Injured Playing Football. Value of First-Aid Training
A member of a National Emergency Services class, who had had only two lessons in first-aid work, put his knowledge to a practical test last…
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Young Man Survives 200 Ft. Cliff Fall Friend Jumps From Taxi Too Late To Catch Him Found Badly Injured Near Waves Newcastle
As his friend attempted to save him, a young man fell over a 200ft. cliff near King Edward Park, Newcastle, tonight. 3 He was Harold Rose, 22, electrician, of Young Street,…
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Whilst returning from a visit to Warragamba dam on Saturday last, William Grant and his son, William, both of Woronora, suffered head…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Airmen's Car Accident
Gordon Ferguson (24), aircraftsman, of 3 Squadron, Richmond Aerodrome, driving a car to Richmond at 1.5 a.m. this morning, failed to negotiate…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.--A transport and trailer, loaded with logs, left unattended on Prince's Highway, near Clayton, to-night, was responsible for…
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LONDON, Thursday.--Three persons were killed and seven injured when an express collided with a lorry at a level crossing at Downham Market, Norfolk,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six People Killed. Train Derailed After Collision. LONDON. June 1. (A.A.P.)
At least. SIX people were Killed when an express train collided with a truck ni Hilgay. Norfolk. The engine and several coaches were deraited…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queen Mary in Car Accident
The car in which Queen Mary was travelling when it came into collision with a lorry on May 23. The Royal car, with its splintered windows is shown being hauled on to a breakdown lorry…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Country News. Accidents at Bulli. Bulli
Denis Benb[?], Wollongong, received a lacerated scalp wound and a fractured rib when his car hit a tree near Helensbu[?]gh. Peter Morris, of Main Roat, Corrimal, was…
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WOLLONGONG, Friday.--Peter Morris, 27. of Corrimal, died today in Bulli Hospital from injuries received when his bicycle collided with a pedestrian…
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GOSFORD, Friday.--After alighting from a bus in Pacific Highway, Gosford to-night, Sidney Norton, 50, of Maiden's Brush, ran across the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arab Mayor Is Injured By Bomb LONDON
A bomb (says a Jerusalem message) injured the Mayor of Jaffa, a member of the moderate Arab section, while he was sitting in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Train Accident. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, June 2
Three women passengers were killed and eight other passengers were injured when the L.N.E.R. express from King's Lynn to London collided with a lorry at a level crossing near…
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A 14-year-old boy, Esmond Woods, was shot just below the heart in an unusual accident at his home in The Boulevarde, Lakemba, last night. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Accidents. Level Crossing Smash. Man Killed; Two Injured. Melbourne
John Thomas Argue, 55, farmer, of Bunyip, was killed, and two persons were seriously injured, when the motor car in which they were travelling was struck by a train on the…
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Thomas Richens, 20, was seriously injured when he was thrown from a cycle, on which he was "whipping behind" a motor lorry on Ashford Road at night. He was admitted…
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Two players were injured in football matches yesterday. While playing at Blacktown, Albert Milner, of Linda Street, Hornsby,…
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Esmond Woods, 14, of The Boulevarde, Lakemba, accidentally shot himself through the chest, near the heart, on Saturday, with his pea-rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Derailed. Accident in South Australia. ADELAIDE
Phenomenal rains in the north, causing damage to the Port Pirie-Port Augusta railway line, led to the derailment of the engine and an empty passenger carriage attached to…
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M. T. Kelly, of Canberra, suffered a severe cut to the back of his neck when the car which he was driving was involved in an accident at an overhead railway crossing at Yarra…
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