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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Car Fatality Penalty: Six Months Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 9 September 1931 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court, Richard Jack Johnson, 23 ,driver of the Jack which knocked down and killed David Todd, at Watson's Bay…

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Peculiar Accident Steam Roller “Skids”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 September 1931 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon while being worked in the street repairs in Meehan Street, the municipal steam roller slipped, or skidded,…

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Lion's Attack Missionary Injured Natives Help Capetown

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 3

A missionary, Rev. Taylor, had an encounter with a lion, which may end fatally. Mr. Taylor was stopping at a camp…

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Petrol Trains Meet in Collision Bucharest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 3

Two petrol laden trains collided at high speed near Ploesti. [?]ty waggonloads of petrol caught [?] and five railwaymen incinerated…

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Body Found Mrs. Bryce Drowned SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 3

"Shortly before midnight, Norman McGuire, while walking along the beach about two miles from Cronulla, saw the body of a…

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Don Bradman Injured at Wagga WAGGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 1

D. G. Bradman, the well-known international cricketer was giving a dazzling display at Wagga yesterday, when he was struck a…

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Motor Fatality Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 23 September 1931 · page 3

George William Webster, 25, was killed instantaneously when the motor cycle which he was riding and a motor-lorry collided at Kuring-gai…

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ACCIDENTS Crushed by Lorry

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 September 1931 · page 4

Mr. Lionel Foxton, of Crookwell, was admitted to the District Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries received when he was crushed between…

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Racing Randwick Meeting Accident To The Dimmer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 6

On Sunday evening next at 10 p.m., Station 2 UE (Sydney) will broadcast the very latest news regarding the race meeting to be held at Randwick…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 3

Mr. McSullea, aged 74, fell on the back verandah of his residence, Grafton Street, yesterday afternoon. The ambulance took him to the Goulburn…

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An Accident Judge's Opinion Street Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 3

"In this case I think the whole thing was a pure accident and I with leave the parties where they were," said Judge…

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Cyclist Injured Collision with Car

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 3

Henry Joseph Taylor, 17, a well-known junior racing cyclist, was extensively injured in, a collision with a car on Saturday afternoon…

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Bourke Street Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 3

Shortly before one o'clock to-day two cars were involved in a collision at the intersections of Bourke and Goldsmith Streets, one person being…

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MURDERED? Missing Constable Was He Drowned? Tamworth Mystery Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 3

A message was received at police headquarters this morning from Acting Superintendent McDowell, in charge, of the…

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£1000 Claim Eye Injured at Shooting Gallery Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 3

In the Supreme Court to-day Frank Arnold Watson to recover £1000 compensation from the proprietor of a shooting gallery, Joseph…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 5

Mr. Oily Pursehouse, senior, met with an unfortunate accident yesterday. He was chopping wood with a tomahawk when the wood broke…

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Collision Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 October 1931 · page 3

A collision occurred near the Sydney Harbour Bridge early this morning between the freighter Memnon and the lug Heroic…

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Carter's Fall Tallong Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 3

Extensive injuries were received by Max Bell, aged about 23, as the result of a fall from a woodcart at Tallong yesterday…

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Serious Accident At Oldmangunyah Man Crushed by Derrick

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 4

At about 9.30 a.m. today Thomas Brain, about 60 years of age, who was employed on the construction of the bridge at Oldmangunyah, sustained…

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Hand Gashed Bakery Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 3

R. W. Gray, a carter, employed by Mr. P. Best, baker, of Grafton Street, had his right hand severely gashed while at work yesterday…

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