Loose Gravel on Roads Causes Many Accidents
The Frequency of serious motor accidents in Australia thorough automobiles skidding on loose gravel spread on hard-surfaced highways…
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Accidents, 1938
85 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5
Serious Accident
A little son of Mr. and Mrs. Chewying, of Braidwood, met with an accident on Sunday night that might result in the loss of an eye. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car and Cycle Traffic Suggestion to Prevent Accidents Handlebar Mirror for Bicycles
The use of an adjustable handlebar mirror on bicycles was suggested in a report to the works committee of the Wagga Municipal Council, which met…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Killed in Motor Accident
To avoid running over a tortoise on the Great Western Road, Prospect, yesterday a motorist swerved his car which ran into a culvert, the rail of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Accident at Furnace
When a "blow back" occurred inside a furnace at the premises of Malleable Castings, Ltd., Marrickville, yesterday, William Florence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Ambrose Palmer
MELBOURNE.—Ambrose Palmer, the Australian heavyweight boxing champion, fractured his elbow last night in a fall sustained during…
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Two motor cars and a push-bike were involved in a collision on Saturday night on the Nerriga road, without, fortunately, any very serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes and News Accident at Sluicing Claim
Mr. Harry Dunshea, of Major's Creek, met with an unfortunate mishap last Tuesday, which resulted in him sustaining a compound fracture…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horse Causes Car Accident
A straying horse precipitated an accident on Saturday night on the Nerriga road, which, had it not been for skilful driving and coolness in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rifle Range Accident
While [?] Josephson, junior, was cleaning his rifle at the Young Rifle Range on Sunday morning, another member of the club who had just…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Through the Gate Accident at Railway Crossing
Three men had an amazing escape from death in the early hours of Saturday morning, when a motor truck clashed through the gates at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last Friday’s Accident
On Friday morning last a Shell Petrol waggon crashed through the fence and over the embankment on the eastern side of the Monaro Street bridge. The driver escaped injury. THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT…
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"A bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Killed in Car Collision
Injured in a collision between a car and his bicycle at Tamworth yesterday, John Simms, aged 20, died within a few hours. He appeared to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Smashes Three Persons Injured
Last Saturday was marred by two serious motor accidents in Braidwood, both of which, fortunately, had no fatal consequences, though in one a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cable News Wicket-keeper Ames in Fatal Car Collision
LONDON.—With his left hand bandaged, the English wicket-keeper, Ames, appeared at a Coroner's Court, which was adjourned, on…
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Robert John Owen, aged 48, of East Goulburn, received fatal injuries, and three other men were hurt, when thrown from a utility truck after it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Motor Collision
MELBOURNE.— Kenneth Parry (20) and Roy Ernest Ashby (24) were killed instantly and Douglas Hasthorpe (24) and Cyril…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dangers of Unsuitable Toys Common Cause of Accidents In Childhood Health Department’s Contribution
“The swallowing of small objects on the part of babies and toddlers is a very difficult problem to deal with and, if accidents are to be prevented,…
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