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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Bathing Tragedies Little Girl Drowned GULGONG

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

While bathing at Yamble, 17 miles from Gulgong, John Heard (18), Mavis Hassenkam (12), and Miriel Spencer (12), got into difficuties . Mr. F…

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Channel Collision Russian Merchant Marine Attitude MOSCOW

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

The President of the Soviet Merchant Marine says that the captain of the steamer "Tovarisch" which collided with the Italian steamer…

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Claim for £800 Damages Married Woman Sues Contractor Aftermath of Harden Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 7

A claim for £400 damages arising out of an accident in Albury Street Harden, when Mary Cane was knocked down and seriously injured by a…

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Aged Horseman Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 2

When breaking-in a fractious horse at Taralga on Friday, Thomas Cooper (70), of Stonequarry, was thrown and suffered extensive injuries. He was…

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Car Crash Yass Road Fatality Inquiry Into Miss Wray's Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 2

The car crash on the Yass road on February 26, when Miss Vera Wray (26), a well-known Goulburn girl, received injuries from which…

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Motor Accident

The Yass Courier · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 1

While Mr and Mrs Callaghan, of Marrickville, were descending a steep hill near Bungendore in a car on Tuesday last, at 12.30 a.m., the…

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Motor Fatality Yass Rd. Smash Verdict of Accidental Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 2

At the inquest into the death of Vera Beatrice Wray at the Goulburn District Hospital on February 26, the City Coroner,…

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Car Wrecked Goulburn Lady Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

Mrs. Jane Chisholm, wife of Mr. F. Chisholm, of Klppilaw, Goulburn suffered a wound to the face necessitating the insertion of 50…

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Fatal Motor Lorry Accident

The Yass Courier · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

Mr Coroner Gale, of Queanbeyan, held an inquest at Canberra Hospital on Tuesday concerning the death of Hubert Hoskins, which occurred early…

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Royal Welcome Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 8

Mr. James Barnes, chairman of Taltersall's Club, experienced a stroke of ill-fortune at Randwick one morning last week. His Wolaroi…

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Man Injured. Motorist Detained

The Young Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

A man has been detained at West Wyalong in connection with a motor collision, as a result of which, Law re[?]ce Clark, farmer, of Grogan, is…

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Fifty Stitches. Goulburn Lady Injured

The Young Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

Mrs. Jane Chrisholm, wife of Mr. F. Chisholm, of Kippilaw, Goulburn, suffered a wound to the face necessitating the insertion of 50 stitches,…

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Items of Interest Accidental Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

The police are satisfied that a man who was found dead in Elizabeth Street last night died as a result of an accidental fall. The body is still…

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To-day's Wires Mildura Train Accident. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 2

Josephine Lamont, 13, one of the persons injured in a collision between a motor lorry and a train at Mildura, died last night, making the…

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Pathetic End to Holiday Father Drowned Rescuing Girl SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 3

In the midst of a short holiday, which he was enjoying with his wife and three daughters at Woy Woy, Williams Frederick Keary, a middle-aged…

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Accident in Goldsmith St. Three Injured in Taxi Smash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

Breaking through the barriers guarding a deep excavation at the intersection of Bourke and Gold-smith Streets early on Saturday…

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Motor Collision Sequel in Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court. this morning a charge against Guilford Spencer Robertson who was remanded from January 13 on a charge of…

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Items of Interest Schoolboy Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

Ivan Biddle, a student at the Goulburn High School, fractured his right arm while engaged in a hockey practice he was admitted to the Goulburn…

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Doctor in Car Accident

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Dr. W. H. Cooke was involved in a car accident outside the Methodist Church early on Sunday afternoon. The doctor was travelling up Cloete…

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Doctor Drowned. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

Dr. Jim Fitzsimmons, while swimming in a pool at Condobolin, was swept over the weir and drowned…

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