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 on Sunday…
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1,673 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 84
Bus and Tram Collide. Three Women Injured
A bus and a tram collided at the intersection of Hume Street and Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest, yesterday, and three passengers in the bus were taken to the Mater…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →R.A.A.F. Abroad. Two Men Missing[?] One Drowned. Melbourne
An R.A.A.F. casualty list issued by the Air Department to-day contained the names of two airmen reported missing in the Middle East and a third found drowned in England…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Eleven Drowned in Floods, States Drenched
At least eleven lives are believed to have been lost in floods in South Australia. Heavy rain and floods are reported also from Victoria and Queensland, disorganising rail and air…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunk In 30 m.p.h. Collision
The speedboat Le Diable was badly holed in a 30 m.p.h. collision with another speedboat…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Lad Of Nine Drowned Trying To Save Sister
A boy of nine gave his life yesterday evening when he tried to swim for help for has sister and another lad, who were trapped with him in a stormwater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Havoc in S.a.; 6 Are Believed Drowned Queensland Also Suffers; N.S.W. Rail Washouts
Six people are missing, believed drowned, in floods which have spread a track of devastation through the settled areas of South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rare Accident Kills Child JUNEE
INTERNAL rupture of the windpipe of a five-year-old child, Richard Leslie Hulm, caused his body to expand to…
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An inquiry was held into the cause of Penthides being checked at the three furlongs in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Heard Drowning Son Call to Him
Mr. Stanley Sutherland heard his son Ray, 9, calling out as the boy was being swept to his death in a flooded stormwater channel at Homebush on Saturday night, but did not see him…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Rains. Flood Damage at Narrandera. Drowning, Injuries in City Downpour
General rains have fallen over the State in the last 48 hours, with some very heavy falls on Saturday night in the north-west and Riverina, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boy Drowned. Children Trapped by Storm. Rescue by Policeman
Raymond Sutherland, 9, of Warsaw Street, Homebush, was drowned in a stormwater channel at Homebush during Saturday afternoon's heavy storm…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stop Press Phone: M2406, Newcastle 472 36 Injured in Crash
CANBERRA, Sunday.--Thirty six people were injured today when a tourist bus crashed over an 18ft, embankment near Brook's Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Accidents. Toll at Week-end. Boy Loses Leg
George Ralston, aged 12, of Darling Street, Balmain, had his left leg amputated after he had been crushed against a shop window by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crowded Bus in Accident. Many People Hurt. Fell on Side Over Embankment. Canberra
All except eight or nine of 35 passengers suffered injuries when a bus bound from Austinmer to Canberra crashed over a steeply graded embankment…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rail Crash Ordeal. Passengers Trapped. One Dead, 11 Injured. BRISBANE
Twelve people were injured—one fatally—when the Thallon mail train crashed into a landslide of rocks and earth as it left a tunnel near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Horse Injured. Mickey Rooney at Kembla
Micky Rooney was injured while on the way to the starting barrier for the Limited Seven at Kembla Grange yesterday. The horse was declared a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Admiration Dead. Injured in Fall. Good Performer
Admiration, a four-year-old chestnut gelding: by imported Tippler from the imported mare, Admired, was destroyed last night…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →JIM McNABB RETIRES. Great Goalkeeper. Injured Foot
Jim McNabb, one of the most brilliant soccer goalkeepers Australia has produced, has retired. His decision was influenced by…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Accident at Work
Fred. Goldfinch (26), of Livingstone-road, Lidcombe, suffered a compound fracture of the right arm last Thursday when the arm became caught in a roller…
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