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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Motor Accidents Repairs at Dam Necessary

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 1

Somebody unable to pull up when going down the slope towards the dam, has run into the gate and bent it rather badly…

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Thigh Injured Aged Woman's Fall

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 4

Mrs. J. Fife, 82, of Windellama Road, Gundary, received a probable fracture of her thigh under peculiar circumstances early this…

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Mill Casualty Textile Worker Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

Max Slatyer, 19, of 8 Beppo Street, received severe head injuries at the Bradfordville Woollen Mills early last night, when…

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Police Views on Cars and Road Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Delegates, to the conference of the Police Association of New South Wales yesterday urged the adoption of a system of regular health and efficiency tests for drivers of public vehicles…

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Many Motor Accidents at Wollongong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Sunday: Many onlookers as well as competitors were injured in a remarkable series of accidents at the Wollongong Motor…

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Coroner's Inquiry Five Men Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 7

The deaths of five men who were drowned off Port Kembla on the night of April 16 were the subjects of inquiries, by the District Coroner…

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£2000 Damages Claimed Outcome of Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In the Supreme Court to-day, Walter John Budd brought an action against the Commissioner for Road Transport,…

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Road Fatality Echo £1,120 DAMAGES Goulburn Widow's Claims Successful

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 1

Damages amounting to £1,120 were awarded to Mrs. Mary Jane James, a Goulburn widow, against Michael Woods, grazier…

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Enters Body Twice Bullet From Rifle Young Rifle Range Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 5

William Josephson, a member of the Young Rifle Club, was seriously injured as the result of a shooting accident at the Young…

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Rain Stops Play at Northampton Opening Batsmen Not Out Bradman Is "Nursing" Injured Men in His Team

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: Rain stopped play in the match between Australia and Northamptonshire to-day. When Badcock and Brown had put on 126 runs for Australia's…

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Road Fatality Echo £1,120 Damages Goulburn's Widow's Claims Successful

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 2

Damages amounting to £1,120 were awarded to Mrs. Mary Jane James, a Goulburn widow, against Michael Woods, grazier…

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Young Rifle Range Accident Bullet From Rifle Enters Body Twice

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 2

William Josephson, a member of the Young Rifle Club, was seriously injured as the result of a shooting accident at the…

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Accident at Rye Park "Man Walks Over Himself"

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 2

Last week, at Rye Park, Mr. Pimple met a friend and asked him to go across the road and buy him a plug of tobacco. His friend refused…

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Three Injured In Last Minute of Game

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 4

Three men were injured in the last minute of play in the Goulburn-Boorowa match at Rugby League Park on Sunday and were later admitted to the District Hospital. Those injured were:—…

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Accident at North Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 2

At 6 o’clock on Saturday night, there was a mix up in Laidlaw Street between two motor, cans, a lorry and a motor cycle. It is…

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Railway Accident at Gunning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 3

GUNNING: During shunting operations at the railway station, Mr. W. Bush had a hand crushed in the sliding door of a brakevan…

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Burrowa Will Prove Worthy Cup Competitors Beaten By Goulburn, But Not Disgraced Hard Game Marred by Unfortunate Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 8

The game between Goulburn and Burrowa yesterday at League Park had an unfortunate ending. When the final whistle had sounded it was noticed that two Burrowa players were lying hors de combat on the field with more or…

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Football Burrowa Will Prove Worthy Cup Competitors Beaten by Goulburn, But Not Disgraced Hard Game Marred by Unfortunate Accidents

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

The game between Goulburn and Burrowa on Sunday last at League Park, Goulburn, had an unfortunate ending. When the…

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Unusual Accident at Frogmore Horse Breaks Car Window

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 9

Whilst strolling through the fields at Frogmore, Camel, a chestnut horse belonging to Miss Noseabout, pushed his head through a glass window of…

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Two Collisions But No One Is Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 5

Several people had narrow escapes from injury when cars in which they were riding were involved in collisions in and near…

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