Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

11 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

Accidents

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

Master Len Gillett, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gillett. of Campbell Street, suffered a severe accident on Sunday last when he was…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Motor Accidents. Lorry Crashes into Sulky

The Campbelltown News · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 1

Returning to the city on Sunday evening from the Kent Farms, a motor lorry containing several gentlemen crashed into a…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Fatal Accident. Mr. Bert Gunn Killed by Motor Bus

Camden News · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), Bert Gunn lost his life on the Main Southern Road between Narellan and Camden by being knocked down by a…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fatal Motor Accident. The Inquest

The Campbelltown News · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 6

Information and depositions of witnesses, taken on oath, before the Coroner (Mr. A. E. Baldock), at Camden, on Tuesday of last…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Motor Fatality Man Killed At Narellan

The Campbelltown News · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

A shocking motor accident occurred on Saturday evening last about 9.45 p.m. at the bridge near G. S. Blackmore’s store at…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Payments to Injured Workmen

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 3

Two-thirds of the worker's wages would be paid, but must not exceed £3 per week. A new provision had also been added that…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fatal Motor Cycle Accident

The Campbelltown News · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 1

On Thursday of last week the District Coroner (Mr. Poolman) held an enquiry into the cause of the death of Lydia Ellen Avery,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Fatal Mining Accident at Yerranderie

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 December 1926 · page 2

Mr. James Bright, a miner, whose accident is reported in another column, died in the Camden District Hospital on 2nd December…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Drowning Fatality

Camden News · Thursday 9 December 1926 · page 1

Francis Stanley Hogan, aged 20 years, a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. A. Thurn, of Elderslie, lost his life while bathing in the Nepean River on Sunday afternoon last. Deceased…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Mining Accident. Death of James Andrew Bright. Coroner's Inquiry

Camden News · Thursday 9 December 1926 · page 1

At the Court House, Yerranderie, on the 4th inst. Mr. W. E. Wintle, District Coroner, held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of James Andrew Bright…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Railway Accidents Royal Commission to Be Appointed

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 4

The State Cabinet on Thursday decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into recent railway disasters and mishaps throughout…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →