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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Fatal Accident

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 2

Two young priests on a visit were walking into Katoomba on Friday afternoon last about 5.30 and when near the Convent bend heard the noise of an approaching…

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Sequel to Fatal Accident Car Driver Before Katoomba Court. Fined £5

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 2

The tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. J. Meek wore recalled in a case at Katoomba Court last week…

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Found Drowned Visiting Lady Dies in Black Heath Baths

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 2

Mr. W. Siedlecky, a motor car proprietor at Blackheath, recovered the body of Mrs. Caroline Pearson, aged 59, a visitor from Sydney, in…

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Chapter of Accidents [?]Ar Goes Bargain-hunting at Beale's Fifth Window Smash

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 1

[?]"The Home Furnishers of Mountains," like Job of old. [?] had cause to complain of many [?]fortunes…

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Blackheath Fatality Accidental Death

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Judges, District Coroner, conducted an inquest at Blackheath on Friday last, on body of Joseph Mahan Price, 76,…

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Accident

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 4

Margaret Doherty, of Leichhard Street, was carrying a child across the yard one day last week, when sh[?]tripped over Dad's boots and had…

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Lawson Notes Painful Accident Empire Day Celebrations

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 7 May 1932 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. Moyle are among the most recent arrivals, having taken "Lenberyl," in Henry Street, indefinitely…

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Miraculous Escape Another Car Accident at Convent Corner. Passengers Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 6

A miraculous escape from death was the experience of a man and two women on Sunday last, when the car in which they…

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Car Accident at Lawson

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 2

A party of motorists while journeying towards Leura where they have a furnished cottage, had the misfortune to become mixed up…

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Lawson Notes Tragic Accident

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 5

Quite a number of visitors stayed here over last week-end. Glorious weather prevailed, and a spirit of general optimism was greatly in…

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Brothers Injured Painful Accidents

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 2

Whilst feeding an Enterprise sausage machine yesterday afternoon, Dave Barnes had four of his fingers taken off at the knuckles…

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Shooting Accident at Leura Man in Critical Condition

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 1

Edward Townsend, 47, accidentally shot himself with a pea -rifle on Monday afternoon about 4.30, near his residence, Kammurra Avenue,…

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Accident to Boy Scout

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 1

On Saturday a party of Boy Scouts Of the newly-formed Leura Troop went for a hike in the bush. Early in the afternoon one of the boys, Tim…

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Fatality at Leura

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 3

A most regrettable accident occurred on Tuesday near the Leura School, when Gordon Steele from "The Ritz," Leura, was knocked down by a car and was so…

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Schoolboy Killed Sad Accident at Leura

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 30 July 1932 · page 2

Douglas Steele, aged 12 years, living at The Ritz, Leura, and a scholar at Leura Public School, while playing football with other…

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Leura Fatality To the Editor

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 3

Sir,-- Referring to the sad fatality at Leura of a young school boy near the public school. Only a few days…

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CORRESPONDENCE Leura Fatality. (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 2

Sir-- I am pleased to learn "Vigilant" has made public the opinion which must be held by all local residents,…

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Manslaughter Charge Sequel to Motor Fatality at Leura

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 2

As a sequel to the motor fatality at Leura on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of Alfred Searle, 60, the driver of the car, Hugh…

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Coroner's Court Accidental Death Verdict

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 3

The inquiry into the death of Alfred Searle, who was killed in a motor accident at Leura, on August 3rd, was opened before the district coroner, Mr…

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Tragic Happening at Leura Inquest on Alfred Gilbert Searle Verdict of Accidental Death

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 4

The inquest on the body of Alfred Gilbert Searle was held at the Court House, Katoomba. on Wednesday, August 10, before Mr. Arthur…

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