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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

284 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 15

Struck by a Sheep Bungonia Girl Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 4

BUNGONIA.— Miss Florrie Pearce met with a serious accident last week While attempting to block some sheep rushing through a gateway, one of the…

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Horseman Drowned Tried to Cross Fitzroy River Rockhampton, (Q.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 6

On wednesday an old man known as "Queer" Williams stated that he intended to cross the Fitzroy River on horseback. He then departed…

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Motor Cyclist Crashes Accident in Lagoon Street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

As Thomas Cleveland, young man employed by P. A. Blssaker, was riding along Lagoon Street early on Saturday morning he met with an…

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Ex-Soldier Drowned

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 6

John Harris, who was a native of Muswellbrook, was drowned while bathing in the Murray River. He entered the water with a ten year old…

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Ballast Tram Bolts Tramway Man Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 6

A ballast tram, of two trucks. loaded with metal. bolted at Rozelle this morning and crashed through the double geles of the White Bay power…

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Boy Drowned 100 People Help Search for Body TOOWOOMBA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 2

A twelve-year-old boy named Cunnington was playing yesterday with a number of others in Dairymple Greek when he slipped from the bank and…

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Two Explosions Sensations at Chatswood Seven Persons Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 2

Two explosions occurred in sheds at the rear of A. J. Benjamin's general store in VictoriaAvenue, Chatswood, this morning,…

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Elderly Man Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 10

John Bogg (68), of Edinburgh Castle, was thrown from a dray at Tarlo on Monday afternoon and sustained injuries to the hips…

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Elderly Man Injured

Taralga Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

John Bogg (68), of Edinburgh Castie, was thrown from a'dray at Tarlo on Monday afternoon and sustained injuries to the liips…

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Railwayman Killed Crushed Between Buffers Goulburn Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 8

Caught between the buffers of a track and a horse box at the Goulburn Railway Station yesterday morning, Arthur Ewin (30), a railway…

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Harbor Thrills Nearly a Collision Passengers Terrified SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

A collision was narrowly averted on the harbour last night between the herry steamer Kuramia, and steamer Merlmbula…

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Awakening Shock Curious Accident SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

A man named Garven met with an unusual accident near Kempsev. Awaking from sleep he threw out his arms one of which came into…

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Drowned at Weejasper

The Yass Courier · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 3

The death by drowning of Alfred Joseph Davis, son of Mr and Mrs Jack Davie, of Weejasper, occurred yesterday. It appears that be was…

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Cyclists Collide Lad Seriously Injured CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

In the Crookwell park on Friday evening last two boys of about 12 to 14 years named Dudley Dunn and Victor Barry. were using the cycle…

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Accidents Cyclists Collide

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred on the cycle track at the Crookwell Park on Friday night of last week, when two lads met…

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Drowned in Murray

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

John Harris, a native of Muswell-brook, who went through the whole of the war without a scratch, was drowned while bathing in the Murray…

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Accident at Cowra Races Jockey Fractures His Skull

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

During the running of the Pavilion Handicap at Cowra races recently, Bert Brown, jockey, of Eugowra, was thrown heavily and fractured his…

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Crushed Between Buffers Railway Man's Horrible Death Shunting Accident in Goulburn Yards

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 8

Caught between the buffers of a horse box and a truck of the wooden type during shunting operations in the Goulburn railway yards one day…

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Boy Drowned Toowoomba

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 6

While a number of boys were swimming in a creek near Toowoomba yesterday afternoon, one slipped into water, 15 feet deep, and was soon in…

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Drowned at Binalong

The Yass Courier · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 3

A drowning accident occurred at Binalong yesterday afternoon through which Thomas William Coroeran, aged 17, employed at Binalong Post…

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