Drain collapse frightens Bradon driver
A woman driver on Cooyong Street Bradon was unaware of a drain hidden by overgrown weeds. Yesterday her car stalled or fell into the drainage area as rain swollen banks around it.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1962
Page
9
A woman driver on Cooyong Street Bradon was unaware of a drain hidden by overgrown weeds. Yesterday her car stalled or fell into the drainage area as rain swollen banks around it.
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