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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

82 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 5

Telegraphic News Level Crossing Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 7

A man, his wife, their daughter and two other children were killed when their car collided with a cattle train at a crossing near Molong. The car…

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Captain's Flat Captain's Flat Shooting Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 3

R. McMinn had portion of his right big toe blown off when an automatic 12-gauge shotgun, which he was holding, was accidentally discharged…

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Unusual Accident Tree Limb Breaks Man’s Leg

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 1

On Saturday last Mr. Kevin Smith, of Merrigreen, Wiliiamsdale, had the misfortune to break his left leg between the knee and ankle, through an…

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Boys Drowned in Well

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

At Cootamundra yesterday two boys were drowned in a disused well. One of the boys was named Kelleher, aged three and the other named Granland…

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Inflation of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 4

Analysis has been made of a cross-section of the 10,500 road accidents reported in New South Wales during the year ended June 30 last. This clearly…

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Lift Fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 1

When the counterweight of a lift struck him on the head Colin Cain, of Maroubra, was killed instantly late yesterday afternoon…

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Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales). Inflation of Road Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 5

Analysis has been made of a cross-section of the 10,500 road accidents reported in New South Wales during the year ended June 30 last. This…

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The Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon." Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 1

Despite a considerable increase in the number of cars on the road, accidents have not decreased in proportion. The number of people [?]…

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Motorists ’Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes By “Carbon” ACCIDENTS

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 4

Despite a remarkable decrease in the number of cars on the road, accidents have not decreased in proportion. The number of people killed and injured…

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Child Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 2

David John Monteith, aged a year and eight months, was drowned in a three feet deep creek at Oxford Falls, Beaeon Hill, near Narabeen, on Sunday…

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Injured Man Drives Wrecked Car

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 October 1941 · page 3

A man seriously injured in a motor accident near Cowra drove an almost wrecked car for four miles befoer receiving medical attention. He was…

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Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales). These Things Cause Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 8

Whether the driver was a city salesman or a country resident, and whether the road accident occurred in town or out in the country, excessive speed was the traffic law violation…

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These Things Caused Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 4

Whether the driver was a city salesman or a country resident and whether the road accident occurred in town or out in the country,…

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Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales). Lessons of Recent Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 5

Last week's road accidents to which motor vehicles were involved could have been avoided had the following points been observed:—…

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Lessons of Recent Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 2

Last week’s road accidents in which motor vehicles Were involved could have been avoided had the following Points been observed:—…

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Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales). Horses Are in Car Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 1

Six persons have been killed and 23 others injured in road accidents caused by horses during the last three months in New South Wales. All or…

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Horses Are in Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 3

Six persons have been killed and 23 others injured in road accidents caused by horses during the last three months in New South Wales. All of these…

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Young Man Drowned on on Birthday

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 6

Mystery surrounds the death of young Jack Rauch, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rauch, of the "Shoalhaven News," who was found…

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Road Safety Accident Season Approaches

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 6

The other day a child of seven impulsively ran across the road in the path of an approaching motor truck. He was knocked down and killed…

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Road Safety Road Accidents Are Sabotage

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 2

Road accidents to-day are destructive of national fitness and therefore cannot be tolerated. An avoidable road accident is virtually an act of…

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