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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

278 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 14

Man Drowned Near Bathurst Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

The discovery of a body in a creek near Bathurst yesterday revealed another victim of Monday's storms. Latest reports also indicated that…

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Coroner’s Inquest Accidental Death Late Mr. K. J. T. PRYOR

Yass Tribune-Courier · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

Following an inquest held at the Court House this afternoon the District Coroner, Mr. M. Coen, found that Kenneth James Thorpe Pryor,…

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Man Struck Dead by Lightning Terrible Fatality at Young Shocks Community. Injured Youth in Hospital. Family's Awful Experience

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

Stark tragedy-- awful in its suddenness-- was hurled into the very centre of the town of Young (says the "Witness" of 23rd inst., when…

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Found Drowned Nyngan Rector NYNGAN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

The body of the rector of St. Mark's Church, Nyngan, the Rev. E. S. Woolley, whose sudden disappearance caused, much alarm on Monday…

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Fettlers Injured Struck by Trolley

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

Run down by a motor trolley near Taralga during the heavy rain which accompanied Wednesday night's storm, Leslie Thorpe, a railway…

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Yass Fatality Coroner's Finding YASS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

Following an inquest held at the Court House on Wednesday afternoon, the District Coroner, Mr. At. Coen, found that Kenneth…

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Car Accident Mrs. McClung, Senr., Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 2

When returning from Yass to Murrumbateman on Saturday morning a Dodge car, owned and driven by Mr. Alan Webster, a visitor to…

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Police Court Accident Aftermath Before Mr. Soane, P.M.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 3

An accident in Montague Street on Friday, December 23, when a car struck a tree, and three of its occupants had to be taken to…

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Girl Drowned Adelaide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

One child is dead and three people are missing and believed to be drowned as the result of a tragic occurrence at Port Noariunga…

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Electrocuted Fatality at Berrima Young Lad Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 6

"I'm struck" were the last words uttered by little Freddie Simons as he gripped the hand of death on Friday morning last…

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Tragic Death Mr. Victor Parker Accidentally Killed

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 2

THE sad and startling news was received in Murrumburrah about 10 o'clock on Saturday night last, that Mr. Victor J. Parker, a former…

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German Riots Disorder Grows 2 Killed: Others Injured Berlin

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 3

A law student, aged 17, shouting, "This settles the account," shot Mayor Kasted, of Stassfurt, while he was going home after…

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Man Injured Cycle Fork Breaks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 3

Reginald Clark, 23, a musician of Melbourne, was riding a bicycle down hill, six miles on the Sydney side of Goulburn, near Pooley's Camp, when…

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Two Killed Aeroplanes in Flames Collision in Mid-air Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 3

When two Air Force Wapitiplanes collided in mid-air and fell to the ground in flames at Point Cook yesterday, the two…

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EXPLOSION 8 Killed: 100 Injured in Paris Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 3

Eight were killed and about 100 injured in a terrifie explosion at Billancourt electric power station on the outskirts of Parts…

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Fatal Collision Near Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 3

Mr. Daniel Ward, of Countegany, was killed when his motor car collided with the rear wheel of a buggy being driving in the same…

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Tarago Girl's Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 1

Little Betty Whiting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whiting, had the misfortune to meet with an accident at the home of Mrs. F. H. Lynch on…

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From Everywhere Crookwell Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon Allan Churchill, of Crookwell, was chopping wood about two miles out of town when the axe struck him on the…

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Shocking Tragedy Terrible Explosion 2000 Injured Many Killed London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 3

Latest estimates indicate that at least 100 people were killed and more than 2000, were injured —250 critically—in the…

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Tarago News Boy's Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 2

He was riding his bike, when it skidded, causing him to fall heavily. As Mr. Hall was absent at the time a phone call to Tarago soon put Mr…

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