Motor Cycle Accidents
Because motor cycles are favoured mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men, the measure most likely to reduce accidents…
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Accidents, 1954
87 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 5
Van and Taxi in Collision
A pa lie! van driven by Thomas Ronald Matthews collided in Monaro Street with a taxi driven by Errol Mark Evans of…
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A QUEANBEYAN MAN, Mr. Ted Skipper, was the driver of this laundry van, which [?]liided with a car at Turner, Canberra on Wednesday. Mr. Skipper and the driver of the car, Mr. Horace Burton of Kingston, were not hurt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured when Motorbike Skidded
Jack Bensley of Rutledge Street Queanbeyan, was involved in an accident on Sunday night when his motorcycle skidded in loose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister Calls for Report on Bomb Fatality
A REPORT ON SUNDAY’S FATALITY AT THE RMC TARGET PRACTICE AREA AT DUNTROON HAS BEEN CALLED FOR BY THE MINISTER FOR THE ARMY (MR JOSIAH FRANCIS). A 15 - YE ARS -OLD BOY WAS KILLED INSTANTLY AND…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mother and Daughter Buried Side by Side Victims Op Accident on Araluen Mountain
There was a sad scene at the Mollymook Cemetery one afternoon last week when Mrs. Masson and her daughter, Morna, who died as a result…
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Vehicles driven by John Edward Blandon of Oaks Estate and Henry James Donnelly of Narrabundah. collided near the intersection of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Accident at Leichhardt Mrs. Jack Harrison's Brother in Truck Smash
On Sunday afternoon a motor-truck driven by Mr. Raymond Pike, 35, boilermaker, of Silverwater Road, Auburn, mounted a footpath at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inquest on New Australian Driver Tells of Speed Before Fatal Accident
A YOUNG NEW AUSTRALIAN FROM CANBERRA TOLD THE GOULBURN DEPUTY CORONER HE WAS DRIVING A CAR AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 M.P.H. JUST BEFORE AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH STEFAN RUDNICKI OF QUEANBEYAN, A PASSENGER…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girl Is Drowned in River Fencing of River Danger Spots Urged by Coroner
“It seems to me to be courting more disasters of this nature to have deep water so easily accessible to children of all ages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nelligen Accident
A member of a well known family in Nelligen. Mr. William Fitzgerald, 37 years of age, was accidentally killed when a log rolled upon him when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Family of Six Injured when Car Crashes
A Tharwa couple, Mr. and Mrs William Laurence Thompson, and their four children suffered varying degrees of injury when a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coroner Finds Boy’s Death Was Accidental
A finding of accidental death was given by the Captain’s Flat District Coroner (Mr. J. Brown) at the inquest into the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Objection to the Word "Accident"
News comes that Commissioner of Police in Omaha, U.S.A., Mr. Henry Boeson, has placed a veto on the word "accident" in reports over the Police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents on Captain’s Flat Rd
Ivan Roubley escaped unhurt when his car skidded into the bank when he was travelling from Canberra to Captain’s Flat on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Traffic Superintendent oh Rising Accident Toll Action Urged to Combat Senseless Road Slaughter
Recent road accidents in this and nearby districts give special significance to an article written by the Superintendent of Traffic (Mr. H. E. Snowden). In a covering letter to the Editor, Mr. Snowden says his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council’s Liability for Accidents on Footpath Gardens
Liability of the Council for claims for damages caused by the public planting of footpath gardens was discussed by the manager of the Government Insurance Office in a letter to…
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In a special statement issued to the "Dispatch" this week, Mr. H. E. Snowden, Superintendent of Traffic, says:— Residents of country areas are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Accidents to Motorists
Motorists should accept the warning provided by regular cases of shocking injury to drivers who allow part of their arm to protrude through the car…
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Three persons were involved in a collision between a car and a motor cycle on Sunday night and all escaped injury…
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