Killed in Motor Accidents
A sudden swerve to avoid a dog caused the death of Mrs. Anne Tregellas, aged 65, of Caulfield, when a motor car driven by her son struck a…
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Accidents, 1937
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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Family Drowned
MELBOURNE.—Mrs. George Butler and her three children—a boy aged five, a girl aged three and a baby six weeks old—were drowned…
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On Saturday Arnold Marshall, aged 43, of Crcydon, was killed instantly when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a bus in Earlwood. The…
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On Wednesday the Deputy Coroner (Mr. E. R. Boardman) held an inquest concerning the death of George Francis Wright, of Rozelle. Deceased, a…
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When a car broke down on the Stony Creek Road, Peakhurst, on Wednesday, Thomas Alfred Preston, 20, motor driver, volunteered to secure a…
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Mr. George-Andrew Paulson, a pensioner, residing with Mr. P. Millynn at Bywong, was returning from Bungendore late yesterday afternoon when…
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Swept into a de[?]p hole while bathing in Cook's River, Frederick Rossiter (17) was saved from drowning by J. S. Coleman, a member of a…
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Quite a number of accidents have happened to Bungendore folk within the last week or so. Mr. M. Sherd, who is stud groom at Foxlow Station, was…
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MELBOURNE.— Reginald Ellen and Edward J. Collins were drowned in the Bay of Islands, near Peterborugh, when the 14ft. rowing boat from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speed Limit for Motor Vehicles Not Best Way to Prevent Accidents Opinion of N.R.M.A.
The President of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J.C. Watson) has stated that-his organisation was still of the opinion that the introduction of a compulsory speed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Two Little Sisters Drowned
Two sisters, Lila Held (6) and Jennifer (3) were drowned in the river at Scone yesterday. They wandered away from home, and when…
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While sitting in a motor car on the rank in Mona o Street on Wednesday morning, Victor Apps was examining a [?]oaded revolver which went off and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Persons Injured in Petrol Explosion
When a tin of petrol was.; kicked over by a child on Sunday afternoon, at Orange, the petrol became ignited by the fire of a copper nearby, causing an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Drowned in Surf Swept off Rocks While Fishing
While fishing from the rocks below the cliffs at Kurnell,- on Saturday afternoon, ternoon, two men were swept into the surf and drowned. Walter McCarthy,…
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The total number of road accidents in New South Wales for the year ended June 30, 1937. was 11,460, resulting in 543 deaths and 7684 people…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Recent Accident
In connection with the accident to Mrs. Hood on the night of the police ball in Braidwood, when she was knocked down by a car driven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News Sydney. 2 p.m. Brothers Drowned
A double drowning fatality occurred at Cook's River yesterday, the victims being the brothers David Edward Dunk (281 and Albert Dunk…
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As the result or a serious accident on Sunday morning Mr. S. L. Turnbull, proprietor of the Elrington Hotel, Major's Creek, had to be taken…
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On Friday afternoon last, Norman Comburger, a relief worker employed by the Forestry Commission at the Whian Whian State forest, about 15…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →D.h.50 Fatality Pilot Blamed
The Air Accidents Investigation Committee, in a report to the Minister for Defence (Mr. Thorby) on the crash of a D.H.50 aeroplane at Yeppoon,…
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