Many Are Drowned
AUCKLAND, Saturday.--In spite of learn-to-swim campaigns throughout the country, deaths by drowning are reaching an alarming total…
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Drowned in Flood Casino
ALMOST by chance, the body of Charles Eyles, the road gang cook who was drowned in the floods, was found late yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Wrestler Knocked Out in Head-on Collision
Knocked out by a head-on collision and a flying tackle in the sixth round, Tony Feleci was unable to continue his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Papworth's Death An Accident Coroner's Comment
THAT the subsequent death of Maxwell Alfred Papworth, 15, apprentice jockey, from injuries sustained when his mount, Bronze Tulip, fell in a race at Randwick racecourse on…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Road Accidents. Car Strikes Tree. Five People Injured. Nar[?]a
The five occupants of a car driven by Mrs. Roy Smith, of Sydney, were injured this afternoon when the vehicle left the road about a mile south of Bodalla, and struck a tree…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Williams Injured Kangaroos Defeated Toulouse
South of France today defeated the Australian Rugby League team by 15 points to nil…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Tram Thrown Off Rails Collision In City Causes Delay
A motor lorry, weighing about 30cwt., and a Double Bay-bound tram, were in collision in William-street, city, today, the tram being derailed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Drowned in Surf. Tried to Rescue Boy. MELBOURNE
John Maitland Rolland, 26, of St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, and formerly of Prospect, South Australia, was drowned in the surf at Barwon Heads to-day when he tried to rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Amazing Fall. P. Gutteridge Injured. Randwick Brush Hurdle
Three jockeys were injured in falls in the Brush Hurdle Race at Randwick on Saturday— H. Berryman and F. Hood slightly and P. Gutteridge more seriously. Gutteridge, who…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wires Carrying 22,000 Volts Brought Down in Car Collision Melbourne
HIGH tension wires, carrying 22,000 volts were brought down following a collision between two cars at Edith Vale to-day, when one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident Danger Always Present
So impressed is the Government with the need for the promotion of road safety, that it has formed a National Road Safety Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man and Two Boys Hurt in Accidents
NEWCASTLE, Sunday. -- A man and two boys were injured in accidents during the weekend. Frederick Layzell, 14, of Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wrestler Injured
Dryden, the New Zealand heavy weight wrestler, received treatment from Mr. Tom Langridge to-day for an injured shoulder joint. He will…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Boy Drowned When Swing Gives Way
A swing which stood the strain of several youths for a whole afternoon snapped at the last moment of their outing and caused the death of one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Miners Injured Cessnock
Colliery accidents in the Cessnoek district to-day injured four miners. The victims were: Herbert Bucklen, 55, Congewai Street, Abeniaro,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fell Overboard and Was Drowned Launceston
Clifford Perry, 23, of Queenstown was drowned when he fell overboard from a motor boat in Macquarie Harbor, three miles from Strahan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →OVER £100,000 Won in Year Labor Council Compensation Department Advice to Injured Workers
For the guidance of workers who may be injured on the job wish to be sure of securing the compensation their injuries entitle them to, the Compensation Officer of the . New South Wales Labor Council (T. W. Ritchie) has issued the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria's Bad Day. N.S.W. Has Grip on Shield. Barnes, Injured, Reaches 110
After a day's play full of incident, New South Wales has a tight grip on the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and seems likely to source a first innings win, which would give it the season's honours. New South Wales scored 371 runs, and Victoria has five…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Injured Jockeys Improving
ALL victims in the two Canterbury Park smashes continue to show considerable improvement, and an X-ray photograph of Keith Cook…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Head-on Collision. Stroud
When a head-on collision occurred near Johnson's Creek bridge, on the Pacific Highway, between a service car and a stationary car, Mrs. Annie Phillips, of Paterson, who…
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