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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

684 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 35

Motor Fatality Lady Jumps and Kills Herself MELBOURNE

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 1

Mrs. James Firth, a was driving a car at Mornington when she believed it would be strack by the train. She jumped and was killeed instantly…

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Car Hits Post Two Men Injured Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 1

Two men were injured through [?] car colliding with [?]orandah post at Cantorbury last night. There were three men in the [?]…

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Cooma Drowning Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. D. J. O'Rourke, who was a brother-in-law of Mr. II. V. Deegan, of Kinghome-street, was drowned in the Thredbo River on Sunday afternoon…

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Swimmers Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Two young men were [?]eriously injured through living while swimming yesterday. Robert Jones 21 struck the rocks at…

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Woman Badly Injured Barrow Falls From Building Strikes Her on the Head Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

Mrs. Elizabeth Bracks had a miraculous escape from death to-day. She was walking beneath a building being demolished near the Central Railway…

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Accident at Kenmore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

An accident of a very painful nature befell Mr. Brown while engaged in slaughtering on Monday. He had pethed a bullock and descended to the yard…

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Shocking Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 4

Elizabeth Bracks aged 30, was passing under a partly demolished building near the Central Railway Station This morning, when a barrow filled with concrete…

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Hammer Dropped Laborer Injured Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 2

A hammer was dropped from the fourth storey on to a floor of a Barrack-street building to-day. It fell on William Pratt, laborer, of Balmain,…

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Drowning Fatality Near Thorne's Bridge Attempts at Rescue Fail

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

A drowning fatality occurred near Thorne's Bridge yesterday evening. The victim was Harvey Alexander McCallum, aged 16, who lived with his aunt at 128…

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Drowned in Mulwaree Bathing Fatality Near Thorn's Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

Shortly before 6.30 yesterday afternoon Harvey Alexander McCallum aged 16, was drowned while swimming in the Mulwaree below. Thorn's…

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Rescuer Drowned

Young Witness · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 3

COOMA, Tuesday.—The coroner Mr. H. Solomon held an inquest into the cause of death of David O'Rourke who died yesterday…

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Train Collision Three Men Killed LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 1

The Scotch express dashed into the rcar of a goods train at Retford in a fog. The driver, an inspector, and the fireman were killed. Sleeping passengers…

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Motor Cycle Carnival Shire Council's Refusal No Record of Accidents to Public

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 1

Mr. Stan Moran, hon. secretary of the Goulburn Motor Cycle Club, writes:— I shall be grateful if you will permit me space in which to throw a little more…

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Accident at Baths

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

At the City Baths Inst night a boy named "Brit" Stephens, son of Mr.Ben Stephens, met with a slight accident, fracturing his collar-bone. He is…

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The Drowning Fatality Coroner's Remarks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

The inquest touching the sad drowning fatality at Thorn's Bridge was conducted by the Coroner (Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M.) at the Goulburn…

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Car and Tram. Sensational Collision

Young Witness · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Samuel Southall (24), an Englishman, who has only been in Australia a week was driving a motor car out to Centennial Park…

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Drowning Fatality Evidence at Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 1

The Coroner, Mr. G. R. Williams, conducted an inquiry, on Saturday morning at the Court House into the circumstances surrounding the death of Harvey…

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Collision in Auburn Street Side-car Passenger Hurt

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 2

About 10 o'clock on Saturday morning a collision occurred at the intersection of Auburn and Montague street A car driven by Mr. E. Long,…

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Motor Accidents Well-known Residents Involved Mr. McEVOY in Critical Condition

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 2

A serious-motor accident involving a number of well-known Goulburn people [?]rred at teh Yarra level crossing six miles from…

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A Boy Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

Harold Summerfield, 12, residing with his parents in Main Street. Young, fell cut of a tree in which he was playing on Sunday afternoon, and…

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