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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Head On Collision Two Motor Cars Damaged

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 3

A head-on collision occurred at about 6.30 p.m. on Friday night last, in Albury street, Murrumburrah, opposite the residence of Mr. Dan…

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Young Woman Killed in Bus Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A woman was killed and nearly a dozen other persons were injured when a motor bus travelling from…

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Holiday Maker Drowned in Surf Channel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Richard Bevan McAlister, 50, of Quandialla, who had taken a house in Kenneth Street, Bondi, to spend…

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Fell From Top of Stairs Accident That Brought on Neuritis

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 6

This old lady survived a fall downstairs from top to bottom, only to become a victim of neuritis and rheumatism. But in Kruschen she found…

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Cyclist and Car in Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 5

George Harris, of 44 Deccan Street, suffered cuts and bruises to the forehead, hips, left elbow and both knees, as a result of a…

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Cyclist Hurt in Road Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 1

Thrown off the road when struck by a car about eight miles out of Goulburn on the Sydney Road on Thursday afternoon,…

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Five Drowned When Freighter Sinks Goulburn Link

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday: During the week-end, divers and police recovered the bodies of three of the five members of the…

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Girl Injured Discharge of Shot-Gun Man Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 5

Believed to have run from behind a briar bush when a shotgun was discharged at a dog at North Goulburn yesterday…

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Survey at Scene of Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

A survey of the Hume Highway near Barber's Bridge, the scene of the accident in which Dr. R. J. Tillyard received fatal injuries,…

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REV. C. M. STATHAM Accident on Holiday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 8

The Rev. Clive M. Statham, Rector of St. Matthew's, Albury, broke a leg while on holidays at Ulladulla. Mr. Statham was climbing on some…

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Head-on Crash Collision Near Crookwell Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 5

CROOKWELL, Monday: Injuries which resulted in his admission to the Crookwell Hospital, were received by Robert Milne,…

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Verdict for Plaintiff Binalong Motor Accident Case Collision Near Culvert

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 5

A verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed (£51/1/9) was given by His Honor, Judge W. T. Coyle, in…

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Neck Broken Diving Accident At Canberra Woman Hurt

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 5

Diving into the Murrumbidgee River yesterday at Pine Island, a pleasure resort near Canberra, Mrs. Claude Weatherstone, aged…

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Italian Leaves Court Free Man After Facing Criminal Charges Not Guilty Of Wanton Driving; Bound Over For Negligent Driving Jury Recommends Leniency; Fined £10 in Police Court for Not Stopping After. Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 1

Before a judge and jury at the Quarter Sessions on Friday. Achille Augusto Quarello (36), an Italian baker from Bilbul near Griffiths, was charged with causing bodily harm to Thomas Yeo of Yass, by wanton driving and…

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Bathurst Carrier Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

Serious injuries to the chest were suffered by George William when a large drum of oil weighing ("Doc") Rowling, of Bathurst,…

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Head-on Collision Cars Crash Near Junction of Roads One Hurt--Cars Telescoped

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 1

Two cars collided almost directly head-on late on Saturday afternoon near the junction of the two Laggan roads a little to the…

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Verdict for Plaintiff Binalong Motor Accident Case Collision Near Culvert

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 7

A verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed (£51/1/9) was driven by His Honour, Judge W. T. Coyle, in…

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Novel Punishment for Speedsters Must Visit Accident Wards

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 9

Word has been received from New York that two young speedsters must visit hospital accident wards and observe injuries received in highway…

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Cyclist Hurt in Street Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 4

Knocked to the roadway after he had been involved in a collision In Auburn Street this morning, Levin Peterson, 49, residing…

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Collision with Tree Youths Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 4

Two youths were involved in an accident on Cutaway Hill, Hume Highway on Friday afternoon last. One of the lads, Stephen Matthews, aged 18,…

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