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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

15 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Pea Rifle Accident Patient Operated on Still Bearing Up

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 5

Allan Crago, the 18-year-old lad, who was accidentally shot by a companion, on Boxing Day, still lies at Maxwell's settlement farm, in…

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Accident at the Caves

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

Mrs. [?] J. Greenwood, sister of Mr. E. Salter, valuer for the Shire Council,'was finishing a six months' four of New Zealand and the [?]…

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sMotor Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 7

On Friday morning about 7.20 a.m. a motor-car on route for the Caves, collided with a motor cycle and side car. The disaster occurred…

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Blaveris Heavily Fined How Oliver was Injured Fish-shop Affray Following a Party "Too much Force Employed"

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

About midnight, on January 24, Jack Blaverls, an employee of John Poulos, proprietor of the Paris Fish Saloon, Katoomba Street, Katoomba,…

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Motor Collision Plucky Girl Injured

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 2

On Saturday, at noon, Spellacy's big white bus, with H. S. Gurney at the wheel, was plodding its way Leurawards, through a Mountains…

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Localisms Lady Injured

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 4

A lady had an unfortunate experience in Katoomba Street, near Davies' Lane, shortly after the lunch hour on Monday. She was seized…

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Motor Smash President's Bad Tidings Wife and Son Injured

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 1

While presiding at the regular meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, on Wednesday afternoon the President, Cr. S. Walker,…

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Double Protection Provided Four Wheel Brakes Saving Many Accidents

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 3

Can a stationary car kill people? No—then stop your car quickly when an accident is eminent. It is in the period before a stop that…

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Are You Safe ? Two Wheel Brakes Double Risk of Accidents. 81 Per Cent, Cars Now Use Four Wheel, Brakes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 3

The S.R.M.A., with its [?] membership of 32,000, is the greatest Mpoloring body in Australia. Mr. [?] is its Technical…

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Items of Interest Another Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 3

In days gone by, old knights of the pigskin would tell with pride that the outlaw was never foaled that could shift Nick Delaney from…

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Girl Injured Negligent Motorist

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 2

On Sunday, September 11, a Blackheath, between the railway and the Astoria, a little girl was struck by a motor car. Her clothing was…

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"Not Champion of Gangbanang" How Mick Kirby was Injured Megalong Vendetta Flares Up at Blackheath Gracey Acquitted

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 1

On August 20, a brawl took place before the Astria Hotel, Blackheath. As an outcome, a young man, named Micheal Patrick Kirby, or…

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Motor Smashes Woman Badly Injured

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 1

Two serious motor smashes occurred on the Mountains over the week-end. A car, driven by James H. Shaw, of Mrdgee, was proceeding…

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Accident at the Mount Laborer Loses Arm

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 December 1927 · page 8

It was the last train from the Wost on Sunday morning—2.20 a.m. and it was an ill-starred one for a laborer from Liverpool. Edward Mathews…

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The First Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 2

It is strange that after the foregoing article had been written and Mr. Haker with speeding basck to Cootamundra to meet the [?]…

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