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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Four Injured When Car Overturned

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

As a result of a car accident on the Breadalpane road, near Yarra, on Saturday afternoon, two men were admitted to the Goulburn…

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Strange Accident

The Yass Courier · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 3

A singular accident is recorded in the “Burrowa News,” which says :—On Saturday last, Mr. Stan Small, of Burrowa had his leg…

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Aeroplane Accident

The Yass Courier · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 6

The worst flying accident that has ever occurred in Australia marred the people’s welcome to the Duke and Duchess of York in Melbourne on…

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Air Fatality Washington

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

Lieut. Com. Ross Davies and Lieut Slanton Wooster, were killed when a giant aeroplane of the American Legion, in which they intended…

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Queanbeyan Fatality Motor Cyclist's Death QUEANBEYAN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

Thrown from his motor cycle following a blow-out in McQuold Street, Queanbeyan, on Saturday, John G. Lett, a miner, working at Captain's…

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Guard Injured Fell Against Moving Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 6

YASS.—Mr. J. Alt, guard on the, Bulrinjuck tram line, sustained sever injuries as the result of an accident at Goondah railway Station…

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Motor Collision Near Yarra

The Yass Courier · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 3

As a result of a car accident on the Breadalbane road, near Yarra, on Saturday afternoon, two men were admitted to the Goulburn Hospital…

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Training Accident Jockey Marsden Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 4

J. Marsden, the well-known lightweight jockey; met with a serious accident at Randwick this morning. He was galloping an unnamed horse when…

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Tallong Fatality Harry Sparks' Body Found

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 4

Yesterday morning the body of Harry Sparks, the young Tallong grazier, who has been missing for over a week, was discovered…

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Young Pirate Stole Boat; Nearly Drowned HOBART

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 May 1927 · page 4

On Monday a boy of eight stole a dinghy from the Wharves and rowed down the river. On, the following morning a fish…

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Spine Injured Man's Surprising Recovery SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

On Boxing Day Alfred MeLeania young man from the country, fell from a verandab at Bondi and fractured his spine. He has been in Sydney hospital…

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Rubber "Sleeve" Bursts Man's Eyes Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

James Paul employed in the tank house of the E.R. and S. Company's Works at Port Kembla had both his eyes injured through the bursting of…

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Car and Bus Jammed on Bridge Bungendore Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 2

An accident which occurred at Bungendore last night involved several Goulburn residents, and almost had distastrous results for…

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Mauled by Lion Circus Attendant Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 4

James Gibbs, attendant at Wirth's Circus, was mauled by, a lion while walking along a laneway between, the, animals' cages at the rear of the…

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Woman Killed Run Down by Rail Motor Fatality on Wollondilly Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 4

A shocking railway fatality oc. curred on the bridge over the. Wolland lly River on the Crookwell line yesterday afternoon…

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Queensland Accident 'Plane Strikes Fence BRISBANE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 5

A Moth aeroplane crashed near Cloncurry at noon yesterday. The machine was in charge of Pilot Evans, who had set out on a journey to Mc…

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Artist Drowned Mr. Joseph Lynch of "Smith's" SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Lynch, a black-and-white artist, employed on "Smith's Weekly." fell into the harbour from the ferry steamer K[?]andra on Saturday evening…

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Baby's Death Drowned in a Tub

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 2

Tile Yass Coroner has concluded the inquest cocerning the death of Marjory Irene Crossley, baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Crossley…

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Trains Collide Six Injured at Queanbeyan QUEANBEYAN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 6

Six persons were slightly injured when the Cooma mail train collided with a stationary stock train at Queanbeyan station a few…

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Air Accidents Board to Investigate MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 3

The personnal of the committes to be established by the Commonwealth Ministry to investigate aircraft accidents, was announced this evening by…

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