Ku-ring-gai Clippings
Being a collection of 19th and 20th century newspaper articles with a connection to the Municipality of Ku-ring-gai.
Editor: R.N.Whitaker
email: whitsend1@optushome.com.au
Volume 5
FATAL FALL FROM A TRAIN
Sydney, The Adelaide Advertiser, Monday 20th March 1916
Mrs. Agnes MeLelland (50), who lives at Gordon Road, Roseville, New South Wales, fell whilst attempting to jump from a train as it was moving from the Roseville-station on Tuesday night. She was taken to the Royal North Shore Hospital, where she died.
TRAIN SMASH IN SYDNEY
ALL-STEEL CARRIAGE SAVES MANY LIVES
PASSENGERS SEVERELY SHAKEN
Damage Estimated at £6,000
Sydney, The Argus, Saturday 16th March 1935
Passengers on the first Sydney bound train from the North Shore had remarkable escapes from serious Injury early this morning when the train crashed Into some goods trucks near Gordon station The first carriage of the passenger train smashed through the guards van of the goods train and climbed on top of the steel trucks, tearing down the overhead wires and standards. The carriage behind was telescoped and the line was littered with splintered woodwork and torn and twisted steel The damage to the passenger train and trucks is estimated at more than £6 000,
Eleven passengers were In the first compartment. They were flung from their seats when the collision occurred. The fact that the carriage was of all-steel construction saved their lives. The guard of the goods train was about to swing on to the guards van when the passenger train struck it and broke It to pieces. Had he boarded a moment earlier he would have been killed. Except for a severe shaking no one was badly hurt.
James Clayton, aged 42 years, wool sampler of Florence Street Hornsby, suffered severely from shock. He was taken to the Hornsby Hospital for treatment
The driver, W. Jewell, of the passenger train, received a severe shaking.
All train traffic between Gordon and Hornsby was disorganised for hours after the accident and both the up and down lines were blocked.
FIRE ENGINE STRIKES BRIDGE
Sydney, The Argus, Saturday 3rd February 1934
Trains on the Northern Suburbs line were delayed this afternoon when a fire engine clashed into the parapet of a bridge at Pymble and hurled huge masses of masonry on to the railway lines.
A fire in a weather-board cottage in Cherry street Turramurra had been reported.
Rain was falling hard when the Gordon file brigade approached the bridge near Pymble railway station the engine skidded on the slippery road and struck the parapet. A brick buttress prevented the engine from falling to the line below. Railway employees cleared the wreckage in 20 minutes.
Man Threatened To Rob Branch Of Savings Bank
Sydney, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 25th October 1949
A masked man, who attempted to rob the Turramurra branch of the Commonwealth Savings Bank early today, menaced the bank manager and his wife, and threatened to shoot them if he was not given the key to the
vault.
Mr. Victor Langford Walker, manager, was awakened by a man wearing a khaki handkerchief over his head, and a grey handkerchief over his face.
Mr. Walker and his wife were sleeping in a room above the bank.
The bandit, who was in his stockinged feet, threatened to shoot them if they did not hand over the key to the vault.
After a 10-minute heated argument, Mr. Walker persuaded the man that two keys were needed to open, the vault and that one of his officers had the second key.
Mr. Walker said the bandit asked in a quiet voice for the keys and would not believe, at first, that two keys were heeded. He kept repeating he would plug us if we made a noise. We could see that he meant it."
Mr. Walker said the man told him he had a car downstairs to make his getaway. He warned them not to follow him.
Police later searched the area but were unable to find a trace of the man.
CHILD LOST IN THE BUSH.
Sydney, The Adelaide Advertiser, Wednesday 3rd January 1917
Ewen Campbell, a 3-year-old boy, living at Chatswood, accompanied his parents to a picnic in the bush between Pymble and Turramurra, on New Year's Day. He wandered away late in the afternoon, and all efforts to locate him failed. The matter was reported to the police, and search parties, including Boy Scouts, were out all night. The child was "found sitting in the bush beside a creek early on Tuesday morning. He had wandered through the bush all night calling for his father and mother, and in the dark fell over a precipice 40 ft. high, but escaped with only
bruises and scratches.
Becoming; exhausted, he took off his shirt and trousers and shoes, and lay down, falling asleep in his singlet. Luckily the night was mild, and he is little worse for the experience.
STORM IN SYDNEY – WEATHER BUREAU STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Sydney, The Sun Herald, Sunday 28th February 1954
Lightning yesterday morning struck an electric light meter at the Weather Bureau a few feet from where two men were working.
The lightning struck at 7.40 a.m. at the height of a sudden storm which caused torrential rain in Sydney and suburbs.
The lightning shattered the meter, blowing the front 30 feet across the room and showering the two men with glass.
The men are Mr. C. J. Eivers, of Roebuck Street, Cabramatta, and Mr. G. Wilson, of Archbold Road, Roseville.
Glass Shower
Mr. Eivers said: "1 didn't see the flash”.
"There was a sudden ear - splitting noise, the meter showered me with glass and the light went off.
"We were in the dark for about an hour.
"We're a bit shaken up too. It was a close call.
"We weren't even cut."
More than an inch of rain fell in Sydney during the thunderstorm.
At Turramurra three inches of rain fell in 45 minutes.
The downpour temporarily flooded some city streets and suburbs.
Sydney Weather Bureau reported 128 points of rain for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday. Most of it fell during the storm between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. The heavy rain damaged parks and gardens.
At the height of the storm cars and trams had to use their headlights.
The storm closed Mascot Airport for 14 minutes between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. One aircraft was diverted to Newcastle.
Because of the rain Rosehill races were postponed until Wednesday.
COCK FIGHTING
Illegal Entertainment In Sydney
Sydney, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 20th September 1932
Three members of the police force arrested five men after an exciting chase at Pymble on Saturday afternoon and charged them with alleged cock-fighting.
When the raiders reached the scene there were about 50 men present. Three game- cocks were seized.
There was a sequel to the arrest when at the North Sydney Court today, Peter Lofberg, l8, labourer, Cecil Ernest Flegg, 24, labourer, Alfred James
Hore, 58, garage proprietor, Thomas Pike, 24, cleaner, and James Clinch, 24, labourer, were charged with having used a vacant piece of land for cock fighting.
William Newtown said he saw about a dozen men standing around a ring in which game-cocks were fighting. Other roosters were in bags.
On the application of counsel for the defence, the magistrate allowed the alteration of the charge to one of assisting in cock-fighting.
After evidence regarding identification had been given, Lofberg, Flegg and Pike were discharged.
The remaining two defendants were bound over to be of good behaviour for 12 months.
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