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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Serious Motor Accident. Car Runs Over Embankment. Two Ladies Severely injured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 3

Through a motor car running down a steep hill, and over an embankment at Emu Flat deviation, on Sunday last, two ladles were…

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Severe Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 2

Mr. Leslie Simpson, Dairyman, of Harden, met with a serious accident on Sunday last. He was driving his milk cart along Albury…

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Mr. Henry Ford Injured in Car Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 10

Vancouver (B.C.), Thursday.—Investigation is proceeding into an accident at Detroit by which Mr. Henry Ford was injured, his car being forced over…

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New Hope Injured Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 3

New Hope, who broke a bone when he collided with a flagpole at Randwick yesterday morning will not be able to race at the Autumn meeting,…

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Fatal Disobedience Boy's Accidental Death MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 8

A simple act of disobedience to his father on February 8 resulted in the death of Francis John Goener, sehool, boy of Colingwood. He according to…

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Mail Coach Swept Away Horses Drowned BELLINGEN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 6

The mall coach, drawn by three horses, was swept away yesterday morning when attempting to cross the river at Cook's Crossing…

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Blown Up Tin of Benzine Explodes Binda Man Seriously Injured CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. Hector King, son of Cr. Charles King, of Bigga, was seriously injured this week as the result of a benzine explosion…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. Tragedy at Binda

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 2

A SHOCKING burning accident occurred at Mr. A. Branson's shearers' but at Binda at about six o'clock on Friday…

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Another Motor Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 1

A motor accident occurred on the Demondrille road, near the School House, on Monday last. Mr. Bert Cattle, owner of the car…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. Tragedy at Binda

Taralga Echo · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 3

A SHOCKING burning accident occurred at Mr. A. Branson's shearers' hut at Binda at about six o'clock on Friday…

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Car Over Embankment Harden Woman Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 1

Through a motor car running down a steep hill and over an embankment at Emu Flat deviation on 27th ult, the driver, Mrs. Brooks, of Harden, was…

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Serious Accident at Junee

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

While engaged in his office at the "Southern Cross," Junee, one morning last week, Mr. Alfred Bennett, the proprietor of the newspaper, met with…

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Binda Man's Death Benzine Explodes Accident While Lighting Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 7

As the result of shock and injuries received through the explosion of a tin of benzine, Hector King, of Binds, died in a…

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'Bus Skids Eleven Men Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 2

Eleven men were injured when a motor bus conveying Workmen to the Bunnerong Power House e collided with a post at Matraville. this morning…

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Quarry Fatality Block of Slate Crumbled Workman Killed Instantly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 6

Crushed beneath solid slate at Chatsbury slate quan[?]ics on Wednesday afternoon, William Lloyd, employed there as a rockman, was…

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Quarry Fatality. Workman Killed Instantly

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

Crushed beneath solid slate at Chatsbury slate quarries on Wednesday afternoon, 13th inst., William Lloyd, employed there as a…

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Chatsbury Quarry Fatality Deputy Coroner's Verdict

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 4

The Duputy Coroner, Mr. Andrew Mac[?]ntcah.conducted the inquest on the Cha[?]bury quarry fatality at the quarries on Wednesday He found…

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51 DEAD, 32 INJURED Bandits Wreck and Burn Train WACSHINGTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 4

A Mexico City messago states that [?] bodies and 32 Injured were removed to-day from the charred coaches of a train doralled and burned by bandite…

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Simple Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 6

How Mr. Alf. Dowsett, of Waihemo, met with a very simple yet painful accident is related by himself. Out at the station near Marengo he was…

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Drowned in a Tub

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

At Limeston, near Yass on Monday Week, little Marjory Irene Crossley, aged 10½ months, was drowned in a tub which contained only an inch and…

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