Hills District Youth and Girl Drowned Tragedy at Terrigal
A holiday at Terrigal come to a tragic end on Wednesday for a well-known Kenthurst youth, Arthur Louis Theile (20). Theile and…
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Sister Sues Brother. Injuries in Motor Accident. Damages Awarded
A jury in the Supreme Court yesterday awarded Sheila Cavanagh, of Blacktown, £125 damages against her brother, Gerald Edward Quinn, barrister-at-law, of Brighton-le-Sands,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Compensation for Accident. West Maitland
A verdict for the amount claimed, £400, was awarded by Judge Neild in the Maitland District Court to-day, when Robert Frederick Way, of Tenambit, proceeded against James…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Accidents at Mine. Goulburn
Arthur Gainsford, 35, a trucker, employed at Lake George Mining Company's mine at Captain's Flat, had a thumb severed while working underground…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rain Blamed for Fatal Accident
BRISBANE Tues.--Driving rain, which reduced visibility almost to nil, is blamed for a fatal accident on the main Sandgate Road to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Frill Prince Gallops Again After Accident MELBOURNE
AT Epsom this morning Frill Prince had his first serious gallop since a fall some months ago, which resulted in the death…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Cyclist Injured
Last Sunday night a collision occurred at the corner of Woonoona Parade and Waratah Street, Oatley, between a taxi and a bicycle. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Race Accident. Six Horses Fall. Two Jockeys Injured. Melbourne
Six horses fell at the three furlongs post in the first division of the Maiden Plate at Kyneton to-day. Two jockeys were injured, and two…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Lorry's Dash Into Window Boy Injured at Rockdale
At Rockdale on Tuesday a motor lorry, out of control, mounted a footpath, struck a small boy, tossed him aside after dragging him along…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pursuing Car at 80 M.P.H. Collision Killed Two Police
"The car that the police apparently were pursuing, was travelling at about 80 miles an hour," said Lindsay Alton Rumble manager of the Sans Souci…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Swept Into Sea. Man Drowned at Tweed Bar. Mate Reaches Shore. Tweed Heads
While the 30ft motor fishing launch, Wander Bell was crossing the Tweed Bal this morning, Edward Johnson, aged 45, skipper and Patrick O'Grady,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Crash at Kyneton Two Horses Killed And Jockey Seriously Injured MELBOURNE
IN the worst race smash on Victorian courses this year, two horses were killed and one jockey seriously injured at Kyneton to-day. Six horses fell at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Skull and Spine Injured Ex-M.L.A. Crashes 30ft. To Ground
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--James Smith, ex-M.LA. for Hamilton, crashed to the ground from a 30ft. scaffold at Newcastle West this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killing of Const. Guise Told of "Tall Dark Man" Accident Unlikely, Says Expert
Constable Guise, in the ambulance that was speeding him tor hospital with a bullet wound in the abdomen, told him that he had been shot "in a struggle with a tall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents of the Week. Knocked Down by Cars
Phillip Johnson, of Cronulla Street, Carlton, was knocked down by a motor car in Forest Road, Hurstville, last Friday. He was conveyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision Jams Bridge Traffic
A peak-hour rush accident yesterday morning jammed Harbor Bridge traffic for 20 minutes. A car and a bicycle collided on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toddler Drowned in Creek
Heather Burghur, aged 2 years and 10 months, was drowned in a small creek 30 yards from her home in Herring Road, Eastwood, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Child Drowned in Water Hole
The body of Heather T. Burcher, aged 2 years and 10 months, was found by the child's father in a waterhole several hundred yards from their home in Herring Road, Eastwood,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sleepwalker Injured. Narrabri
Alister Gregory, aged 24, brother of Mrs. Griffiths, of the Telegraph Hotel, was found lying unconscious beneath the window of his room at the hotel. An employee at the hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Injured in Road Crash
Clarence Higgins 26, of Harcourt Road. Rosebery, suffered head and chest injuries when his motor-cycle and a car collided in Stoney Creek Road, Bexley, last night…
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