Air Mail Plane Beached Accident In Harbor BATAVIA
Having struck a submerged object while taxiing in the harbor here, the Empire flying-boat, Capella,…
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Search For Driver After Accident
WOLLONGONG, Sunday.--The driver of the vehicle which severed the right leg of Gerard Johnson, of Warrawong, on the Port Kembla Road on Friday…
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TAREE, Sunday.--Sidney Cross, 24, of Forster, was wounded today when the pea-rifle he was carrying discharged. The bullet struck the third rib, and…
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Leslie Hicks, 19, an apprentice jockey, attached to the stable of W. Booth, at Rosehill, suffered a fractured leg on Saturday when a yearling filly which he was…
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While exercising, G. Morrow's Diacquenod filly Soprano, took fright and, breaking away from her attendant, fell on the road. She received injuries to her…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.--Four men were trapped in their car and drowned in four feet of water early this morning…
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Michael Johnson, 51, painter, of Kellett Street, Darlinghurst, fell 15ft. from the roof of a house in Bunsby Parade, Waverley, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Drowned in Murray River. Corowa
Peter Ferguson, 8 years, was drowned in the Murray River on Saturday. With three other boys, he was playing in a boat, and when it slipped its moorings they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country News. Tennis Player Injured. Albury
Jack Kenyon, a prominent member of West Albury Tennis Club, was admitted to Albury District Hospital suffering from burns about the face. Lime, mixed with whiting, sprayed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →C.W.A. President Injured. Cooma
Mrs. Beveridge, State president of the Country Women's Association, was admitted to Cooma District Hospital on Saturday night suffering from a broken wrist, a broken rib,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boy Dragged Under Tram. Only Slightly Injured
Roy Giles, 11, of Uralla Road, Mortlake, was caught beneath a tram and dragged about 250 [?]ards at Burwood yesterday. His only injuries were abrasions, mostly to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →J. O'sullivan Injured. Resting for Fortnight
J. O'sullivan, who was thrown over the rail at Flemington on Saturday by his mount, Pure Gold, is suffering from the effects of the fall. He has fluid on both…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four Drowned. Trapped in Closed Car. Plunge Into Swamp. Adelaide
Four men were drowned when a closed car in which they were travelling crashed through a fence and plunged into a swamp near Pelican…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stewart Wins: Fight Stopped Sabatino's Eye Again Injured Loser's Points Lead in Grand Fight
OSSIE STEWART defeated Atilio Sabatino at the Stadium last night on a technical knock-out in the seventh round. Sabatino's left eye was swollen to the size of an egg,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Law Case. Collision
The collision between the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Hurunui and a steam drifter Reclaim, was the subject of an action in the Admiralty Division before the President, Sir Boyd Merriman, sitting with Captains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One Killed, Four Injured Children Victims of Crop Of Car Accidents
MELBOURNE, Tues.--Four children were injured, one fatally, by motor cars between 5 and 6 o'clock this evening. This made a total of five mishaps to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Head-on Collision Motor-cycle in Flames
A motor-cyclist was seriously injured when his machine crashed and burst after a head-on collision with another motor-cycle at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Head-on Collision. Racing Greyhounds Killed. LISMORE
The racing greyhound, Leafy Willow, was killed instantly and another. Horton Gagdied shortly after receiving injuries in a headon collision at the Ballina track last night…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Southern News Head-on Collision Motor-cycle in Flames
A motor-cyclist was seriously injured when his machine crashed and burst after a head-on collision with another motor-cycle at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →12-Inch Fall Near Brisbane. Horseman Drowned. Brisbane
Low-lying portions of the metropolitan and north coast areas were flooded when a heavy storm occurred early this morning…
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