Militiaman in Car Accident
Two youthful militiamen were injured yesterday in a car which collided with a lorry, on Belmore Rd., Blakehurst. Brian Partridge, 19, of Woodside Av.,…
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Easter Road Accidents
Motor cyclists figured to more serious accidents over Easter than motorists, although there were but 22,000 cyclists compared with 315,000 car…
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At Penrith Police Court on 14th inst, Keith Nancarrow, for whom Mr Brewster appeared, was defendant in several cases arising out of a collision…
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Eileen Lorna Abrook, aged 9 years, of Rocky Point Road, Kogarah, was drowned in the Sans Souci baths on Easter Monday. About 300…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--W. Beresford sustained abrasions and concussion when Ramwill fell in the Flinders Welter at Mornington races today…
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Miss Margo Clegg, 45, of Queen's-avenue, Rushcutters Bay, suffered scalp wounds and concussion, and an ear-drum was burst, last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Harbor Sirens a Danger Judge's Comment In Collision Inquiry
Indiscriminate sounding of sirens by vessels on the Harbor might constitute a positive danger, declared Judge Clancy in the Marine Court…
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On Tuesday a collision occurred between a motor car and lorry in Belmore Road, South Hurstville, at the intersection of Terry Street, resulting…
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Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Saftey Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all parents to see that their…
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Alan Baskell, 27, of Campbell Street, Woonona, received a fracture of the skull and other injuries when he was thrown heavily from his motor cycle…
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The Marine Court of Inquiry, presided over by Judge Clancy, decided to make no order yesterday, after inquiring into the harbor collision between the…
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Eileen Lorna Abrook, 9, of Rocky Pt. Road, Kogarah, was drowned in the Sans Soucl baths on Easter Monday. About 300 swimmers were at the [?] at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Launch Sunk. Collision With Speed Boat. Constables Swim Ashore
The police launch Cub was sunk in Rose Bay last night when it collided with the 25ft speed-boat Greyhound. When the collision occurred, Constable Bent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another German Railway Accident. Basle, March 28. (A.A.P.)
It is reported that 14 people were injured and considerable damage was done at Baden as the result of another German railway accident. A shunting engine collided with a…
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Shirley Lozell, aged 12, of Evans St., Sans Souci, and her brother, Mr. Leslie Lozell, aged 26, of the same address, were killed at 7 o'clock last Thursday…
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Two riders were injured while schooling horses at Randwick yesterday. L. Kennedy fell while schooling Each Way, and was treated at St. Vincent's Hospital for…
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Three soldiers suffered injuries to their right arms last night, when a car collided with a military lorry at Casula. Police are seeking the car, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grail Leader Dead. Miss J. Bouwman Killed in Accident
Miss Judith Bouwman, the leader of the Grail Movement in Australia, was killed in a motor accident at Wangaratta yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Scarlet Circle Trainer's Reply to Critics Jeers Drowned by Cheers
"Scarlet Circle was out to do her best at Randwick last Saturday. The owner, Mr. A. H. Robinson, invested twice…
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LONDON, March 20.--After leaving a dance at Maidenhead (Berks) late at night in a blackout, John Eastham, need eighteen, of Northampton Avenue,…
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