Two Evils in Road Accidents'
Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves" which are not confined to one part of the Stale but to the whole of…
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404 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 21
Petrol Rationing Means Fewer Road Accidents Contributory Cause To Lower Ambulance Milage Less Calls During Summer, Says Superintendent
Petrol rationing has meant fewer road accidents and may have been a contributing cause to the low milage travelled by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Rescue Two Men From Drowning One Went To Save Other SYDNEY
Police rescued two men who were in danger of drowning at Circular Quay last night. The men were fishing when one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →URALLA Head-on Smash Near Thunderbolt's Rock Five Persons Injured Cars Extensively Damaged
Five persons were injured when two cars collided on the New England Highway near Thunderbolt's Rock on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Accident on the Pinch Occupants Escape Injury
Cars driven by J. H. Pleace, of 145 Jessie-street, Armidale, and C. E. Ditton, of Black Mountain, collided near the bottom of The Pinch, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Force Trainee Drowned SYDNEY
Aircraftsman Donald Want, of Narrandera Training School was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River, two miles from his station…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Accidents 10,773 in N.S.W. in 1940 SYDNEY
The number of road accidents in New South Wales in 1940 was 10,773, involving the death of 517 persons and injuries to 7866…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trainee Drowned During Swimming Parade Melbourne
Roy George Lilford (24) was drowned during a military swimming parade in the Goulburn River near Seymour yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Drowned At Seymour Camp MELBOURNE
Roy George Lilford (24), was drowned during a military swimming parade in the Goulburn River near Seymour Camp yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Car Accidents in Country (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Although there were only 2118 accidents in country towns and rural areas last year against of Cumberland,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Accidents Reckless Soldiers Criticised by Minister SYDNEY
The Minister for Road Transport (Mr. Bruxner) declares that recklessness of soldiers is one of the reasons for the number of road accidents in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cars Collide Several Persons Injured
In a collision between two motor cars on the main highway last Friday night, several persons sustained Injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Private Secretary to Queensland Treasurer Drowned While Attempting Surf Rescue BRISBANE
The private secretary to the State Treasurer (Mr. F. A. Cooper) was drowned to-day when he attempted to rescue a Sydney woman who was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Planes Damaged No One Injured SYDNEY
One of three R.AF plane was badly damaged at Con Harbor aerodrome yesterday afternoon None of the occupants was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sailor Drowned Went to Help Girl Who Was in Difficulties MELBOURNE
Gordon Ross Hamilton (21). a memher of the Royal Australian Navy, was drowned while rescuing a girl who was in difficulties at Chelsea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sergeant Climbs 300ft. Down Cliff Face Recovers Body of Drowned Man NOWRA
By lantern light on Saturday night, Sergeant Sturgish, of Nowra, clambered 300ft. down a cliff at Brumslick Point to recover the body of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Drowned Second Fatality Feared SYDNEY
Leslie Ronald Barras (8), was found drowned in Lithgow swimming pool yesterday. Police fear that a second boy was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Carpenter Drowned Tragedy at Brookldyn SYDNEY
Daniel Williams (45), a carpenter employed on the construction of the new railway bridge across the Hawkesbury River, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers and Road Accidents
"We agree with Mr. Bruxner that road accidents among soldiers can be checked," said Mr. H. E. Richards, acting general secretary of the N.R…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Negligent Driving Information Dismissed Intersection Collision Last October
A charge of negligent driving against Clarence Owen Johnson was dismissed by the Police Magistrate (Mr. F. T…
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