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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Wentworth Falls Accident

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 3

Skidding off the Great Western Highway Oil the eastern side of Wentworth Falls on Tuesday afternoon, a motor car crashed into an…

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Coroner's Verdict Death of Stanley John McCANN ACCIDENTAL

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 2

The death of Stanley John McCann was the subject of an inquiry by the district coroner, Mr. H. J. Caton, at Katoomba Court…

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Blackheath's Chapter of Accidents

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 2

Whether Blackheath turned on the accidents because it was the day for the "Daily's" newsgetting or not, Tuesday last certainly…

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Shocking Injuries Katoomba Man in Motor Cycle Accident

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 September 1937 · page 2

After delivering meat to a customer on the Bathurst Road, near the Overhead Bridge, Fred Wilsen, aged 23, of Megalong Street,…

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Another Accident at Shell Corner

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 September 1937 · page 3

Shell Corner, on the Bathurst Road at the western outskirts of the town, was the scene of another road accident on Sunday morning…

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Wentworth Falls News Motor Accident

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 23 September 1937 · page 2

After spending a happy holiday on a motor tour with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Battons and child (son-in-law and daughter), Mr. J…

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Youth Killed Car Accident at Woodford Wednesday Afternoon Fatality

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 2

Almost sudden death came to Geoffrey Roberts, aged 17. living at "Portsea," Woodford, on Wednesday afternoon, when…

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Crashed Into Tree Car Accident at Medlow Bath

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 October 1937 · page 2

How it happened, even the driver could not tell, but a single seater car left the road near the "Hydro," Medlow Bath, on Sunday…

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Cycle Accident Two Persons Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 3

Riding a cycle in Lurline Street on Sunday night, V. Mirabito, 18, employed at "Ye Olde Milroy" had the misfortune to hit a young lady…

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Two Cars Collide Sick Woman Injured

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 1

Following a head on collision between two cars on the Great Western Highway, near the Hartley Vale turnoff, on Sunday morning, Mrs. J. T…

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Fatal Injuries Car Crashes Into Pole Hartley Accident

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 4

When a car travelling in a westerly direction left the Great Western Highway, near Hartley, late on Saturday night, struck a telegraph pole and…

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Drowning Fatality Narrowly Averted 'Phone Sought for Lawson Pool

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 2

The Shire Clerk reported at the last meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council that a drowning fatality had been…

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Through Accident Discovery of Safety-Glass

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 2

In 1901, M. Benedictus, a French scientist, had a remarkable experience in his laboratory. He knocked a bottle off a table by chance, and…

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Road Accidents in New Zealand

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 4

An interesting report covering an official investigation of road accidents in New Zealand over a recent period of three months has…

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Aged Man Injured in Car Smash

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 2

When a west-bound single seater Car left the road and smashed into a telephone post near Medlow Bath on Sunday morning, Percy Bates,…

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Motor Cycle and Lorry Collide. Youth Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 2

When Edward Dugan, 19, attempted to evade a loose patch of gravel while riding a motor cycle near Clyde Avenue, Blackheath, he…

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B0dington Hill Again Two Injured in Motor Mishap

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 2

Bodington Hill, on the Great Western Highway, near Wentworth Falls, has been the scene, of innumerable traffic accidents, and,…

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Accidental Death. Coroner's Finding on Motor Fatality

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 18 December 1937 · page 2

Mr. H. J. Caton (District Coroner) conducted an inquiry on Thursday into the circumstances surrounding the death…

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Child's Tragic Death Fatally Injured While Playing in Park

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

The sympathy of the community will be extended to Constable and Mrs Fred Curtain, of Katoomba, in the death of their 8-year-old…

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Commercial Traveller Injured Car Topples on to Railway Line

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 23 December 1937 · page 5

Mr. Jack Wright, who has made many personal and business friends on the Blue Mountains during the past twenty years, was involved in…

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