Looking back at October 5, 1934
Cows were posing a problem for motorists in the Illawarra's northern suburbs back in 1935.
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According to the Mercury, an accountant by the name of Mr N McDonald had "an unpleasant experience" while travelling back from Sydney along the Princes Highway.
At Fernhill, a number of cows left the footpath and walked across the road in front of his car.
McDonald slammed on the brakes but could not avoid hitting a cow "with the result that his mudguards, lights and other parts of the car suffered damage".
The story made no mention of how the cow came out of the collision.
A Mr Loader was travelling behind McDonald and hit another cow - again what happened to the bovine was unreported.
"The straying stock nuisance is becoming very bad on the Princes Highway," the Mercury reported before reminding people of a court case in Goulburn where the owner of a straying horse had to pay damages when it collided with a car.
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Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
