New Guinea Floods. Four Natives Drowned. CANBERRA
Four natives were drowned, three we: injured. and four are missing as a result of heavy floods near Wau, New Guinea. The Administiator of New Guinea. Sir…
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Woman Injured by Stray Bullet. Harold Park Incident
While Mrs. Bessi[?] Thomas, 49, of Alfred Street Marrickville, was standing with her son watching the dog races at Harold Park on Saturday night, a 22 pea-rifle bullet struck…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Struck Cow on Motor Cycle Accidental Death Finding
WOLLONGONG, Sunday. -- A finding of accidental death was given at the inquest into the death of Jeffry Victor Wilkinson by Deputy Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Seriously Injured. Lithgow
In a disturbance in Main Street on Friday night, William Chambers suffered severe head injuries, and was admitted to the Lithgow Hospital in a serious condition…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision in Fog Wanaka Crashes Into Wharf
Bound from north-west coast Tasmanian ports, the Union S.S. Co.'s motor vessel Wanaka crashed into Jeffrey Street Wharf, North Shore, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →REPLACEMENT N.S.W. Rugby Team. T. Hills Invited. Injured Men in Brisbane
An invitation for T. Hills, the Merewether-Carlton and Newcastle District centre three-quarter, to join the New South Wales team in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Lithgow Accidents. Lithgow
When his foot became caught under the flywheel of a chaffcutter engine on Saturday, E. Williams, of Zig Zag House, suffered a crushed big toe. He was taken by ambulance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MR. D. K. Otton in Car Accident. Goulburn
The Secretary of the N.S.W. Hospitals Commission, Mr. D. K. Otton, his wife, and three children had remarkable escapes from injury when his car struck a horse on the road 10…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Herarde Recovers From Accident
Herarde and Cooranga have been nominated for the Doomben Cup to be run in Brisbane on July 8. The former has recovered from his fall…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Risked Drowning
A small child recently risked drowning by falling into a gutter in Hutchinson-street, Auburn. This was stated by G. R. Sinclair,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cerutti Still Injured
RUGBY UNION competition leader, Eastern Suburbs, will be without the services of its captain,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pensioner Injured by Car. Goulburn
George Gillett, a pensioner, suffered a broken leg and head injuries when he was struck by a car on H[?]me Highway, near Governor's Hill. Goulburn, Goulburn…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Jury's Rider on Trams Injured Woman Gets Damages
Passengers should be prevented from quitting trams on the right-hand side, a jury stated in the District Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Injured Woman's Ordeal Denied Bed in Hospital Inquiry Evidence By Secretary
The refusal of Dr. Graham, medical superintendent of the Royal North Shore Hospital in February, 1937, to admit a woman patient with a broken thigh was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bomber Crashes. Three Killed; One Injured. LONDON, May 23. (A.A.P.)
A Hampden bomber plane crashed near Newark. Three people were killed and one was seriousl[?] injured. The pilot, at 500ft, pulled out of a dive…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Injured Miners "Crack Hardy." Refuse to be Carried. Afraid to Be Called "Sissy."
Mr. C. D. Durham, an inspector of mines, said at the mines inquiry yesterday that injured miners, fearing that their fellow-workmen would call…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Queen Mary in Accident. Car Overturns. Shaken, But Unhurt. London, May 23. (A.A.P.)
Queen Mary was involved in a motor accident at Putney this afternoon, when her car collided with a lorry and overturned. She was treated at a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Increase Inroad Accidents Canberra
Traffic accidents in Australia from July 1, 1937 to June 30, 1938 totalled. 62,263, compared with 52,927 in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bus Accident Spoilt Golfer's Skill
A BUS accident had shortened her arm by three-quarters of an inch and interfered with her golf shots. Juletta Caldwell Leggo,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in Hurdle Trial
A striking picture of a collision in mid-air during a greyhound hurdle trial at Harold Park to-day. The black dog on the right appears to have…
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