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THREE KILLED BY

TRAIN

Queensland Collision

BRISBANE. Tuesday - Three persons were killed in a collision between a utility truck and a train at a level-crossing near   Tolga this morning. They were:- William Auld, aged 59 years, maize farmer of Rocky Creek ; his wife Anna May Auld ; and their daughter, Isabel Olga Auld, aged

21 years.

The truck was carried for about 170 yards in front of the engine, and smashed to matchwood. Auld and his daughter were killed Instantly. Mrs. Auld was con- scious when assistance arrived, but she died in the Atherton Hospital this even- ing.

SYDNEY CRASH

One Killed; Four Hint

SYDNEY Tuesday - One man was killed and four others were seriously In jured when a car crashed through a fence and fell 30ft Into Glennies Creek at Camberwell last night

The victims were -

KILLED

PATRICK TURNBULL aged 20 J ears

INJURED

WILLIAM TEASDALE aged 26 years severe

in] irles to back

LESLIE WRIOIIT aged 20 years both legs

broken

ITtFDERICK TURNBULL oged 14 >cars

crushed foot

HAROLD TEASDALE aged 22 years broken

Jaw

The car which was returning from the Maitland greyhound racing meeting was

wrecked

Boy ou Scooter Killed

Admitted to the Children s Hospital "cs terday with a fractured skull fractured left arm and cerebral contusions Keith Dawson aged 15 years, of Mahony street Fitzroy died 20 minutes later He was riding a scooter when he was struck by a motoi truck at the corner of Nicholson and Carlton streets Carlton

Car and Cycle Collide

PORTLAND Tuesday-A collision oc currcd on the Portland Heywood road be- tween a motor car drlten by Mr Thorn- waite who was on his way from Mel- bourne to Adelaide and a motor cycle and sidecar ridden by Mr Harmer of North Portland who had his brother as pas senger Mr Harmer suffered a broken leg He was admitted to hospital His brother suffered from shock and abrasions The driver of the car also suffered abra slons

Olhei Accidents

Henry Starling aged 41 years of Coun- cil street Clifton Hill was found un conscious in the road at the corner of Smith street and Alexandra parade clif- ton Hill yesterday afternoon He was admitted to St Vincents Hospital with concussion and a probable fracture of the skull It is thought that he was knocked down by a motor car

Trank Wood aged 45 vears of Neerim road South Caulfield suffered a com pound fracture of a wrist and a fractured thigh when he fell down a hatchway on the Tanda at No 10 Victoria Dock yes terdaj He was admitted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital

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