William Meader Reynolds

MOTORIST KILLED

THE driver of a meat truck, William Meader Reynolds, 54, of Kent Street, Ascot Vale, was killed in High Street, Kew, near the Hanna Street tram depot. Reynolds had had a heart attack

while in his truck and a doctor had sent for an ambulance. Apparently Reynolds recovered sufficiently to drive off. A few minutes later, about a mile away, the truck, moving down-hill, crashed head-on into a Balwyn tram. The tram driver, Alexander Wilson, 42, of Croydon Road, Bayswater, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital with possible fractures of the skull and one arms and other injuries. Three passengers were treated for cuts and abrasions. Reynolds was a member of the firm of L. J. Reynolds and Co., wholesale butchers. Dick and Tom Reynolds, Essendon footballers, are his sons. Nearly four hours elapsed before the wreckage was cleared.

Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 15 June 1940, page 6

William Meader Reynolds, dearly beloved husband of Mary Reynolds, died, aged 54 years, on June 10 1940 as a result of accident following a heart attack. The family lived at 171 Kent street, Ascotvale, and were loving parents of Elizabeth (Mrs. C. Castles), Mabel (Mrs.P. B. Hoystead), William, Richard (Dick), Thomas, Mary and Gwen.

1940 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 11 June, p. 4. , viewed 18 Nov 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12471049