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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

506 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 26

South Coast Wreck Coastal Steamer Ashore One Man Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 6

At half-past two on Tuesday afternoon the fllaworra and South Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer [?]enandra struck Moruya bar and became a…

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This Afternoon's Wires Strange Death Doctor Refuses Certificate Eyes and Knees Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

As a result of the doctor's refusal to issue a death certificate for a married woman lately living at Cronulla, a post mortem examination will be made…

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Car Capsizes. Sensational Accident Near Binalong. Well Known Auctioneer's Perilous Experience

Daily Witness · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 1

Last night a [?]ar, when travelling from Boorowa to Bin[?]long capsized half a mile from Binalong. [?] then bar[?] into flames and was totally…

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Cyclist Swerves Into Car. Boy Seriously Injured

Daily Witness · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 8

WAGGA. Friday.—A serious accdent on Wednesday resulted in a lad named Maurice Cambers, 14, sustaining extensive injuries to his right…

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Nasty Accident. a Fortunate Escape

The Young Chronicle · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

At the sale at Mr. Vic Williams' on Glensloy on Wednesday afternoon Mr. Fred. Hannigan, of Bald Hills. Tubbul, met with a nasty accident…

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Harvest King Injured. Sydney

Daily Witness · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 3

It is stated that Harvest King is unlikely to start during the A.J.C. Autumn meeting, having strained a ligament while galloping at…

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Gladys Moncrieff. Role of Plaintiff. Motor Car Collision. Sydney

Daily Witness · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 2

Miss Gladys Moncrieff, the leading lady in the J. C. Williamson Ltd., Production of "Sybil," at Her Majesty's' Theatre, will figure as the…

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Car and Pony. Spit-road Accident. Sydney

Daily Witness · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 1

Arthur Henry Whitaker, 17, by his next friend John Whitaker, sued John E. Burtinshaw, of Young, in No. 3 Jury Court to-day, before Mr…

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Fatality at Goulburn

Daily Witness · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

Walter King (aged 10) of Goulburn, who was injured, on Tuesday by falling off a motor lorry, succumbed to his injuries. Death was…

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Boiling Sugar. Factory Employees Injured in Explosion

The Young Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--A huge vat of molten sugar exploded at Mitchell's Factories, Ltd., wholesale grocers, Forbes Street, city…

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Horse Dashes Through Crowd. Number of People Injured

The Young Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 3

There was some excitement at Walcha on the second day of the show. A buckjumping show was in progress, when a maddened horse,…

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Car Capsizes. Sensational Accident Near Binalong. Well Known Auctioneer's Perilous Experience

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

One night last week a car, travelling from Boorowa to Binalong, capsized half a mile from Binalong. It then burst into flames and was…

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Accident

Daily Witness · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 1

John Norton, of Bimbi, has been admitted to the Sacred Heart Hospital, suffering from shock and abrasions as a result of being thrown…

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Motor Accident Sequles Two Young Residents Concerned

The Young Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

The action was concluded in Mr. Justice Campbell's Court at noon yesterday in which Arthur Henry Whitaker, aged 17, by his next friend,…

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Fire Engine's Mishap. One Killed, Three Injured. Auckland

Daily Witness · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 2

When travelling to a fire on Saturday night, a motor fire engine skidded on the wet road and struck a telegraph pole. Deputy Superinten…

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How the Accident Happened

The Yass Courier · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 3

The managing director of McIntosh and Sons, Ltd., Sydney, writes us :— “ We have before us the issue of the ‘Cootamundra Daily Herald’ of March…

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Fatality at Cootamundra

Daily Witness · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

Shortly after 8 o'clock on Saturday night, Denis Falconer, an engine driver was crossing the rail way line at the Cootamundra yards,…

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Luckless New Zealand Floods Causes Great Damage Schoolgirl Drowned

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

Auckland. Tuesday.— After great damage had been done by the rain, which eased off, only to resume with greater violence, the damage…

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Telegrams the Benandra Marine Board Enquiry Was Passenger Drowned? SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 6

The Marine Court held an inquriy today concerning the wreck of the steamer Benandra on the South Coast on March 25th. The only passenger,…

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Barrallier a Painful Accident Sunshine and Showers

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

Mr. Hugh Lang, of Rockilly met with a painful accident the other day He was leading a horse when the animal pulled back, and Mr. Lang…

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