Five Hurt in Collision. Goulburn
When two cars collided on the Federal Highway, eight miles from Goulburn, five persons were injured, and 50 cars were held up on the road…
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Hit Towing Truck Motor-cyclist Injured
When he collided with a towing truck while motor-cycling in Merrylands on Wednesday evenimg R. Isaacs, of Guildford,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Not to Drive Car Again Strange Acts After Collision
Gordon Leigh Thomas, 30, contractor, who was convicted at North Sydney Court to-day on a charge of having at Mosman. on February 27,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SAILING. Benefit for Injured Member of Crew
Next Sunday the New South Wales 18-Footers' League will conduct a benefit race for R. Tuffin[?] a member of the crew of Ajax, who suffered a serious spinal injury in one of the early races of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Worn Tyre on Truck Owner Fined. "Common Cause of Accidents." Lismore
Thomas Frederick Bruggy was fined £1, with 8/ costs, at the Lismore Police Court to-day, on a charge of having had a worn tyre on his motor truck. The prosecution…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →South Coast Accidents. Bulli
When a car in which they were driving collided with a lorry[?] Len O'Connor, of Mary Street, Erskineville, received severe lacerations over the right eye, and a passenger. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fewer Holiday Accidents. Safety Council Praised
The remarkable decrease in major road accidents during the Easter holidays, compared with the same period last year, was yesterday attributed to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Pedestrians Injured
On 1st inst. Lawrence Calder, of Beach Mount Avenue, Hazqlbrook, and Joyce Goodley, of Bathurst Road, Woodford, were walking along the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cabramatta Man Injured. Serious Car Accident
Mr. Leslie Harrowell of Cabramatta, is in a serious condition in Kiama Hospital, suffering from compound fractures of both legs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Fatality at Coalcliff
William Montgomery, 57, a married man, of Bulli, was killed instantly at the Coalcliff colliery to-day. He was unloading a uuck in the cage, when…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Drowned Returning From Wedding
AUCKLAND, Wed.--A bridesmaid and a wedding guest. on their way home from a wedding reception at Takapuna, an Auckland suburb, last night, were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sewerage Workers Injured
John Dunn (34), carpenter, of 9 Riley Street, Penrith, suffered a severely lacerated scalp yesterday, when engaged on sewerage work. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclist Injured
A very rare injury to the right arm was sustained by Mr. David Robinson, of Greenhills Avenue, Moorebank, on Tuesday night of last week, when he collided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rescue From Drowning. Policeman Dives 40 Feet
Constable J. Gordon Bottomley of the Balmain station with great promptitude, dived 40 feet from the Iron Cove Bridge into the Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Station Worker Injured. Wagga
When a wheel of a chaffcuttcr passed over him, C. R. Harding, labourer, of J. O. Cox's Mangoplah Station, fractured his left leg. He was admitted to Wagga Base Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured Riders Recovering Melbourne
W. Elliot, who is second on the winning jockeys' list this season, is still feeling the effects of his fall from Judy Burn, who bolted before…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Women Drowned. Car Runs Off Jetty. Auckland Tragedy. Auckland, April 12
When a closed car carrying members of a wedding party ran off a jetty into the harbour at Devonport, Auckland, last night, Miss Elizabeth Swanston, 21,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Straying Horse Causes Accident
At 9.36 p.m. on Thursday a motor cycle and sidecar driven by Ross Watson, of 572 High Street, Penrith, collided with a straying horse on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Judge Called As Witness. Claim by K.C. Alleged Effcets of Accident
Sir George Rich, a Justice of the High Cotut of Austialia, and a member of the judicial committee of the Privy Council, was a witness in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fewer Holiday Accidents. Five Road Deaths. Only Two Motor Cases
The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. Neale, stated last evening that five persons had been killed as the result of road accidents…
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