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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Illalong Fatality. a Youth Drowned

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 3

HARDEN, Monday.—Kenneth Weeks, aged 19, was drowned at [?]lalong Creek, near Binalong, yesterday…

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Drowned in Dam

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

Kenneth Weeks, 19, was drowned while swimming on Sunday in a railway dam at Illalong Creek, near Binalong…

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Bungonia Farmer Injured Accident on Inverary Park Road

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 1

Whilst driving some sheep along Tuverary Park rond on Saturday, Mr. Geo. Broadhead, 67, a farmer of Inverary Park, met with an accident which has…

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Kicked by Pony Mr. Geo. Broadhead Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon, as Mr. George Broadhead, of Inverary Park, Bungonia, was driving a flock of sheep, one of the animals fell in front of his pony's hoofs…

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Fatal Accident. Wheeo Rider Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

Our Crookwell correspondent telegraphed on Monday afternoon. A serious accident which ended fatally occurred on Saturday at the Wheeo…

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Jockey Fatally Injured

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

Leo O'Neill, 19, was fatally injured at the Wheco Picnic races. Trying to avoid a collision he crashed into a tree and was badly injured and…

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Drowning Fatality

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred at the Illalong Creek, weir on the afternoon of the 4th instant, when Kenneth Weekes, aged 19, son of…

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Double Drowning Fatality

Young Witness · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

Two boys Richard Wa[?]te and Donald Spayo, who were fishing in Dye's Lagoon, about four miles from Corowa were drowned on Monday last. They…

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Shocking Fatality. Young Woman Burnt

Young Witness · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

LAUNCESTON, Wednesday.—A shocking fatality occurred yesterday at The Marsh[?], near St. Helons. A woman, aged 23, youngest daughter…

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Cyclist Impaled. Collision with Sulky

Young Witness · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Allied Bealo, 21 while riding a bicycle at high speed in Allen Street. Leichardt last night collided with a horse and…

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Burning Scrub Clothes Catch Alight Young Woman Fatally Injured Launceston

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

A falality occurred yesterday at The Marshes, near St. Helen's. A woman, 23, the youngest daughter of a well-known farmer, was…

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Waggon Pole Breaks and Causes Nasty Accident

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 1

While on his way to Major's Creek on Saturday last with a load on his team, Mr. L. Schepherd, carrier, had a narrow escape from a serious accident…

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Accident

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

On Monday morning last Mr. [?] Rawrad, of Bourke-street, while at tending to machinery at Buffalo tannery, fell from a ladder and sustained…

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[?] Long [?] Man Drowned in the Illalung Weir

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon last news of a drowning accident was received in Burrows in which a young man named Kenneth Clive Weekes, son…

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Motor Smash Occupants Seriously Injured Gilgandra

Southern Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 2

A motor collision took place near Collic, between cars driven by Mr. Bankmore and Mr. W. E. Tomlinson. The former had three ribs…

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Fatal Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 3

While at the Sports held at Mr T. J.McCormack's "Red Hill," Whose on Friday last says the "Argyle Liberal," an accident…

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Rescuer Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 4

While a number of young people were swimming in the Macquarle River at Warren, the cries of two girls, Olive Reinhard and Genevieve Tolhurst, in…

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Ghastly Fatality. Whirlwind Causes Death

Young Witness · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 5

MOREE, Friday.—A fatality occurred at Krul station, where boring experiments are being carried out A violent whirlwind blow over a…

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Young Man Drowned. Saving Two Girls

Young Witness · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 5

WARREN Friday.—While a number of young people were swimming in Macquarie River, two girls named Olive Reinhard and Genevleve…

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Assault on Police. Constable Noble Injured

Young Witness · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.—Coastable Noble was viciously assaulted by two men at Annandale last night and had to be treated in hospital. Two…

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