Three Killed in Storm. Tree Falls on Farmhouse. Four Injured. Brisbane
A farmer and two of his children were killed and four persons were injured in a storm which swept the southeastern corner of the State last night…
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Truck Fatality Perth
Frank Meadows. 45, died last night at Manj[?]up, following a fall from the running-board of a motor truck when it collapsed. He has left a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boy Drowned Inquest on Lake Victim
Evidence that there had been no delay in diving for Leslie James Hindmarsh (16), of Kingsland-road, Berala, who was drowned, at Lake Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured Boxer. Condition of Fundess
Billy Fundess, the young Australian coloured boxer, who was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital on Monday night, after falling out of the ring in the 12th round of his contest with…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Injured Child's Journey. 240 Miles to Hospital. DARWIN
After a painful journey of more than 240 miles over rough and flooded country, Mary Guild, aged six, of Maranboy Station, has been admitted to the Darwin Hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Police Cadet In Shooting Accident
Hugh Cameron (19), police cadet, of Windsor-road, Model Farms, had to have a thumb amputated as a result of a shooting accident yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injures Spine in Accident
James Mooreland, 24, stoker in the Navy, was badly cut about the chin and suffered a probable fracture of the spine when his motor cycle and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saved From Drowning
Ray Mackin, 7 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Mackin, of Loloma street, Cabromatta, was rescued from drowning at Woonona on Tuesday, when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Saved From Drowning Fairfield Youth Resuscitated
Collyn Peasey, 19, of Fairfield, had a narrow escape from drowning in the Prospect Creek, Carramar, near the bridge crossing at von Heidon's, last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured Soccer Player
E. Screen, who was regarded as Australia's coming Soccer centre-half when he was injured early last season in a road accident, which, it war thought, might end his effective football career, has made…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Three Hurt in Road Collision
Three persons are in Parramatta Hospital as the result of a road accident on the Great Western Highway, Penrith, late last night, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Car Crashes. Two Men Injured
Last Sunday night a motor car failed to negotiate the bend at the corner of First Street and Stoney Creek Road, Peakhurst, skidded on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COMMITTED Lorry Driver in Collision "Asleep at Wheel"
THAT he had gone to sleep at the wheel, having bean driving since 6 o'clock the previous morning, was alleged, at an inquest held…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →5 Firemen Injured Two Smashes On Roads
Five firemen were injured to-day in two smashes in which fire engines were involved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Plane Crashes in Swamp. Pilot Killed--Cadet Injured
When a Gipsy Moth training aircraft crashed in a mangrove swamp off Pelican Point, at the mouth of George's River, on Monday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dog Saved Injured Master Drama of Outback Soaked Shirt In Water BRISBANE
Water soaked up in a flannel shirt, carried by a dog from a waterhole, saved the life of James Donald, 56, an…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Kerosene Tank Fire. Cause Accidental. NEWCASTLE
The explosion which caused an outbreak of fire in the Commonwealth Oil Refineries, Ltd., power kerosene storage tank at Wickham, Newcastle, on December 16, 1939, was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Beach Accident Victims
A woman and child were badly injured in beach accidents at Bondi and Maroubra yesterday. Dumped by a wave in the surf at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →10,000 Cyclists to be Prosecuted. Police Action Reduces Accidents
At least 10,000 men cyclists are to be prosecuted for traffic breaches. If boy and girl cyclists who have been warned continue to break the regulations, they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Persons Injured in Collision
When a motor cycle and a military motor lorry collided on the Great Western Road, Rooty Hill, early yesterday morning, three persons were injured…
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