Motorist Fined. Story of Injured Dog
A motorist who was fined £7 in the Traffic Court yesterday for having exceeded the speed limit said he had been hurrying to his prizewinning Borzoi dog, which had been…
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Broke Speed Law To Comfort Injured Dog
Rushing by car to his dying prize Borzoi dog on October 19, a Sydney architect was twice stopped by police. The architect, Cyril Christian Ruwald, of Martin Place, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]Cal & General. [?] Children Injured in Fall From Trees
Two children suffered concussion when [?]ey fell from trees near their homes on Tuesday. T[?]ey are Dorothy Dingle, 10, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion in Shack. Boy Injured When Petrol Ignited
An explosion which wrecked a week-end shack at Gray's Point, near Sutherland, on Saturday, is believed to have been caused by the accidental…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Explosives on Beach Youth Injured by Three Charges Full Inquiry
EXTENSIVE inquiries are being made by authorities as a result of the finding of two tins of German depth-sounding charges on two South Coast beaches during the past week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mountain Accident
Near the railway bridge at Linden, at 10.50 p.m. on Sunday, a car, skidded in gravel and overturned. Injured occupants were:—Mrs P. W. Henry (27),…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at Woodcutting
While chopping wood to-day. Tack McLennan (23), of Littlefields Road, Mulgoa, suffered severe laceration of his right instep, when the axe slipped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fight for Life. Man with Diver's Disease. Caisson Accident
An air lock worker who collapsed after being released from an underwater caisson at Glebe Island yesterday, was rushed to Sydney Hospital;…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fewer Holiday Accidents. Campaign's Success. Special Police Patrols
The marked reduction in road accidents during the Christmas and New Year holidays is attributed by the Superintendent of Traffic, Mr. Hooper,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Guarding Baby From Burns. Home Treatment for Accidents
Children are attracted by fire and love to strike matches, and they have not the intuition to realise what will be hot. Their dependability on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accidents of the Week. Youth Palls From Tree
The St. George District Ambulance received a call last Sunday afternoon to Lilli Pilli, where a launch had picked up a youth who had fallen thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A.I.F. Captain's Death. Finding of Accidental Shooting
A finding of accidental death was returned by the Liverpool District Coroner, Mr. P. R. Poolman, after an inquest on Captain Richard Gordon Dibbs, 31,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fewer Holiday Accidents Special Police Patrols
The marked reduction in road accidents during the Christmas and New Year holidays is attributed by the Superintendent of Traffic, Mr. Hooper,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.[?].f. Captain's Death. Finding of Accidental Sheeting
A finding of accidental death was returned by the Liverpool D[?]rict Coroner. Mr. P. R. Poolman. after an inquest on Captain Richard Gordcn Dibbs. 31,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured; But Excuses Driver
Patrick Collins, 37, of Argyle Avenue, Ryde, suffered a fractured pelvis and an injury to an ankle when struck by a car which failed to stop in Evelyn Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Infant Killed in Car Collision. Melbourne
Margaret Spencer, 8 months, was killed and her parents, sister, and two other persons were injured in a head-on collision between two motor cars on the Hume Highway, near…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Driver Unware of Accident
Patrick Collings, 37, of Argyle Street, Ryde, suffered a fracture of the pelvis when struck by a car in Devlin Street. Ryde, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman's Death After Accident
COWRA, Thursday.--Mrs. Heinrich, of Young, died today in the district hospital from injuries she received in a motor accident on New Year's Day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Air Accidents. Departmental Inquiries to Continue. Pilots' Criticism. From Our Aviation Correspondent
Royal Australian Air Force accidents will in future be investigated by officers of the Defence Department, and civil aviation accidents by officers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Caisson Accident. Man Recovers in Oxygen Tent
After spending all night-in an oxygen tent at Sydney Hospital, Frank Fleming, 35, of Shepherd Street, Marrickville, air lock worker, was reported yesterday to be out of danger…
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