Accidental Deaths
Mrs. Mary Bernadetta O'Leary (55), of 81 Westbourne St., Petersham, whose body was discovered on the…
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15 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
Katoomba Man Injured at Mine
While working in the mine at Hartley Main Colliery on July 20, Jack Kearney, of Oak Street, Katoomba, was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Katoomba Man Injured in Bus Crash
Robert Jenson, of 16 Kundibar Street, Katoomba, received lacerations, abrasions, injured leg and shock when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blackheath Boy Injured
While riding his bicycle home from school on Tuesday, August 10, John Doolan, age 11, of Park Avenue, Blackheath,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leura Resident Injured in Crash
While driving his car on the main Western Highway at Leura on Monday morning, August 9, Mr. Frank Howson, of Britton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Accident Spilt Oil Causes
A motor cyclist whose machine skidded on oil on the road was seriously injured…
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One elderly man was fatally injured and another seriously hurt when they were flung from a car after the car had collided…
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A well-known Katoomba policeman was seriously injured when directing holiday traffic at the level crossing, Katoomba,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rodeo Horses Injured
When a trailer which was carrying 14 buck-jumping horses and three monkeys capsized at the corner of Albion…
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Ernest Chaplain, of Grose Street, Leura, and Stanley Parson, of Rosebery, escaped With facial abrasions and shock when…
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In the Katoomba Coroner's Court an inquiry was held into the death of Noble J. Miller, 72, of "Karingle," Cumnock, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Rescue of Injured Hiker
A hiker, who was injured when struck by a boulder estimated to weigh half a ton, which knocked him 60 feet down a mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Injured When Car Runs Off Road
A man and two women passengers were injured when their car got out of control, overturned and rolled down a 50ft…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Blackheath Youth Injured in Collision
When a bicycle and a motorcar collided on the Great Western Highway, Blackheath, on Monday night, December 6, a…
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A cow which suffered serious injuries after it had beer struck by a motor vehicle on the Great Western Highway, Katoomba, on…
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