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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Drain On The Ratepayers. Cost of Accidents to Lamp Standards. Ald. Crook Inquisitive. Question of Concrete Bottoms

The Young Chronicle · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 2

How much are motor accidents to the Burrowa Street lamp standards costing the ratepayers? Ald. Crook was inquisitive at last…

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Motor Accidents Week-end Toll

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 2

A Buick car and a motor lorry were badly damaged when they came into collision on Governor's Hill late on Saturday afternoon. The owner of…

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Cars Collide. Sunday Accident in Burrowa Street

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 1

Two cars collided, on the corner of Main and Burrowa. Streets at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. One was Being driven by D. J. J…

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Tasmanian Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 4

Passengers by a mixed train between Wynyard and Burnie (Tasmania) this morning had a narrow escape from death or serious injury…

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Items of Interest Tree Feller Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 2

While engaged felling trees on Mr. W. Gilbert's property near Goulburn, a tree fell on Billington Jennings' right leg and severely bruised it. He…

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Motor Mishaps a Chapter of Accidents on Friday Last

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 4

Friday last wasn't the thirteenth, hut it was, nevertheless, an unlucky day for local motorists. Fortunately, not one of the several…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Accident at Frogmore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 2

While Alfred Joseph Noakes, was returning from Burrowa on his motor cycle on Thursday, and when within a few miles of home, the cycle…

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Prince Henry Injured in Polo Match VANCOUVER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 2

Physicians attending Prince Henry, who slipped from his mount while playing polo, and fractured his collabone, stated that the Prince passed…

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Motor Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 2

Whilst returning to Cootamundra on Monday night after attending a function in the Ross Memorial Presbyterian Church, Murrumburrah, Mr…

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Death of Mr C. E. Jacob Coroner's Inquiry. Verdict ol Accidental Death, Returned

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 2

AT the Murrumburrah Police Court, on Friday last, Mr. J. C. Foley, District Coroner, held an inquiry into the death of Mr Charles Edward…

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Maurice Browne Injured

The Young Chronicle · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

In the first chukka this afternoon in the match for the Uplands Cup for the beaten teams Mr. Maurice Browne's horse…

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Motor Accident Near Cowra Crashed Into Stationary Car. Wyalong Bookmaker Injured

The Young Chronicle · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

On Wednesday evening about 5 o'clock Harry Howard, of West Wyalnog, accompanied by two others, sustained, spinal injuries through a…

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Fatal Motor Cycle Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 5

Mr. A. J. Noakes, who was admitted to the Boorowa Hospital on Thursday night of last week, suffering from injuries caused through a fall…

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Aftermath of Motor Accident

The Young Chronicle · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

That a motorist's life is not always a happy one is the experience of Mr. Arhtur E. Watson, of the Tweed district, who, last week, was fined…

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Knocked Down By Lorry In Reverse Accident Follows Blowing Away of Hat. Football Fan Trips and Falls. Aftermath of Maher Cup Match

The Young Chronicle · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 1

Tom Perks is at the Burrangong District Hospital following an accident while returning front the Maher Cup match between, Young, and…

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Five Injured Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 2

Five people were injured this morning when two cars of an empty electric train became derailed at Elsternwiek and dragged down the overhead…

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Car Overturned Collision in Auburn Street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 2

Two people were injured and a third had a lucky escape when the car in which they were travelling overturned in Auburn Saturday afternoon car…

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Cars Crash! On Yass-Sydney Road Little Boy Slightly Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 1

About six o’clock on Saturday evening two cars collided 2½ miles out on the Yass-Sydney road, just near the junction of the…

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Car's Nose-dive. Man Fatally Injured

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 2

A motor accident occurred about a mile from Eugowra post office at 11.15 on Sunday, resulting in the death from injuries of Dave West, of…

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Hobbs Injured Fall During Trial Test LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 2

Playing in the trial test match, Jack Hobbs tried to stop it hot drive from Fender, and fell heavily. He strained a ligament in his thight and…

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