Hughes Again In Accident; Unhurt This Time
The Sun · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 3
The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Hughes, was involved to-day in his eighth accident since 1920. Although in all his other mishaps he has suffered injuries, including fractures of the ankle and collarbone, to-day he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]y How I Kept My Seat" [?]Cooranga's Rider, Ted Bartle Accident Saved Bookmakers Many Thousands
Daily News · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 8
"IT will always be a mystery to me how I managed to keep my seat," said Cooranga's rider, E. Bartle, who was struck in the eye by a clod of dirt shortly after the start of City Tattersall's Cup at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hand Injured
Daily News · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2
James Evans, 45, of Beronia Street, Clyde, had his right arm trapped between two revolving rollers at Nairn's Linoleum Works, at Auburn, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →McNAMEE INJURED
Daily News · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 10
It is unlikely that middleweight title claimant Jack McNamee will fight for at least a month. McNamee underwent an X-ray…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Three Persons Injured. Wellington
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3
Three people were injured yesterday afternoon in a car smash between Geurie and Maryvale. A party of young people was returning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →St. George Union Players Injured
The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 11
Three St. George players were taken to Parramatta District Hospital to-day, after they had been injured in Rugby Union games against…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Injured In 100th Game For Club
The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 12
Len Kelly, St. George Rugby League forward, had a mixed day at Henson Park this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Boxing. Jack McNAMEE Injured. Out of Action for Month
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 11
Jack McNamee, the Victorian middleweight, is the latest casualty among well-known boxers. As a result of a serious injury to his left hand, he will be unable to fight for at least…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Two Jockeys Hurt Training Smash at Caulfield One Horse Killed, And One Injured MELBOURNE
The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2
Jockeys E. Cox and K. Bird were badly injured, the horse Galea was killed and Aricia injured to-day in one of the worst racecourse training accidents at Caulfield for a long time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram and Lorry in Collision
Daily News · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 5
Wilfred Thicknesse, 39, tram driver, of Cascade Street. Paddington, was injured when a tram crushed into a transport lorry at Voucluse last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pinned Under Speed Car Driver Injured
Daily News · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 2
Victorian speed car driver Claude Miller, 26, was seriously injured in a spectacular smash at the Sports Ground last night. He was driving in the second lop of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2 Injured When Car Hits Pole
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 7
A car crashed into a telegraph pole in Pittwater Road, Narrabeen, last night. The driver, John Kenyon, 24, of Musgrave Street, Mosman, suffered a badly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Driver Fatally Injured. Skid at Sports Ground
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 16
Claude Miller, 26, of Victoria, was fatally Injured when a midget racing car he was driving skidded and overturned during a time trial at the Sports Ground last night…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Race Track Smash Jockey Cox Injured Melbourne
Daily News · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 9
KNEELING on the roadside outside Caulfield racecourse to-day, a doctor rendered medical aid to jockey…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mother's Tragic Ordeal Told Saved Husband, But Children Drowned PARKES
The Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 3
When her drowning daughter screamed "Daddy!" Mrs. Doris Mary Gordon called back "Be a good girl you will be all right," but was unable to rescue the child. She had just saved her husband, and the story of her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Horse Killed. Training Smash. Two Jockeys Injured. E. Cox on Danger List. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 19
Two jockeys were injured, one seriously, and a racehorse was killed instantly in a collision between three horses on the training track at…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Fatal Accident at Mine. Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 8
Stanley Kyrwood, 22, single, was [?]ally injured when be fell to the bottom of an open out at the works of Big Bell Mines, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Collision at "Danger Corner." Youth Seriously Injured
The Broadcaster · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 2
Also in The Biz
Another serious accident occurred at the dangerous Intersection of Merrylands Road and Fowler's Avenue on Saturday morning when a motor cycle ridden by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Children Drowned
Daily News · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5
PARKES, Wed.--"My husband shouted: 'I'm done.' I dragged him out of the water when he came near the bank, but my two children were drowned."…
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