Strange Accidents
William Trackray, Moree manager of Sidney Williams, Ltd., narrowly missed overturning his car when he attempted to avoid a kangaroo on the…
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Accidents, 1940
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These Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Most unusual accident of the month is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck and smashing the windscreen of…
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Most unusual accident of the month is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck and smashing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Collision Supreme Court Appeal Judgment Deferred
At the Supreme Court in Canberra on Monday his Honour Mr. Justice Lukin reserved decision in an appeal by Francis Everard Maloney, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safety Education Helps to Reduce Accidents
The extent to which safety education has helped to reduce the traffic accident rate in U.S.A. was revealed recently by the President of the [?]…
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There were numerous accidents in Sydney during the week-end, caused by heavy rain greatly reducing visibility. James McGorry, aged 7, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enemy Bomber Crashes Six Killed; 154 Injured
Four German airmen and six British civilians were killed, 154 persons were injured , and 50 homes were damaged when a Heinkel bomber was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Highway Crash Death Was Accidental
After hearing evidence which occupied the greater part of the day, the Deputy-Coroner, Mr. T. P. Manion, returned a finding on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accidents 11.780 Last Year
The Minister for Transport, Mr Bruxner, said on Wednesday that, of the 11,780 road accidents that had been reported in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →These Cause Accidents (Issued by the of Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Reports of road accidents throughout the State show that there is a noticeable increase in those caused by straying stock on the streets of provincial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dreadful Accident Four Dead Cars in Collision
The worst motor accident on Uriarra Road since the establishment of the Federal Capital at Canberra, occurred shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety These Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Reports of road accidents throughout the State show that there is a noticeable increase in those caused by straying stock in the streets of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burning Accident
When the 14-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Callan, of Jembai-cumbene, accidentally fell into an open fire last week the little chap…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Deaths in Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
This is the time of the year when there are more deaths in road accidents than at any other period. Experience over the last five years has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety More Deaths Is Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety of New South Wales)
This is the time of the year when there are more deaths in road accidents than at any other period. Experience over the last five years has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist’s Death High Speed Caused Collision
The Canberra Coroner Lt.-Colonel Goodwin, on Wednesday held an inquiry into the death of Charles Theodore Murphy, aged 25, and after hearing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Captain's Flat Shooting Accident
In connection with the shooting accident at Captain's Flat in which the full charge from a 12-gauge shot gun struck Constable Rayner on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Big Increase in Accidents
Two factors contributed substantially towards increasing the road accident figures of the State during the last two weeks. They were the care…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Increase in Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Two factors contributed substantially towards increasing the road accident figures of the state during the last two weeks. They were the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fast Driving and Road Accidents
Not only do fast drivers use more petrol, but, on the average, they are involved in more read accidents. This fact was recently revealed by Dr. H…
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