Brutal Robbery. Man Severely Injured. AUCKLAND
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 15
Douglas Clark Adams, 27. staggered to the door of a city dwelling covered with blood from head injuries which he received when he was brutally attacked and robbed in a dark…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mine Disaster. Five Killed, 12 Injured. SUDBURY Ontario). Feb 6
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 14
Five miners were killed and 12 were in[?]ured when a hoist carrying 20 men in the international Nickel Company's mine shall struck a protruding rock 850ft underground…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Search for Body Identity Doubt in Surf Tragedy Police Believe Five, Not Six, Drowned
The Sun · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 2
A careful check by the police has almost convinced them that five, and not six, persons were drowned in yesterday's surf tragedy at Bondi. They believe that the clothing found in the dressing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Are Drowned at Bondi 200 Trapped in Undertow Frenzied Bathers Fight Each Other Two Still Missing
The Labor Daily · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 1
WITH 200 panic-stricken bathers, caught in a terrific undertow, clawing, hitting and grabbing each other in their frenzied efforts to save, their lives, four men were drowned, fears are held that more were drowned, others were resuscitated after they were feared dead,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Toll Of The Road 2 Killed in Motor Smashes Boy Is Fatally Injured At Liverpool Others Hurt
The Labor Daily · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 6
TWO persons were killed and many injured in road accidents during the week-end. Fatal injuries were suffered by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country News. Albury Accidents. Albury
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 11
Ian Sutherland, of David Street, Albury, while on his way home from the pictures late on Friday night, was knocked down by a motor car which did not stop. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Road Accidents. Week-end Casualties. Cyclist Killed
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 8
William Henry Priest, 13, of Rose Street, Liverpool was fatally injured when his bicycle collided with a motor car at the intersection of Norfolk and Scott Streets…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Woman's Body in Harbor Death Accidental, Police Say
The Sun · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 3
After several hours' investigation, detectives to-day were satisfied that a woman believed to be Mrs. Florence Thomas, of l'Avenue, Newtown, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Women Injured in Collision. Lismore
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9
Two persons were injured and a car badly damaged when a motor truck and a small car collided on the Lismore-Ballin[?] Road, near Alstonville…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Drowned Off Ship Gangway
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2
Before the British freighter, Haratana, sails on Saturday, an inquest will be held at the City Coroner's Court on Friday, to allow a member of the crew to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Drowned. West Maitland
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9
Peter Wilson Watson was drowned in Fishery Creek, near West Maitland. He was bathing in shallow water with his brothers and sisters, and suddenly disappeared. The body…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ruahine in Collision Not Seriously Damaged
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 5
According to advices received from London, the New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd.'s passenger liner Ruahino, which is regularly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attractive Woman Found Drowned ADELAIDE
The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2
Mystery surrounds the identity of an attractive young woman whose body was recovered from the River Torrens near the City Bridge about 11 a.m. to-day. Expensive jewellery, worth at least…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Drowned. Body Found at Walsh Bay
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 11
A report was made by Samuel Boker, watchman on the wharves at Walsh Bay, to the police early yesterday morning, that he had seen a woman go on board the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bondi Surf Tragedy. Five Believed Drowned. Search for Body. Unclaimed Clothes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 11
Police are convinced that five persons, and not six, were drowned when 200 surfers were naught in two huge breakers at Bondi Beach on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Two Men Killed. Motor Truck Overturned. Ten Persons Injured. Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 11
When a motor truck carrying 19 persons, returning from a dance, skidded and overturned near Reedy, a mining centre about 350 miles north-east of Perth yesterday morning Douglas…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Political Fight in Egypt. 10 Killed; 46 Injured. Guns and Sticks Used. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON, Feb. 7
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 12
The Cairo correspondent of "The Times" says: "Ten persons were killed and 46 injured in a fight between families belonging to opposing political…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Insure Free Against Accidents In Crowds
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 7
"Carnival time is accident time," authorities say. In a crowd of a million people it may be you as easily as the next person…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death After Accident. Wollongong
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9
Jessie Kenny, of Port Kembla, who received severe injuries when she was thrown from the pillion seat of a motor cycle on January 31, died in the Wollongong Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Decima Norman Wins Broad Jump — Marathon Race Incidents — Flying-boat Accident in Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 14
Above: Miss Decima Norman, the brilliant Australian, winning the women's broad jump with a leap of 19ft 0¼in. This jump broke the Empire Games and Australian records. Below: Landing in the sand…
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