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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

29 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Level Crossing Accident Car Strikes Post

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2

Hugh Penny and Fred Gillett, both well-known residents of Picton, were slightly injured when the motor car in which they were passengers crashed…

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Frightful Accident

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 4

A frightful accident befell a young man, Mervyr Fenson, of Warrumbucca, last week, reports the Braidwood paper, as a result of which he is…

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Fatal Accident. Young Man Killed Near Picton

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 2

A lad named William Jean Spahr, 17 years of age, was fatally injured On the Home Highway, two miles from Picton, on Saturday…

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Motor Fatality Coroner's Finding at Inquest

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 2

Mr. G. J. Slatyer, who was recently appointed coroner for the district, conducted his first inquest at the court-house, Picton, this morning,…

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Motor Fatality Coroner's Opinion "One of those Unfortunate Accidents" Evidence at Inquest Into Young Man's Death

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 1

This appears to me to be one of those unfortunate accidents that occur occasionally despite all our endeavours. The deceased was…

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Shocking Accident

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 4

With the left leg almost severed from his thigh, by the discharge of two barrels, of a show-gun [?] Bramwell Sewell 36, of Metz, near Sydney, Baritone, often heard on the A.B.C. radio programmes in popular songs…

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Accidents

The Campbelltown News · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 1

Cricketers, sportsmen, and friends generally will be sorry to learn of the serious accident suffered by Mr. Harold Willis on 5th October Inst…

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Shocking Accident Joe Dobson Seriously Injured

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 2

Serious injuries were sustained by Joseph Holdsworth Dobson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dobson, formerly of Thirlmere and Victoria…

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Coroner's Inquest. Motor Cycle Accident. Death of Dulcie Harper

Camden News · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 11

Last week the District Coroner, Mr. H. S. Kelloway, J.P., held an inquiry at the Camden Court on the death of Dulcie Mavis Harper on the…

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