Boy Drowned Among Throng in Pool Body Found Hours Later
The Sun · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 9
On January 14, the 113.6 degrees Saturday, when nearly 3000 persons used Enfield Olympic pool, Raymond William Copp, 14, went for a swim at 7.15 p.m. His body was recovered from the water five and a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Accident to Police Constable
Nepean Times · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4
A police motor bike and sidecar ridden by Constable Sturgiss overturned at the Log House comer this afternoon, and he was thrown against the…
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Nepean Times · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5
About 4.45 p.m. on Friday, Charles Livingstone, of St. Marys, was riding his push bike cast along the Western Road, when it skidded in some dust…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Crash Motor Cycle Accident
The Broadcaster · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1
Also in The Biz
Raymond Hu[?] Baber, aged 19 years, youngest son of Station-officer Baber, and Mrs. Baber, of Crow's Nest fire sta[?] was killed [?] a terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents in Mines Menace Grows, Comments Judge
Daily News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5
"IT 18 a, most striking fact that accidents are growing more numerous in coal mines."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident Deaths in U.s. 95,000 in 1938
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3
CHICAGO, Wednesday.--Accidental deaths in the United States last year were reduced to 95,000--10,000 fewer than in 1937--the National Safety Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned Unnoticed in Baths
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 9
On January 14, the worst day of the heat-wave, Raymond William Copp, 14, messenger boy disappeared at Enfield…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Taxi-driver Injured. Alleged Assault at Bondi
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 7
John William Stobbs, of Kennedy Avenue, Belmore, driver of a Yellow cab, was treated at St. Vincent's Hospital early this morning for injuries to the head and body…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One Drowned, One Saved in Launch Wreck Jervis Bay
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1
One man was drowned and another lay all night naked on the rocks after their 16-foot launch had been wrecked at the foot of Point Perpendicular…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fisherman Drowned. Boat Smashed on Rocks. Companion's Ordeal. Jervis Bay
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 11
Henry Doddington Gooding, 53, of Saywell Street, Chatswood, was drowned when a small fishing boat, fitted with a motor, was washed on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Steve Purdy Reviews The News Not an Accident
The Workers' Weekly · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2
Tile Sydney “Sun” cable service still speaks of the fascist invasion of Spain as “a civil war.” This, cesspits Mussolini's brazen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press City Collision
Daily News · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 1
Two ears came into collision in Park Street, City early this morning, One man was taken to hospital, and another was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Injured Gosford
The Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 3
In an accident on the Matcham-road, this afternoon. Wilbur Alston, 22, of Souter-street, Kogarah, got one of his feet tangled in his motor cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tin of Sardines Explodes. Man Seriously Injured
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 11
Thomas Hayes, 58, of Cleveland Street, Redfern, was seriously injured last night when an unopened tin of sardines exploded in an incinerator at his home. The tin flew out…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Belgian Premier Injured. Soldiers' Demonstration. LONDON, Feb. 3
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 11
A message from Brussels says that the Premier, M. Spaak, was slightly injured on the face during a demonstration by ex-servicemen against the Government's appointment to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Plane Burnt. Petrol Ignites Hangar. Owner Injured. Orange
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 13
When petrol ignited in a hangar at the Orange aerodrome to-day, a Klemm Swallow plane, owned by Mr. Wilton Thompson, was destroyed. The hangar…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Submarine Sunk. Collision Off Japan. Carried Crew of 48. TOKYO, Feb. 3
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 11
The Japanese submarine 163, carrying a crew, of 48, was sunk after a collision with another submarine yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cheques for Accidents
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 5
Cheques totalling £45, are being sent by the Eagle Star Insurance Co. to the following readers under the Daily Telegraph Free Insurance Scheme:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclist Injured
The Sun · Sunday 5 February 1939 · page 7
Christopher Stanley Ross, 14, of Peat's Ridge, suffered concussion and shock when thrown from his bicycle on the Peat's Ridge-road hear…
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