35,000 Dutch People Face Drowning
LONDON, Thursday.--Hilversum Radio (Holland) says the 35,000 inhabitants of the Dutch town of Hengelo, near the German border…
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35,000 Dutch People Face Drowning
LONDON, Thursday.--Hilversum Radio (Holland) says the 35,000 inhabitants of the Dutch town of Hengelo, near the German border…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Burnt to Death Inquest on Colyton Fatality
John Joseph Xavier Wright (31), a returned soldier of the present war, was found burnt to death in a shed at Shepherd Road, Colyton, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →10 Injured When Bus Hits Telephone Pole
Ten people were injured last night when a Rookwood-Hurlstone Park bus crashed into a telephone pole in Queen Street, Ashfield. One passenger was admitted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minister Investigates Recent Accidents
The Minister for Transport. Mr. O'Sullivan will receive reports from the transport authorities about the causes of recent tram and bus…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →29 Injured in Theatre Accident
NEW YORK, Thursday.--The film, "House of Horrors," was being shown in a theatre close to Times Square today, when a ton of plaster fell from…
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SIR,--On March 24 last year tram and bus employees held a one-day strike to emphasise their demand for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Driver Injured in Collision
A man was seriously injured last night when the car he was driving collided with a Royal Navy lorry in Hume Highway, Bass Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Strange Accident
UNIT, with usual Army efficiency, decided to crate stores in preparation for going home if…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Five injured in trots smash
Five drivers were injured when the heavily-backed favorite, Western Rose, fell and brought down four others in…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Boats capsize in wild surf at carnival; two men injured
Two members of crews were injured at North Bondi surf carnival yesterday when boots capsized 23 times in the senior surfboat race. The surf was the heaviest and most treacherous at…
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KATOOMBA, Monday.--In a very thick mist a motor bus and a car met in a head-on collision on the main Western Rd., Katoomba,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Man Drowned During Picnic
A man who would not swim was drowned in nine feet of water at Bobbin Head yesterday. He was Eugene Hood Ayres. 22. single,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Drowned at Picnic
A man who was a member of a picnic party at Bobbin Head was found drowned in 9f[?] of water yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tree Crashes on Car Five Passengers Injured
The heavy top-hamper of a large tree, weakened by recent rain and winds, snapped off and crashed on to a car passing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →8 Hurt in 2 Freak Weather Accidents
Eight people were injured in two freak accidents during yesterday's rain. Five were injured when a tree fell on their car, and three were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Injured in Road Accident
TWO men were injured last night when they were thrown to the road after the motor cycle on which they were riding collided with a car…
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HAY, Tuesday. -- Six trucks, two carriages, two oil tanks and the brake-van of a train were derailed four miles from Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Derailed, Nobody Injured
HAY, Tuesday. -- Six trucks, two carriages, two oil tanks and the brake-van of a train were derailed four miles from Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Smash Inquiry Ordered Immediate Probe Into Accidents; Report For Public
The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) has ordered a special investigation into the causes of recent accidents in which trams and buses have been involved…
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