Year Starts Badly. More Road Accidents
As reports are being received Dy the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the State, it is becoming more and more obvious that…
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Accidents, 1940
51 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 3
Swimming Accident. Boy Dives on Rock
The danger of diving into water-holes when swimmers do not know what lies beneath was shown on Friday when Richard Lynch, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unusual Accident. Motor Truck Damaged
A damaged motor truck owned by the Sydney Morning Herald created a great deal of interest at Bowral last week when on its way to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowning Fatality at Berrima. Body Not Recovered
A boy from Mittagong Farm Homes who was a member of a swimming party at Berrima on Thursday was found to be missing when roll call…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Body Recovered. Boy Was Drowned
All doubts as to whether William Moen, a Mittagong Farm Homes boy, had been drowned or had run away were set at rest on Saturday when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidental Death. Two Contributing Factors
The District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) conducted an inquiry at Bowral Courthouse on Tuesday morning into the circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lives Limited in Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Through road accidents in Ibis State since December 1 last six children have been orphaned and from once happy homes they are now living in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidental Death
The District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) conducted an inquiry at Bowral Courthouse on Tuesday morning into the death of Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lives Blighted by Accidents
(Issued-by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.) Through road accidents in this State since December 1 last six…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police and Residents Commended. Inquiry Into Drowning Fatality
The District Coroner Mr. W. Terry) held an inquiry at Moss Vale Court House last week into the circumstances surrounding the death of William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sorrow of Road Accidents
In the accidents that have occurred on the roads of New South Wales in the last 14 days the following tragedies are recorded:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unusual Accident
Three cyclists were injured in an unusual accident in Bowral Road, Mittagong, on Saturday night while returning home…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Snakes Crawl Over Injured Man "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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Accidents on Roads (Issued by the Road Safety Council New South Wales)
Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at Railway Crossing. Narrow Escape From Serious Injury
Two city men, who cane to Robertson to gather blackberries, are in the District Hospital as a result of a peculiar accident when crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Men Injured Level Crossing Collision at Robertson
When a train and a motor lorry collided at a level crossing near Robertson, on Wednesday, the lorry was hurled from the line and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Cement Works
A tragic accident at the Southern Portland Cement Works at Berrima, on Friday, resulted in the death of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Cement Works
A tragic accident at the Southern Portland Cement Works at Berrima, on Friday Afternoon, resulted in the death of Mr. Alfred Tomsett, aged 26…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Accidents on Roads. Parents Responsible
Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all parents to see…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cauliflower Causes Accident. (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…
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