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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Injured in Street Motor Accident Local Business Man's Misfortune

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 3 December 1938 · page 2

Mr. Al Booth, of Messrs Booth Bros., the well known Bine Mountains butchering firm, met with severe injuries…

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Buried by Fall of Earth Workman Injured on Shipley Road

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 2

Mr. Harry Lindsay, 34, residing at Neate Avenue, Blackheath, was seriously injured while working on the Shipley Road on Wednesday…

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Fatal Motor Accident on Caves Road Victorian Tourist Killed

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 2

The collapse of a motor car wheel had tragic results on the Caves Road near Hampton Post Office on Sunday night…

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Brakes Snap; Cyclist Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 2

A punctured wound of the forehead, compound fracture and dislocation of the right elbow were the injuries which…

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Horse Stumbles and Rolls on Rider Visitor Severely Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 1

Whilst riding a spirited horse at Wentworth Falls on Christmas Day, Herbert Rehmet, 39, sustained a fractured pelvis…

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Car Out of Control Youth Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 2

When the car she was driving appeared to get out of control, it crashed into the fence alongside the Railway Gates crossing…

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Local Residents in Car Accident

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 2

A narrow escape from serious injury was experienced by Mrs. J. A. Burn of Katoomba on Thursday, at 2 p.m., when…

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