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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents
82 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 5
When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales, despite some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →While fishing from the rocks at Long Reef, on Saturday afternoon, Henry J. Trott, of Willoughby, was swept off by a big wave and carried out. So far his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Canberra Court last week, Mr. Ryan, P.M., gave a verdict for the defendant, Mrs. Edith Dorothy [?] of Ganberra, in a claim for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The holidays were marred by a serious accident on the Araluen mountain on Xmas Day, in which a gentleman and two ladies, tourists from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reginald Boehm, aged 16, and his brother Mervyn, aged 11, were drowned in a dam on their father’s property at Dunolly Farm, Forbes, on Sunday. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INVERELL.— Two boys, Anthony Haddad (10) and Ronald Coorey (9) were drowned while swimming in the Gwydir River. The children were in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There were fewer fatal road accidents during the month of December than there were for the Christmas New Year holidays of 1939-40. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There were, fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year, holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This morning about 8.45 a collision took place at the intersection of Cooma Road, Lowe and Rutledge Streets, near, Harris Park. The vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Parish Priest of Bungendore (Rev. Father John McCusker) was drowned in the Cotter River yesterday whilst attempting to save the lives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention to stop…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Wednesday the City Coroner, Mr. Oram, held an inquest into the death of Gertrude Margaret Louise Porrett, 19, of Balmain, who was fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Canberra Coroner, Lieut. Colonel Goodwin) held an inquest yesterday concerning the deaths of Rev. Fr. John McCusker, aged 40. Parish Priest of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Parish Priest of Bungendore (Rev. Father John McCusker) was drowned in the Cotter River on Thursday whilst attempting to save…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—The passer-by who rescued the boy from drowning in the Queanbeyan River recently was one of our esteemed citizens, Mr. •William Cantle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An interesting query recently asked was: "Do speedometers jam when an automobile is wrecked in an accident on the road, thus showing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] into road accidents Show that types of accidents occur in ‘ waves” which are not confined to one part of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves," which are not confined to one part of the State, but to the…
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