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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

285 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 15

Footballers Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2

In the football matches at the showground on Monday several players met with minor injuries. Two second grade men came into collision, and as a result one had to have two stitches inserted…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 4

Henry Ludwell known in Goulburn, fell down a shaft at the old silver mines on the Cookbundoon Mountains on Wednesday, and sustained injuries to the back. He was…

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Accident at Darby's Falls Bridge. a Miraculous Escape

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 6

For some considerable time — since the last flood in the Lachlan —the Darby Falls Bridge has been minus side rails. One day last week…

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Accident at Braidwood. Danger of Leaving Children in Unattended Vehicles

The Yass Courier · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 2

The ‘ Braidwood Despatch’ says : —A sensational runaway occurred in Wallace-street, Braidwood, on Tuesday afternoon last. Mrs. W. B…

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A Wattamondara Fatality

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 4

COWRA, Tuesday.—A, young man named Birmingham, resident of Wattamondara was thrown out of a sulky, and killed. He was single and…

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Motor Car Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 2

Cooma, Monday.—A motor accident occurred 10 miles from Cooma, on the Bald Hill-Numeralla road, on Saturday evening. A party consisting of William King and his wife, Sylvester Day,…

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Crushed to Death. a Cowra Fatality

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 4

COWRA, Tuesday.—While working in the Cowra railway yards, Kenneth Matheson a young married man, whose parents reside at Richmond,…

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Sulky Fatality at Ganmain Mr. T. Winnel Killed. Death From Shock. Ganmain

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 2

An accident, which ended fatally, happened on Tuesday, last to one of the best known residents about Ganmain, the unfortuate victim being Mr…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 2

COOMA, Monday—Mr. Sylvester Day was killed in a motor accident at Bald Hill, about nine miles from Cooma on Saturday night When he…

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Railway Passenger Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 2

An accident occurred last night to a male passenger to Sydney by the Albury mail. As he was endeavouring to board the train at Illabo he fell between the carriages and the platform…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 2

Charles Duddle, an employe of Rogers and Co., residing in Grafton-street, met with a nasty accident at lunch-time on Monday. He was riding along Auburn-street in front of…

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Fatal Accident. at Cook's Cutting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 July 1919 · page 2

George Gray, who, as reported on another page fell from the roof if a wheat stack at Cook's Cutting on Wednesday morning, died at St. John's Hospital at 2 a.m. to-day…

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A Burning Accident

Young Witness · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 6

A Jugiong resident was camped by a long fire, and when [?]leep a burning log rolled on his arm which was reverely burnt…

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Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 July 1919 · page 3

Whn nearing wombat on Tuesday last, Mr. E. Cahul had the [?]fortune to overturn his car. The driver and his little daughter were…

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Accidental Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 July 1919 · page 4

At the inquest on Saturday on the body of George Thomas Murray, known as George Gray, who died at St. John's Hospital on July 9 as the result of a fall from the roof…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 4

A motor cyclist named George Searle was severely injured as the result of colliding with a motor at Camperdown. Over 40 stitches were inserted in his wounds…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 1

A motor cyclist named George Scarle was severely injured as the result of coillding with a motor at Camperdown. Over 10 [?] were…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 4

Mr. W. Corry, secretary of the Highland Society, met with a nasty accident on Saturday night. As he was mounting the stops of the platform from which the society was…

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Accident in a Tunnel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

A plank on which six men were working in a Globe tunnel in connection with the underground railway collapsed. Two men were some what seriously injured, and the others escaped…

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Fatal Accident

Young Witness · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 6

A sad accident occurred at the Government Tank, Mlandetta, near Nyngan at 8 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon last, when Mr. and Mrs.T…

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