Australian Skiff Championship. Queenslander Wins First Heat. Chapter of Accidents. Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 17
After having been nearly two minutes behind the leaders approaching the, half-Vvay mark, Imp, the titleholder from Queensland, won the first heat of the Australian skiff championship…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fatal Bathing Accident. Griffith
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 9
An Italian resident of Griffith, named Bastianon, had his neck broken while swimming yesterday in the Murrumbidgee River, near Darlington Point…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Burning Accident Grafton
The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2
When a bottle of methylated spirits exploded at Broome's Head, a seaside resort, today, the blazing liquid spilt over, the clothing of Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2
In a collision between his motor-cycle and a car in Brixton-road, Lidcombe, on Saturday, Charles Tolman (29), of Fifth-avenue, Berala, suffered lacerations to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Drowned In River
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 1
A 10-year-old boy was drowned in Parramatta River, at Parramatta Park, yesterday, shortly after his father had left…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Consul-general Injured
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 14
The Consul-General for Ecuador in Australla, Mr. Manuel Gundeiach, suffered minor abrasions when he was struck by a motor car at the corner of O'sullivan Road and New…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Unable to Swim; Boy Drowned
Daily News · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2
Unable to swim, Ronald Mitchell, 9. of Eliza Street, Fairfield, lost his life, when he got out of his depth at Little Coogee, on the Parramatta River, near Parramatta,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Injured Boy Waited Hour"
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2
A father said today at an inquest that his son had not been examined by a doctor until more than an hour after admission to Newcastle Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclist Critically Injured. Denman
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 11
When racing some youths home on his push bicycle, Donald Foote, 18, of Randwick Park, Denman, rode out of sight of his companions. They later found him lying injured on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lorry Crashes P'matta People Injured
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4
Passengers in a lorry travelling along Sherwood-rood, Merrylands, on Monday, Mrs. Mollie Morgan and her son, Mervyn,, of Meehan-street, Parramatta, were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Drowned at Parramatta. Not Missed by Companions. Youths Dive for Body
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 16
Ronald Mitchell, 9, of Eliza Street, Fairfield, was drowned in about 5 feet of water in the Parramatta River, known as Little Coogee, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fatal Accident
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2
Mr. Norman Moore, a brother of Mr. Colin Moore, of Allan-street, Lidcombe, died in Hornsby Hospital on Friday as a result of an accident. Mr. Moore, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cabinet Acts To Lessen Traffic Accident Toll Refuges, Automatic Lights, 50 POLICE Special Observers For Patrols
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7
State Cabinet decided yesterday to intensify the road accident campaign…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fairfield Boy Drowned Parramatta River Fatality
The Biz · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4
Ronald Mitchell. 9. of Eliza street Fairfield West, was drowned in about five feet of water in the Parramatta River, known as Little Coogee. on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned at Wattamolla
The Propeller · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1
While bathing in the lagoon at Wattamolla Beach, National Park, last Sunday, Ray Osland, aged six years, of Glebe, was drowned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents of the Week. Visitors in Collision
The Propeller · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4
A collision occurred between a car travelling from Sydney to Melbourne last Friday, on Princes Highway, Waterfall, and a motor lorry coming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Diver's Spine Injured
The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2
Striking bottom when she dived into shallow water at North Narrabeen to-day, Mary Flood, 19, of Perrett-street, Rozelle, injured her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Injured
The Propeller · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4
Leslie Cannings, 22 years of age, of Stanley Street, Peakhurst, was turning from Croft's Avenue into Station Street, Hurstvilie. last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tommy Vaughan's Bad Luck Head Collision Stops Bout
Referee · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 12
TOMMY VAUGHAN (11.10) was a bouncing ball of energy and confidence when he entered the ring at Brisbane Stadium in opposition to the colored Georgian fighter, Roscoe Manning (12.1)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Pinned by Fall Aberdare Miner Injured At Work
Daily News · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2
CESSNOCK, Wed.--A fall of stone and timber at Aberdare Extended colliery this afternoon pinned Thomas Evans, 38, of Allandale Road, Cessnock, by the foot…
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