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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Cycle Accidents Young People Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

Walter Slomin, aged 22, of 1 Onslow Street, Camperdown, riding on a motor cycle, ran into a car at Blackheath as it was turning…

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Accident at Bodington Hill Motor Cycle and Car Collide

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 1

Bodington Hill, Wentworth Falls, claimed another victim on Sunday morning, when a motor cycle and sidecar collided with a…

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Current Topics the Iceberg Collision

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 3

A transatlantic liner, with a record passenger list, strikes an iceberg, and the people on, board illustrate their characters by their…

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Killed While on Holidays Verdict of Accidental Death

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

Mr, H, J. Caton (District Coroner conducted an inquiry at Katoomba last week into circumstances surrounding the…

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Another Accident at Lawson Bridge Fruit Showered on Railway Line

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 2

The railway bridge on the eastern side of Lawson was the sence of another road accident at 6.15 a.m. yesterday…

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Current Topics Slippery Dip Accident

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

Frank Allen, 7 years of age, while engaged in play at one of the local parks, fell from the slippery slide and broke his arm. The…

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Fill From Cart Boy Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

John Harris, 11 years of age, fell from a baker's cart on Saturday, two bones in the left forearm being broken…

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"Rifts In The Clouds " As Escape From Collision

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

A collision is not a pleasant thing. Indeed, if it be between some other person and yourself, it may be a very unpleasant thing, and…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

The second bridge on the east side of Woodford was the scene of an accident on Sunday afternoon, when a motor cycle, coming…

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Unusual Accident

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1

A young man was rendered first aid by the officer in charge of the Blue Mountains District Ambulance on Wednesday morning, when he…

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Unusual Motor Accident Car Overturns at Bullaburra Several Injured in Sunday Smash

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

An unusual accident occurred on the Great Western Highway at Bullaburra on Sunday, tat about 12.30 p.m…

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Mr. J. N. Lawson, M.h.r. Seriously Injured Car Accident While Campaigning

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. J. N. Lawson, representative for this electorate in the Federal Parliament, is in Dubbo Hospital suffering…

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Motor Mechanic Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

Mr. Jack Sinclair, of Bent Street, was treated by the Blue Mountains District Ambulance, for an incised, wound to his head, on Sunday…

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Identical Injuries in Motor Smash Car and Motor -Cycle in Collision at Blackheath

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

Two young men of the same age suffered identical injuries in a motor smash at Black- heath on Sunday afternoon…

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Two Special Beds Needed Hospital's Treatment of Blackheath Accident Cases

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

At a committee meeting of the Hospital on Wednesday, endorsement was given the action of the president (Aid…

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Motorist Injured Mist Causes Mishap

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

Robert Amos, residing at 31 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, was the victim of an accident on Sunday night when driving a car in the…

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Well-known Builder Killed in Motor Smash Telephone Service Disorganised When Truck Crashed Into Pole Tragic Accident at Foot of "Bodington"hill

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

Roy Kennedy, aged 37, of 76 New Canterbury Road, Petersham, was killed instantly when a truck in which he was a passenger crashed into a telephone post at the foot of "Bodington" Hill, on Saturday afternoon at about 4.30…

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Great Easter Crowds Record Traffic Streams Few Accidents

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

In any attempt to make a comparison with previous holiday crowds during Easter and Christmas vacations, there is…

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Easter Accidents B.m. Ambulance Kept Busy

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 1

Good Friday was a busy day for the Blue Mountains District Ambulance officers. HEAD-ON COLLISION…

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Shocking Accident Hand Almost Severed

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

Wiliam Law, 19, of Bathurst Road, Blackheath, while working in a peg factory at Blackheath on Wednesday afternoon, had his hand…

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