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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

250 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 13

Keith Ellis Injured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 1

The Jack Hore Gold Cup match at Temora, on Sunday last, cost Junee their five-eighth Keith Ellis, who on Monday was found to have…

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Sad Fatality Young Woman Thrown From Horse

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Luke Trainor, of Rossi Street, received the sad news by telegram on Monday evening, that their neice, Miss Norma Davies,…

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ACCIDENTAL Boy’s Sad Death Thrown From Horse

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 2

An inquest was held at the Court House yesterday morning by Mr. M. E. Soane, P.M., concerning the death of Clifford…

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Man Killed Struck by Motor Cycle Rider Charged Kenmore Road Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 3

Struck by a motor cycle while walking along the Kenmore road near the North Goulburn recreation ground last night, Joseph…

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Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 5

While Freddy Parnell was cutting wood at his parents' residence in Queen Street, Binalong, on Sunday morning, the axe glanced off a log…

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Local and General Footballer Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 2

Just prior to half-time in the game between Yass and Burrowa yesterday A. Rayner was kicked in the chest, and was conveyed to the local…

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Fatal Collision Passenger Killed London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 3

A passenger was killed and eleven passengers were injured in a collision today between the London-North Eastern train from Dereham with a…

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Accidental Death Struck by Motor Kenmore Road Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

Cecil Francis Cunningham, charged with the manslaughter of Joseph Watchirs, who was killed when he was knocked…

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Hearing Injured £1200 For Organist LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 3

As a sequel to a motor cycle collision, damages of £1200 were awarded to Arthur Richard Vickers, music teacher and organist, of Shelton…

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Fork Snapped Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 2

While on his way to work early this morning, Mr. Waller Sinclair of 101 Coromandel Street, West Goulburn, Was…

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Child's Eye Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

E'sle Allen, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mos. T. Allen, of .143 Bourke Street sustained an injury to the eye while chopping wood yesterday…

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£30 DAMAGES Award by Court Car Collision Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 3

A. collision between two cars on the Tarago-Queanbeyan road on the night of March 5 was the result of two claims for damages…

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Taralga Accident Nine Stitches in Foot

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 4

Mr. Albert Horne of Wowagin who had his foot badly cut with an axe while chopping is progressing favourably. Nine stitches were put in the…

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Driver Charged Auburn St. Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 3

As the result of a collision between two cars in Auburn St. on Saturday night, William Charles Bladwell was charged at the Goulburn Police Court…

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Struck by Car Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

Mr. C.R. Reid officer in charge of the Joppa Signal Box, and a resident of Coromandel Street, at about 10.15 last night…

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COLLISION Submarine Sunk Many Lives Lost London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 3

The Admiralty has officially announced that the submarine Poseidon sank in a collision near Wei-hai-wei. Five officers and 24…

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Accident Victim Condition Critical

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 2

Mr. C. R. Reid, who was admitted to the Goulburn District Hospital on Monday night after he was struck by a car on the…

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Runaway Plane Golf Champion Injured LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 5

The opening of the new aerodrome of the Surrey Aero Club at [?] was marred by an extraordinary accident…

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Painful Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 7

Last Tuesday, whilst Mr. Leg. Bush was working in his garage, a piece "of steel struck his spectacles, and particles of the broken lens on…

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Injured Foot

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 2

Mr. Will. Gorman, of Crookwell. had the ligaments of the instep of his foot injured whilst playing football at Crookwell. It will probably be some…

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