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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Bribbaree Fatality. Coroner's Inquest

Young Witness · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 6

The District Coroner (Mr. Jno. T[?]ylor) held an inquest at the cemetery at Bimbi, on Monday last, touching the death of George Michal Hulm…

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Mother and Two Children Drowned. Auckland (N.z.)

Young Witness · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Mrrs. Thorns and her two young children were drowned by a motor car capsizing in a flooded river at Tuki, New Zealdn…

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Amother Drowning Fatality. Paddling Expedition ends Sadly

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

Hazel Levett, the eight year old daughter of Mr. Fred Lovett, a Digger settler at Milton dettlement (known as 'Fowler's), was drowned…

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Nancy Glennen's Death. Story of Sad Drowning

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

Before the coronor (Mr. G. S. Whiteman) this morning, the inquest was opened into the death of Annie Geddes Manning Glennen, victim of…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Extraordinary Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

ORANGE.—Mr. L. A. Lane, solicitor, met with an extraordinary accident when motoring in from his Cudal property to Orange. He was…

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Motor Car Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

On Thursday night last Mr and Mrs C. Paterson and two others while returning to Grabben Gullen from the Crookwell Show met with a mishap…

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Fatality at Forbes

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

David C. Broque, 36, sustained injuries to the head when getting out of a motor car, from which he died. A friend had given him a ride home…

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How [?] was Dra[?]owned Harhnco's Sad Fatality

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 6

The pleasure of seeing the much needed rain was totally eliminated (wires the Marengo correspondent of the…

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Drowning Fatality. Goulburn

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 4

A man named John Thurlow, native of Crookwell, and engaged driving sheep, was yesterday afternoon drowned at the Wollondilly Weir, whilst…

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Goulburn Drowning Fatality. Crookwell Man the Victim. Trying to Save a Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

At 2.30 yesterday afternoon word was received by the Goulburn place that a man had been drowned in the upper war on the Wollondilly River…

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"Drowned" in Wheat

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 3

A workman has been suffocated at Leith by falling into a corn hopper, and being buried in the wheat. He was discovered through his cap,…

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Drowning Fatality. Inquest on Victim. Verdict of Accidental Drowning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

An inquiry into the death of John Samuel Thurlow, 21, who Was drowned in the Wollondilly at Rossiville on Monday afternoon in an endeavour…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

Wagga, Tuesday.—A shooting fatality occurred at the homestead of Arthur Clemson at Nangas. Tile older brother states that the and his brother, Lionel, were…

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Fatality on the Railway Line. Child Killed at Oolong

The Yass Courier · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 3

A child was killed on the railway line at Oolong, near Yass, last night From information supplied by the police western time at 7.5 last night…

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Drowning Fatality

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

On Monday evening word was received from Goulburn that John Samuel Thurlow, 21 years of age, had been drowned at Rossiville…

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Racehorse Injured. on Railway Journey

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 1

The Cowra trainer, Mr E. Underwood, had bad luck taking his promising 4-year old horse, Clodi[?]s, to the Grenfell…

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Found Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 4

Vivian Cox, estate agent of Cabramatta, was found drowned in a creek near Liverpool last night. Cox. who comes from the Tamworth…

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Motor Car Accident. Tarlo Hill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. Jack Deacon, son of Mr. E. Deacon jun., was coming from Taralga on Thursday night with Mr. E. Seercy in a single seator motor…

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Five Persons Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 1

Wellington, N.Z., Sunday.—Five persons were drowned at Papara, in the Anekland district, as the result of the severest thunderstorm…

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Railway Accident. Three Persons Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 1

WAGGA.—Three persons were slightly injured in a railway accident three miles from Harefield on Saturday afternoon…

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