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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Drowning Fatalities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. John Kynaston, of the Texas Oil company of Melbourne, was dunned in his wife's presence on Monday on the ocean beach nit Mallacoota…

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Three Drowned Rescuer Loses Life PORTLAND

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 2

A dreadful treble drowning case took place hero yesterday, the victims being Queenle and Nina Burgess. aged 16 and 14 respectively, daughters of…

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Accident to Dr. Faithfull

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 4

On inquiry on Monday it was ascertained that Dr. Faithfull, who met with an accident at the racecourse on Saturday. was doing well. A small…

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Jockey Seriously Injured Goulburn Racecourse Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

Through his mount falling in the Malden Handicap Frank O'Connor, the well-known jockey, was seriously injured at the Goulburn Races on…

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Woman Drowned. Attempting to Save Her Son

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

A gallant effort to save her twelve years old son from drowning in Woolf Creek, Arnellffe, on Wednesday after-noon ended in the death of Mrs. Laura…

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Fell From Tree Goulburn Boy Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

Donald Swann, the 10-year, old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Swann, of 510 Auburn-street, met with a serlo s accident in Bellevue-street at about 11.45 a.m. on…

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Shocking Gun Accident Brother and Sister

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

At Waikakho, N.Z., Noel Register, aged 9, was playing with a .gun and placed a cartridge in the chamber when the gun slipped and went…

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Sisters Drowned. Tarra Tragedy

The Young Chronicle · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--A double drowning fatality occurred at Kew, Melbourne, yesterday, the victims being Irene MacDougall, 10,and her sister,…

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Sisters Drowned. Yarra River Tragedy

Daily Witness · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

A telegram to-day from Melbourne, states that Irene MacDouKall, aged ten years, was paddling in the Yarra at Kew when she…

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Man Found Dead. Fatality at Koorawatha. Coroner's Inquest

Daily Witness · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

Walter Rowan. 81, a single man, a Resident of Koorawatha for about 60 years, was found dead on Saturday morning…

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Sisters Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

drowning accident occurred in the Yarra to-day, when two sisters, Pearl Emily M'Dougall, aged 16 years and Eileen Effie M'Dougall, aged 12 years,…

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Motor Collision Car and Bike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 2

A motor collision occurred near Wright Heaton and Co.'s corner Auburn-street, late on Thursday afternoon A motor cycle was being ridden along…

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Over the Bank Child Killed, Mother Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday— A farmer, Richard Hammond, was driving to his home in Turakinn Valley, with his wife and two children. when he had to…

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Burning Fatality. Little Boy's Sad Death

Daily Witness · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 3

Jack Pearce, five years of age, was assisting his mother to burn rubbish in the back yard, of their, home at Tweed Heads, when his clothes…

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Accidents

The Yass Courier · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 3

Mr. James Grace, of Gavan, had the ill luck to. out his foot severely on Wednesday last. He was cutting a log at the time, and the last stroke…

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Motor Accidents

The Yass Courier · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 1

“Monny” Hayes, of Yass, west to Sydney for His Christmrs holldeys, but did not a big harvest of enjoyment from the trip, as a…

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Telegrams Sailing Fatality Excursionist Drowned MELBOURNT

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 1

A cudder which has been identified as belonging to the sailing boat in which Eric Nankivell sailed out from Sorrento on a fishing excursion on Jap…

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Two Boys Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

Two boys were drowned while bathing in Eastern Creek, Riverstone, on Friday afternoon. At about 3.30 the boys, Frederick…

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Collision in Hotel Yard

Daily Witness · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

On friday evening Mr. W. Bolton's Ford car and Mr. Joyce's buggy collided in the yard of the Criterion Hotel, Young. The shafts and one…

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Buggy Overturns Two Women Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

When the king bolt fell out of a buggy at Rydaimere yesterday the horse bolted and the buggy was overturned. two women, Miss McKay and…

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