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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Reducing Fatigue Accidents

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 10

That every driver should take at least half an hour's rest after a four-hour spell at the wheel is the subject of a decree planned by the…

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Bandsman Injured Accident at Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 5

A disconsolate figure at the bands demonstration at the sportsground yesterday was a Cooma, bandsman. Frank Norris, who received a broken…

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MR. J. N. LAWSON Injured In Car Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

DUBBO, Thursday: A car driven by Mr. J. N. Lawson, M.P., crashed over a culvert near Dubbo early this morning, and Mr. Lawson was seriously…

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From Everywhere Boy Injured In Fall

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 4

John Fountain, aged seven years, was admitted to St. John of God Hospital last night suffering from a probable fracture of the spine. It is…

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Mr. Lawson Injured in Car Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 4

Mr. J. N. Lawson, M.P. (member for Macquarie) was seriously injured when his car crashed over a culvert near Dubbo early…

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Laggan Accident Two Bones Broken

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Cramp sustained painful injuries at Laggan whilst engaged in burning-off operations on the property of Mr. J…

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Reducing Fatique Accidents

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

That every driver should take at least half-an-hour's rest after a four hour spell at the wheel is the subject of adecree planned by the Dutch…

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Collision With Calf

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 8

Robert Friend, of "Lyndhurst," Moss Vale, was thrown heavily from his motor-cycle last Monday morning when he collided with a calf on the…

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Man Injured Horse and Lorry In Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 5

Shortly after 9 o'clock on Sunday night, Mr. T. Wohlfiel (49), a labourer, residing at Thuddungra, was severely injured when thrown…

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Another N.z. Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Another serious railway accident, resulting in the death of a fireman, occurred at Aylesbury, to-day…

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From Everywhere Injured Thigh

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 4

Mrs. L. C. Miller, who was staying with her sister. Mrs. Lamb, of 72 Verner Street, was attempting to retie a shoe lace in a Goulburn street…

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Famous Singer Injured Gladys Moncrieff

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Miss Gladys Moncrieff the singer was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when the motor car in which she was…

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Ambulances and Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The present system of control of accidents is unsatisfactory, according to the secretary of the Central District…

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Four Killed Ten Others Injured Car and Bus Collide Shocking Fatality Near Albury

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

Three Albury residents and one woman from Melbourne were killed in one of the worst road accidents in years on the Murray…

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Cricketer Injured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

Whilst wicket-keeping for Harden Railway in their match against Murrumburrah on Sunday last, Roy Flanery was struck on the motuh by a…

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Items of Interest Criticially Injured--

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

Ronald Miller, aged 24, of Leeton, was critically injured when his car collided near Narrandera with a truck on Friday. Miller's right arm…

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Baby Injured by Ice Stick

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

Brian ("Billy") Ryan, three years was admitted to the Orange Base Hospital after serious injury when he fell on to a sharp ice stick with which he…

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Boy of 11 Found Hanged Accident Theory By Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Keith Edward Jennings, who would have been 12 years old next month, was found by his mother yesterday…

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Woman Nearly Drowned in Wash Tub Husband, with Soap Suds in Eyes, Effects Rescue

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

Last week, at the Wonga Homestead, Wondiligong, Mr. Ben. Ramsbottom discovered his wife wrestling with a shirt in the wash tub—the…

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Forearm Severed Shocking Accident at Waradgery

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at Waradgery, Galong, the property of Mr. W. F. Ross, M.L.A., on Wednesday morning, when John T. Smith,…

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