Snakes Crawl Over Injured Men “Charmer’s” Truck Overturns
Four men, 60 venomous snakes, and a number of lizards were thrown to the roadway when a motor truck overturned on the Hume Highway…
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Fatal Road Accident Car Overturns—young Woman Killed
A fatal motor car accident hardened on the Jervis Bay Road on Thursday night last, as a result of which Miss Rhoda Madeline Herlihy, a…
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The District Coroner (Mr. Reuben King, J.P.) held mi inquiry on Wednesday last into the circumstances surrounding the death of Miss Mary…
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Mr. W. Holland, Jnr., was the victim of a painful accident while working at his fatherâs sawell yesterday afternoon. He was moving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Accidents On Roads (By the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all parents…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Real Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council)
The Question has often been asked: What is the moat serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more than 200 causes…
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The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Odd Accidents
In Chicago, the National Safety Council published its annual collection of odd accidents of the year. Oddest:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragic Accident at Brogher’s Creek Little Girl Killed
A tragic accident occurred at Brogher’s Creek on Friday morning, whereby Margaret Helen, the three-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →These Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safely 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 smashing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →These Cause Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council)
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 →These Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council)
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 1 →Head-on Collision Cars Suffer—passengers Escape
A head-on car smash, which fortunately resulted in none of the passengers, being seriously injured, occurred on the Prince’s…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fatal Accident at Kiama
A fatal accident occurred shortly before two o’clock on Wednesday afternoon in Minnamurra-street. when a popular young man, Lyle…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Car Accidents Head-on Collision Near Shoalhaven Bridge
On Saturday night last a head-on collision occurred between the Shoalhaven and Bomaderry Bridges, when considerable damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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 [?] stock on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Deaths in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council.)
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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bateman‘s Boy Fatality Inquest at Nowra
The inquest into the cause of the death of a man named Schultz. an Employee of the Main Roads Board, who was lulled by being struck by a…
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The District Coroner (Mr. Reuben King, J.P.) held an inquiry at the Court House, Nowra, on Wednesday last, into the circumstances…
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I saw a strange accident the [?] A lady stopped her car, switched the engine off, applied the handbrake. and left the, the car in gear,…
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