Arncliffe, when a fall of rock and earth struck them…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Injured Couple Get £6600 Claim For £15,000 After Smash AUCKLAND
Damages of more than £15.000-- the largest ever claimed in New Zealand for personal injuries-- were sought by a husband and his wife in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Causes in No 4 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers and jury.) Tram Accident. Crowley v Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways
Elsie Maude Crowley, of Richard-street, Marrickville brought an action against the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, claiming £1000 damages fot injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dangerous Turn. Main Roads Board Criticised. Fatal Car Accident. Moss Vale
In returning a finding of accidental death, following an inquest on Oscar Johnson and Cecil Solomon, who were killed ta a motor accident on Hume Highway, about seven miles…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Road Accidents. 60 Deaths During March. Record for Any Month
No fewer than 60 persons were fatally injured in road accidents in New South Wales last month. This was the highest death-roll for any one month on record, the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Unusual Defence. "Inevitable Accident."
In two claims for damages against a taxicab owner Donald Harmer in the Supreme Court yesterday defence was raised that the accident was inevitable and was due to a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Collision in Irish Sea Passenger-steamer's Captain Drowned London
The passenger steamer Lairdsmoor, while on her way from Dublin to Glasgow, collided with the steamer [?]aranaki in the Irish Sea. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Head-on Collision. Eight Persons Injured. Glare of Sun Blamed. Orange
Eight people were injured, three critically, in a head-on collision between two cars on the Molong-road. 13 miles from Orange, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cyclists in Collision
On Thursday night last, Alfred Durnford, aged 18 years, of Oatley, received a fractured skull and shock, and A. Hardy, 17 years of age, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision at Corner
At 8.30 a.m. on Sunday Colin Welch (10), son of Mr and Mrs C. J. Welch, of Nepean Avenue, Penrith, whilst turning the corner from High Street…
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