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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

417 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 21

Tram Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 4

Three persons were injured in a tram collision at Bondi late last night. Residents five hundred yards away heard the crash…

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Aeroplane Accident. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 2

An aero[?]ane conveying Captain and Mrs. Cornish from Melbourne to Sydney had to land at Shepparton for petrol, but the propeitor. struck a…

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Aeroplane Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 4

Perth, Tuesday.—The verdict of the Jury at the inquest into the aeroplane fatality, in which Lieutenant M'Intosh and Alfred Joy were killed at Pathara…

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Painful Accident

Young Witness · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 1

Mr. W. D. Cordingley, a prominent sporting flgure of Young, sustained a painful accident at a late hour, last night He was conveyed to his home…

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Accident on Currawang Road. Goulburn Nurse Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

An accident on the Currawang Road near Mrs. Barden's on Thursday night resulted in severe injury to Nurse Birdle McInerney, while three other…

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Fell Down Shaft. Two Men Injured

Young Witness · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

TEMORA, Thursday.—Yesterday afternoon a serious accident occurred in a shaft at the rear of Tattersail's Hotel, as a result of which George Wood…

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Motor Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

Orange, Saturday.—A motor fatality occurred in the busy part of the main street last night, when a girl, Ada Edna Fleming, aged 9, second daughter of Mr…

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Motor Car Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

Margaret Frost, of Old South Head Road, Rose Bay, brought an action in the Sydney District Court last week against Norman Charles Wightley, motor…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

Moss Vale, Saturday. — A fatal accident occurred to a motor cyclist, Charles Simmons, aged about 21, on Friday night near the cross roads about five…

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Accidents at Adelong

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

At Adelong a child named Williams was playing with a pair of scissors when the handic struck the child's eye. The injury was so serious that…

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Story of Car Accident. £500 Damages Claim. Verdict for Defendant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

In the Circuit Court on Monday, before Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury of four, John Kerr sued (Ald.) Walter Wicks, claiming £500 damages as…

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Story of Car Accident. £500 Damages Claim. Ald. Wicks the Defendant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

The story of a motor car accident which occurred last October in Auburn-street, Goulburn, was ventilated at the Goulburn Circuit Court before Mr…

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Electrician Injured

Young Witness · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

ALBURY—A young electrician, Herbert Fro[?]holtz, was putting in a new electric lighting installation at the premises of Leslie Ryan. a…

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Riding Accident

Young Witness · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

Whilst riding a horse at Wyalong John Nicholson was thrown owing to the horse shying. The man's collarbone, was broken…

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Painful Accident

Young Witness · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

Ray Bodycolt. 7, son of Mr. Jas. Bodycott, of Sawpit Gully, almost severed his small too with a mattock with which he was playing…

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Fatality at Cargellico

Young Witness · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 6

A sad and painful accident, resulting in the death of Mr. Willam Turner, senr., occurred on the 27th ult. Mr. Turner, with his wife and one of…

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Girl Struck By Lightning Street Accident at Warrnam. Bool

Young Witness · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 6

WARNAMBOOL.—Alma Gale, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Gate, of Warrnambool, was found in the street in a fit on Wednesday…

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Foot Torn Off. Accident at Wyalong

Young Witness · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

A young man named George J. Henze aged 19 years, met with a serious accident at the Wyalong silos (reports the Advocate). He is…

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Railway Accident at Cowra. Passenger Train from Young. Collides with Shunting Engine. Several Trucks Derailed

Young Witness · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

An accident occurred at Cowra at ten minutes to 12 o'clock on Thursday night, when the passenger train Harden to Blayney, officially known…

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Bendick Murrell. Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last two sul[?]des driven by Mr. P. Callaghan and Miss Ada Wildin came into collision on a narrow piece of road leading to…

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