Military Officer Injured
Harold Fullagar, 44, veterinary sergeant attached to Holsworthy Military Camp was crossing the road at the junction of Macquarie and Scott Streets,…
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Woman Killed in Collision. Crushed Under Car
When cars collided on the Hume Highway at Tahmoor, early yesterday morning, one overturned, and Mrs. Myrtle Thefs, 45, of Stanley Street,…
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Returning to Wollongong with a new car to-day George Hunter, manager of South Coast Motors. Ltd., collided with a lorry on Bulli Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Strange Road Accident. Motorist Fined
A motorist was fined £5 at the Kogarah Police Court list Thursday on a charge of driving a car in Princes Highway, Blakehurst, in a manner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Accident
Mr. Ian Brown, or Castlereagh Street, Liverpool, had a nasty accident on Sunday last, when a tyre of his motor cycle blew out. He was thrown heavily to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Found Drowned
The body of Ernest Hilton Moffat, 41, unemployed, was found floating in Sister's Bay, Drummoyne, yesterday. It Is believed that he has relatives at Narrabri, and the police…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Spider Causes Car Accident. Driver Tried to Crush It With His Foot
Mr. Clarence While, 53, of the film of Gartrell White. Ltd., bakers, was driving along the Western Road, Wentwoithville, yesterday, when he noticed a spider crawling on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision on Mountains
Two men were injured and 13 men narrowly escaped injury in a collision between two motor lorries on Bell Road, Mt. Victoria, yesterday…
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Five pedestrians were injured today when after a collision in which three cars were involved, at the corner of Chrystal-street and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mentone Races. Happiness Injured. Royal Jubilee Chosen for Stakes. MELBOURNE
Happiness, the most popular selection for the Bass Juvenile Handicap, first division, at the Epsom Turf Club's meeting at Mentone to-morrow, struck…
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MOSS VALE, Saturday. -- The body of William Moen, 12, who was drowned in a swimming hole in Berrima River on January 25. came to the surface…
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Three of the four cyclists crashed in the first heat of the junior mile amateur championship of New South Wales at Pratten Park last night…
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FIVE people were taken to Lewisham Hospital yesterday as the result of an accident involving, three motor cars. One…
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Eight survivors from the Swedish steamer Vidar have been landed, and state that the ship was bombed from the air, and not mined, as was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drunken Walkers on Roads Oust Drivers in Accident Toll
Not one of the 370 accidents reported in the Christmas-New Year holidays was attributed to drunken driving…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Accidents on Roads. Car Hits Post. One Killed; Four Injured
A man was killed and four other people injured, one critically, when a car crashed into a post on the corner of Botany Road, and Chelmsford…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boy Drowned in Govt. Dam Dubbo
Albert Edward Mason, 12, was drowned in the Government dam at Eumungerie yesterday. He went in with another boy, and, as he could…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Woman Drowned. Body Found in Sea. MELBOURNE
After Chelsea police and lifesavers had searched unsuccessfully for several hours, the body of Nesta Denny, 19, of Caulfield, who was drowned while swimming at Bonbeach on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Injured All Night After Fall KATOOMBA
Falling 100ft. down a cliff in the Blue Mountains yesterday, Douglas White, 29, lay badly injured all night. This morning he walked, dazed and exhausted, for seven hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers in Brawl. Five Injured. Clash With Civilians
Soldiers, police, and civilians clashed in a fierce brawl at the corner of Campbell and George Streets, city, on Saturday night. Later five…
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