Carelessness in Applying Brakes Leads to Accident
While on his way to Sydney for Christmas, an insurance agent named Crofts, of Albury, neglected to effectively apply the brakes when he…
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Accidents, 1939
32 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Fatal Cycle Accident
Riding a motor cycle and side car, Ambrose Dixon of Stanmore, suffered shocking injuries when the machine crashed into a telephone post on…
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A nasty accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon of last week, when Joan Ryan, daughter of Mr. W. J. and Mrs. Ryan, of Upper Picton, was thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Constable Zahn
Constable Zahn, of Yerranderie, was brought to the Camden District Hospital on Tuesday of last week suffering from injuries received in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sad Fatality Little Girl Killed at Bargo
"Mabel Daphne Davis, six years of age was so badly injured when struck by a motor car at Bargo. last Wednesday evening,, that she died about eight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident near Bowral Four Persons Hurt
Our Barrallier correspondent writes: As the result of the steering gear Jamming, a car, driven by Mr. J. Joseph Sewell, of Barrallier. left the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Learn to Swim Too Many Drowning Fatalities
"There are far too many drowning fatalities each summer, and all parents would be well advised to see that their children are taught to swim." So says…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parents Hear of Son's Misfortune Two Days After Seriously Injured by Tram
Mr. Harold Felgate. who succumbed to injuries received when he was struck by a tram white riding his bicycle at North Sydney, on February 13, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death Rate Falls. Attack on Road Accidents
The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President of the Road Safety Council of N.S,W, announces that in the first six months of. the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Accident Mr. Lindsay Hanna Loses an Eye
Mr. Lindsay Hanna, who met with a serious eye accident, on Feburary 20, at Aylinerton, when a piece of wire penetrated the pupil, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Motor Cycle Accident
Early on Saturday morning last, 15th inst., Thomas J. W. Smith, while riding his motor cycle towards Camden on the Hume Highway, crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident on Razorback Motor Cycle and Car Collide
A motor cycle, driven by Mr. George Clark McAlister, of Canberra, and a motor car driven by Mr. Hubert Jos. Cooney, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Light Pole Collapses. Electrical Mechanic Badly, Injured
Mr. Timothy Harris, who entered the employ of the Campbelltown Municipal Council only on Monday last, was the victim in a serious accident on…
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A most unsatisfactory feature of the statistics compiled in the Department of Road Transport is the large number of accidents due…
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Returning to his work after lunch last Wednesday, Mr. Albert Mann (66), a well-known resident of Thirlmere, was struck by a…
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Rev. W. Payne, minister in charge of the Picton Home Mission Station was in misfortune's way on Friday right. Accompanied by two members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Accident
A representative of Messrs. Armstrong and Holland, building contractors, of Sydney, who was travelling to Sydney' unaccompanied, had a narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car and Lorry in Collision
An almost head-on collision between a motor car and a, motor lorry happened at the intersection of Queen and Cordeaux Streets, at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Unexpected Cause of Road Accidents
What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently and the final answer was, meeting the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lost His Temper. Bad Manners Accident
They waited in hospital, nervous and greatly disturbed in conscious, wishing in vain that they could undo all that had occurred within one short…
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