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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Crash on Course Armillary Destroyed Jockies and Horses Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

In swerving off the track at Canterbury Park this morning. Arniillary, ridden by S. Greenstein, crashed into a post. The mare was so badly injured…

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Over the Cliff Fatal Car Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 6

Crashing through a fence on the edge of the road above the Hawkesbury a car fell down the cliff jamming again [?] a tree and fatally injuring the…

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Shocking Fatality Load Falls on Workman SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 6

A shocking fatality occurred this morning at Farmers new building in Market-street. George Smith a dogman, was…

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Death at Kenmore a Strange Case Insanity Follows Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 4

William Dinnen, a storekeeper of Anembo, near Captain's Flat, died at the Kenmore Mental Hospital at 8.30 on Monday night. Admitted on…

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Bicycle Accident Boy Run Down by Car

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 4

Shortly after noon on Friday as a boy named Arthur Beer (14) of Mundy-street, was riding a bicycle southwards along Auburn-street, near…

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Several Accidents At Gunning Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 8

Several accidents occurred at the Gunning Show on Thursday but none were serious. In the hunting events Southwell…

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Two Men Drowned Auckland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 6

Two men were drowned in Auckland Harbour as a result of stormy weather. A number of yachts capsized and two naval whalers from the warships in…

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Playmates Stood by Helpless How Thelma Thorpe was Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death through drowning was recorded by the City Coroner (Mr. Williams) to-day at the inquest concerning Saturday…

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Child Drowned Wollondilly Claims Another Victim Rescue Attempts Fail

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 6

While playing near the bank of the Wollondilly, below the [?] way quarries on Saturday afternoon, Thelma Eileen Thorpe (11),…

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Assault or Accident? When Greek Meets Greek SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 6

When George Nicolaides, cafe proprietor appeared before the Central Court to-day, charged with having Assaulted his wife Hilda Nicolaides,…

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Galong Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

On Tuesday Mr. Dave Dunn met with a painful accident. He was engaged in splitting some timber for Mr. Donnelly, using a seven pound…

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Prison Mutiny Four Warders Injured Desperate Criminals Rebel SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 6

It has been ascertained that four Warders were injured during the mutiny at Parramatta Gaol on Saturday. Two were punched and…

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Carried Out to Sea Grazier's Wife Drowned SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 6

While in the surf at Dee Why this morning , Mr. Barden, station owner of Cunnamulla, and his wife were carried out by a strong undertow…

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Big City Fire Over £90,000 DAMAGE Two Firemen Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 6

The most spectacular fire that has occurred in Sydney for many years destroyed the head offices of McHraths Ltd., provision merchant, .at…

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Fatal Accident A Man falls Over a Bateony

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 1

A sad fatal accident happened at Murrumburrah at a very early hour on Sunday morning, 7th inst., when a man named Andrew Leahy, aged…

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Accidentally Shot

The Yass Courier · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 4

Michael Danne, 34 years, a married man, residing at Wonthaggi (Victoria), and employed at the State coal mine, [?]fatally shot on…

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M.L.A. Injured Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

The condition of Mr. Fitzsimmons, M.L.A., who was run over by a motor car in George-street last night, is extremely critical…

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Pejar Resident Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 4

Mrs. R. F. Siggs, of Pejar Park, is now a pattern in St. John's Hospital as the result of an accident sustained at her home, Pejar Park…

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Knocked Down by Car North Goulburn Resident Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 2

At 3.20 this afternoon, as Mrs. Green of Grafton-street, was walking from Craig's corner across Goldsmith-street, a car driven by a lady struck…

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Motor Accident

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 2

On Thursday night Newell Oldfield aged 48, of Lockhart, while travelling [?] Cootamundra to visit his brother was passing through Harefield, [?]…

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