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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Man in Flames Electrician Burnt Shocking Accident Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 3

Ernest Kirkpatrick, 45, electrician, was working behind a municipal electrical sub-station when there was a vivid flash, and…

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Motor Cycle Accident. Two Young Men Injured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 3

On Sunday last, two young men, residents of Harden, met with a severe accident. It appears that Mr. James Moss, jun…

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Two Men Injured Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 3

George Gurney and Norman John Alexander Matheson were hurt in a motor truck and motor cycle collision on Pacific Highway, North Sydney,…

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Smash in Cycle Race. Four Riders Injured at Cootamundra

The Young Chronicle · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 2

During the final cycle race at the athletic meeting at Cootamundra last night there was a crash, in which, four riders were…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Near Rocky Ponds. a Young Man Killed. Head Severed From Body

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 2

An awful fatality occurred on Monday night last, near Rocky Ponds, about nine miles from…

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Fall From Motor Cycle. Accident at Harden

The Young Chronicle · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 2

Valentine O'Hehir was admitted Harden hospital suffering on Tuesday suffering from concussion and bruises as a result of a fall…

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Chapter of Accidents Cricketers' Hoodoo Cars Leave Road Three Men Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 April 1934 · page 3

An extraordinary chapter of accidents overtook a party of Sydney cricketers travelling to Crookwell on Saturday evening…

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"Unsafe Car" Steering Locked Razorback Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1934 · page 6

"If such a thing can happen, the type of car is unsafe." Mr. A. E. Baldock (district coroner) made this statement at an inquest at…

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Walked Into Live Wire Man Killed Three Others Injured Ballina

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1934 · page 3

Carl Phillips, 26, was killed instantly and his wife and two small children suffered superficial burns and stocks when…

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Car Fatality At Conroy's Gap YASS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 6

The District Coroner (Mr. Coen) found that Haime Stone, 42, of Parramatta Road, Annandale, died from injuries accidentally received on…

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Two Injured Fall From Motor Bike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 4

Thrown from a motor cycle in Union Street yesterday, William Fraser was fortunate to escape with minor injuries. Mercia…

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Accidental Cricketers Two Mishaps on Trip Three Sustain Injuries

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 6

III luck dogged a party of Sydney cricketers travelling to Crookwell on Saturday night. Two of the five cars conveying…

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Jerrawa Show Rider Injured Fall in Open Hunt

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 2

Mr. Bob Grieves, a well-known local horseman, had a heavy fall in the open hunt at Jerrawa Show on Monday afternoon. When riding…

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Railway Fatality Near Rocky Ponds. an Inquest Held. Verdict of Suicide Returned

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 1

An inquest was held at the Court House, Murrumburrah, on Saturday last (before Mr. J. C. Foley,…

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Dog’s Eye Extracted Accidentally Shot with Pea Rifle

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 2

A valuable sheepdog belonging to Mr. L. Southwell, of Hall, was accidentally shot through the eye with a pea rifle on Tuesday, when out…

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1000 MILES In Pouring Rain Italian Winners Many Accidents Rome

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 3

Italy's famous road race, Mille Miglia (1000 miles), is being run in pouring rain, making the course even more…

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Fall From Lorry Crookwell Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 3

Crookwell: Falling from a motor, lorry in Goulburn Street yesterday, Mr. Harold Hodge, of the firm of Willis and Hodge,…

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£2000 Claim Outcome of Collision Kennedy v MITCHELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 5

The fatal accident on the night of August 26 last year at the intersection of Sloane and Mundy Streets, when Colin Leo Kennedy received…

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Motoring Mishap Mr. H. Hodge Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 3

Mr. Harold Hodge, of the firm of Messrs. Willis and Hodge, Crookwell, sustained nasty injuries when he was thrown to the…

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Widow Claims $2000 Sequel to Mo'or Fatality Lengthy Circuit Causes Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 2

The case in which Olive Adeline Kennedy is claiming £2000 damages from William Baron John Mitchell in respect of a motor accident in August last, when her husband received fatal injuries, was continued at the Goulburn…

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