Collision Between Bus and Lorry
Occupants of a bus and the driver of a [?]otor lorry hod narrow escapes last night [?]hen the vehicles collided at the intersec[?]ion of Hanks and H[?]rdy Streets, Ashbury…
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Drowned in Murrumbidgee. Wagga
Reginald Manning, 19, club steward, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River when he was bathing with friends. The body has not yet been recovered…
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Late last night Terrace Scott, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott, of the Upper Belmore River, was drowned when he fell off a bridge into the river in the dark…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cup Winners. One Dead; One Injured. Remarkable Coincidence
While one big Cup winner dropped dead after a gallop in Melbourne yesterday, it was a remarkable coincidence that another narrowly escaped death by electrocution on the…
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Last year's Melbourne Cup winner, Catalogue, narrowly escaped electrocution when going to Awapunl for training to-day. Catalogue trod on some mud underneath which…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Dash for Port. Antarctic Expedition Interrupted. Mate Badly Injured. (Copyright, Mr. Lincoln Ellsworth.) Aboard the Wyatt Earp, Jan.17
The steamer Wyatt Earp, depot ship of the Antarctic expedition of the United States explorer, Mr. Lincoln Ellsworth, is making a dash for…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Accidents of the Week. Vehicles in Collision
Last Saturday a Cronulla taxi cab and a city motor lorry came into collision at the intersection of Rosa and Frederick Streets, Oatley, both…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deaths From Drowning. Coraki
When the District Coroner held an inquest to-day into the deaths of Aubrey Biddle, 28. carrier, of Dundee, and Phyllis Biddle, 25, his wife, who were drowned near Evans Head…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Horseman Injured
Robert Dodge, 50, of Thomas Street, Revesby, was riding a young horse through the bush near his home yesterday, when the reins broke, and he was thrown heavily. The two…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Employee Injured
On 13th inst Neville Unicombe, 25 years, railway labourer, residing at 20 Grove Street, Dulwich. Hill, suffered a fractured skull when a pulley block fell…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Injured in Motor Crash
A motor car driven by Mr. George Tucker, 43 years of age, of Penshurst Avenue, Penshurst, skidded on Harrow Road, Bexley, on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Umbrellas Shield Injured Cripple
While an injured one-legged man lay on the road in heavy rain last night, passers-by held umbrellas over him. The man, Harry Crossen, 50, of Gould…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saved from Drowning. Scoutmaster and Scout at Casula
Charlie James, 35, of Smithfleld St., Fairfield, was enjoying a swim with his family in George's River, Casu[?]a, as dusk approached on Saturday evening, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Driver Injured. Baradine
James Wilson, driver of the Mudgee-Baradine passenger train, was caught between a carriage and the engine tender when the train was accidentally moved during shunting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Girl Badly Injured Impaled On Car Door Handle
Edna Coulton, 16, of Haydon Street, Enfield, had her thigh impaled on the door handle of a car, following a collision with her bicycle at Burwood last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Government. Accident Risks. Safeguarding Children
Idealists will say that the real purpose of local government is to provide a healthier and more comfortable world for the coming generation. If that is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Cycling Accident
On the 12th instant Ernest Ralph Nicol, aged 20 years, of Hurlstone Park wat riding a bicycle along Bay Street, Brightbn-le-Sands near West…
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CESSNOCK, Wednesday.--William Ashman, 52, miner, Aberdare Colliery, struck by a fall of coal today, suffered a fractured right collar bone, injuries to…
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