Undertow Grips Four Girls. One Drowned. GRAFTON
When four girls were carried out by the undertow at a beach seven miles from Wooli to-day, one was drowned, two were rescued, and the other was…
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Collision Off Heads. Negligence on Both Vessels. Court's Decision
The Commonwealth Court of Marine Inquiry yesterday found that the cause of the collision between the steamers Fiona (2,198…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Deluge. Streets Like Rivers. Two Escape Drowning. Cars Swept Away. Melbourne
Heralded by vivid lightning and violent thunder, one of the heaviest cloudbursts in the city's history struck Melbourne to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Dead, Eleven Injured in Collapse of Tunnel Denman
Three men were killed and eleven injured when the collapse of a new railway tunnel near Kerrabee, 21 miles from Sandy Hollow, buried them suddenly last night under tons of earth and rock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"No Accident" Resolution
When the final road accident figures are available for 1940, it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales, despite some steep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"No Accident" Resolution. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
When the final road accident figures are available for 1940, it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales, despite some steep…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Drowned London
A verdict of "found drowned" was recorded at the inquest at Plymouth into the death of an Australian airgunner. J. H. Jones, whose body was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Men Buried by Debris. Railway Tunnel Collapses. 3 Killed, 11 Injured
Three men were killed and 11 others injured when the roof of a tunnel being excavated for half a mile under a spur of the Great Dividing Range…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two Dead in Mid-air Crash Rescue After Plane Crash Air Force Machines Plunge Into Sea After Collision: One Man Rescued
Two pilot officers lost their lives yesterday afternoon when two R.A.A.F. planes collided during battle practice off Terrigal, 50 miles north of Sydney, and crashed into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Law Case. Claim Against Shipping Company Accident to Stevedore
This case, heard before Mr. Justice Lewis in the King's Bench Division, was one in which Mr. Walter James Grantham, tevedore, sued the New Zealand Shipping Company, Ltd., claiming damages in respect of personal injuries alleged to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man, Aged 73, Saves Drowning Child
A 73-year-old man dived fully-clothed into the Harbor yesterday to help save a small girl from drowning. He is Mr. Phillip Francis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Killed, Men Injured
A young woman was killed and two men were seriously injured late last night when a car ran off the Great Western-road, near Faulconbridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured doctor treats dying nurse
MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Although suffering from concussion, a doctor attended to a dying nurse after their car had overturned on a bush road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured Miner Dies On Plane PERTH
A MINER died in the air today while being flown from Kalgoorlie to a medical specialist at Perth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimmer Drowned Nyngan
Alfred Smith, 20, employed at Moonagee Station, was drowned while swimming yesterday with three companions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tom Newman Injured London
Tom Newman the well-known on[?]ards player, was taken to hospital, suffering from concussion, after a collision between a bus and a car. in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Life-saver Nearly Drowned. Entangled in Line in Surf
Malcolm George, 17, of Forest Road, Bexley, was nearly drowned when assisting to rescue a surfer at North Cronulla yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Die in Smashes Twelve Others Injured
Three people were killed in weekend motor accidents. Twelve were injured, seven of them seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Dead in Car Crash. Swerved Into Tree. Four Others Injured
Two people were killed and four others were injured when a car swerved off the Great Western Road, at Faulconbridge, on Saturday night and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Golfer Killed by Lightning. Another Man Injured. Brisbane Storm. Brisbane
Lieutenant Frank McCrystal, 22, of Hardgrave Road, West End, was killed, and Ronald Bruce Doust, 22, of Stephenson Road, Ascot, was rendered…
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