Old Notable Drowned Brother of James Dooley, Ex-m.l.a. 'Plane Searcher
A message from Perth discloses that the body of a man found on the beach at Fremantle on Saturday last, has been identified as that of…
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25 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Engine Jumps Rails Mountain Mishap Driver and Fireman Injured Inspector's Lucky Escape
An engine was de[?]ailed early on Tuesday morning at Mount Victoria station, and is now lying on its side close to the road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidental Drowning Coronial Inquiry
That William Leslie Norris (17) was accidentally drowned while bathing in the Neapean River, near Castlereagh, on 29th December last,"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cars Collide On Jenolan Road Passengers Injured Mt. Victoria
On Sunday a colision between two private cares took place at Bradley's corner, on the five mile at Jenolan. The impact was a bad one both…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Collision Horse Bolts Second Car Involved Springwood
Af. Webb, aged 30 years, whilst delivering milk on the Main Western Road, Springwood, this week, met with a serious accident. He has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Double Accident at Woodford Cars Collide WOODFORD
On Sunday afternoon two cars collided with considerable force. One car driven [?]y Mr Sydney Hayes, of Belmore, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Painful Accident Mr Hogg Injured Wentworth Falls
Owing to the fall from a shelf of a sharp brush-hook, our esteemed citizen, Mr J. A. Hogg, met with a painful accident. In falling the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The "Star's" Special Motoring Section When Ignorance is--Death Fallacy of "Unpreventable Road Accidents Test of Fitness. How the Law Should Be Invoked to Save Life
In order to adopt immediate measures to lessen the number of road accidents it is necessary to know how these are caused. It is merely foolish to talk of "unpreventable" accidents, just as it is foolish to blame motorists entirely for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four Train Accidents in Four Days on Blue Mountain Line
Troubles never come singly. They did not come singly for the railway authorities this week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car an D Cycle Collide Youth Injured Wentworth Falls
On Tuesday evening at six o'clock, as a car was backing out from Mr Reg Barrell's garage on the Main Western Road, a motor cycle, ridden…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Mishap Man's Fingers Injured
Mr. Alfred Ford, an employee of Dave Brown & Son, received a very painful injury at the railway goods yard on Thursday last, while in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Injured Hit by Car
Mr. F. Sou[?], an employee of the Katoomba Municipal Council, was knocked down by a motor car on Monday near the Marked Tree and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Accident
One fine morning I was walking along the road when two cars full of people crashed into each other. A lot of women received severe shocks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Midget" Recovers From Accident Wentworth Falls
"Midget" is the general name for young Mr. Clarrie Wilson, a quiet and unassuming young man. Some weeks ago he had the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Accident
A shocking accident occured on Monday evening between Blackheath and Medlow Bath when John White, 65, of Dudley Street, Alexandria, was knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idea For Mr. Cleary Periscopes in Trains Safeguard Against Accident
A novel train device now in use on English railroads would appear to have its equal uses for Australian conditions, especially…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Accident Lorry Overturns Two Local Residents Injured
At 11.30 on Monday night, Ambulance were called to scene of an accident, which occurred on the Main Western Road, about 2 miles from Katoomba. Arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CAR V. PLANE Head On Collision Chevrolet Helps Capture Smuggler Aliens
A Chevrolet Six recently played an important role in America in what it believed to he the first case on record of a head-on collision between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wentworth Falls Budget Accident to Mrs Coles
Some days ago Mrs. E. Coles, of the Busy Bee Store, Station Street, Wentworth Falls, had the misfortune to fall heavily, near the Station…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wentworth Falls News Budget Painful Accident
On Tuesday as Mr. Harris was handling some sleepers on the railway he accidently dropped a sleeper on his left fool. He was able to…
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