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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Cart and Motor Truck Collision in Sloane Street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

As the result of what is believed to have been a defect in the steering. gear of a large motor truck owned by Messrs. R. D. Gray and Company, of…

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Terrible Accident. Adelong Footballers Meet with Catastrophe

The Yass Courier · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 3

A dreadful accident to an Adelong football team occurred yesterday (Sunday). They were going from Adelong to…

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Car Crashes Into Culvert Accident on Braidwood-rd. Driver in Hospital With Head Injuries

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

When a Maxwell car crashed into the side of a culvert on the Braidwood Road late on Saturday afternoon the driver Mr. Les Armstrong,…

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An Ex-pug's Death Drowned in Cross Roads Creek Fatality at Main Roads Construction Camp

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 6

Patrick Conway, a former well-known pugilist, was drowned in the Cross Roads Creek on Saturday night. The deceased was working for the…

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Adelong Footballer’ Accident

The Yass Courier · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 5

The following are the names of the Adelong footballers who met with a bad accident last Sunday through the motor lorry in which they were…

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Collision with Bullock Motor Train Derailed Crookwell Traffic Interrupted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

Passengers by Wednesday afternoon's rail motor from Goulburn to Crookwell had and unpleasant experience as the result of a collision with…

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Queer Accident to Trotter

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 8

Young Chimes, a valuable six-year-old trotter, who has been a consistent winner at country trots, and was owned by Mr. T. Young, broke its…

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Terrible Accident Adelong Footballers Meet with Catastrophe

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 6

A dreadful accident to an Adelong football team occurred last Sunday. They were going from Adelong to Tumbarumba when the motor lorry…

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A Man Missing Police Fear He Is Drowned Hat Found on Bank of River

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 8

A man named Terence McCahill who is in receipt of the Old Age Pension, and who has resided in Burrowa for some time is reported…

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Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

Master Ivan McMahon, 10 years of age, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. McMahon, of the XLCR Bakery, Burrowa, fractured his right arm…

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Accident at Young Young

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

Mrs. T. Murray a well-known resident of Grenfell, is in hospital as a result of her horse bolting while driving to the funeral of the late Mr…

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Drowned in Dam Fatality at Burrinjuck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 2 June 1926 · page 4

A man named John Wheeler was drowned in the Burrinjuck Dam on Sunday afternoon. Owing to the transfer of police…

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Drowning Fatality

The Yass Courier · Thursday 3 June 1926 · page 4

At Burrinjuck two men employed on the works, John Wheeler and John Andrews were returning across the river in a p[?]nt [?] with wood,…

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Drowning Accident at Burrenjuck Body in 120 Feet of Water

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 8

A man named John Wheeler was drowned in the Burrinjuck dam on Sunday afternoon in 120ft. of water. Owing to the transfer of police…

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Motor World Level Crossing Accidents a New American Device

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 2

In America, where railway level-crossing disasters have been numerous, strenuous efforts are being made to solve the problem of the…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 7 June 1926 · page 2

While riding a motor cycle in Clinton-street on Saturday night, a man named Stephen Blizzard, 22 years, a bootmaker, who resides in…

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Rail Disaster Passenger's Harrowing Tales Four Killed, Many Injured Marie Burke's Heroism SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 4

A counts of the number of killed and injured in the Scone railway disaster are somewhat conflicting, but…

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Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 4

On Monday last, Frank Dwyer met with a severe accident while driving a cart from Binalong to Galong. The horse bolted and the cart struck a…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 14 June 1926 · page 2

A motor cycle and a push-bike collided in Bradley-street on Sunday afternoon, and both riders fell heavily on to the roadway…

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A Pea Rifle Fatality Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 14 June 1926 · page 2

John Henry McMullen, 22, a resident of Forest Lodge, was a member of a shooting party camped at Men angle on Saturday, when a pea-rifle…

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