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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

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Death Result of Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 7

ORANGE, Saturday: "My wife did not leave a note saying she intended to take her own life." The Chief Secretary, Alywn. Uren…

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Air Siren Set Off By Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 5

LONDON: A stranger visiting Leiston-cum-Sizewell, near Ipswich, went into the "tally house" to make a telephone call. He rested his elbow…

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Car Overturned Twice Accidental Death Finding Inquiry At Cowra Into New Year's Day Tragedy

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 1

From meagre facts brought to light by witnesses, an outline of the tragic car accident at Holmwood on January 1, when a man and his wife met their death, was given in Cowra Coroner's…

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Man Injured in Accident at Quarry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

When he fell several feet from a dump yesterday, at the Mt. Fairy. Mine of Australian iron and steel co., Ltd., a quarryworkers…

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Coroner's Inquest Held at Cowra Concerning Deaths of Mr. and Mrs Heinrich Verdict of Accidental Death

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

From, meagre facts brought to light by witnesses, an outline of the tragic car accident at Holmwood, near Cowra, on January 1st, when…

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Accident at Swimming Pool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

Whilst playing on the banks of Meadow Creek, Gunning, near the swimming pool on Wednesday of last week, Thelma McPherson, aged 8…

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Bush Epic Injured Man's Ordeal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 2

While Mr. T. Pike, of Moruya, and Mr. Tom Kain, of Braidwood, were out shooting in the upper reaches of the Burra Creek; Mr…

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Earthquakes in Turkey 50 Persons Killed: 160 Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 5

ISTANBUL, Thursday: Two violent earthquakes in the Nigde district of southern Ana[?]olia are reported to have resulted in 50 being…

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Furious Driving Case Proved But Penalty Waived Accident Put Defendant In Hospital For Two Months

The Young Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 5

Taking into account the fact that defendant had suffered severely from the accident around which the charge revolved. Magistrate…

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Sydney Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday When a Gipsy Moth training plane nose-dived into a mangrove swamp at Pelican Point near Kurnell, early this morning…

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Motor Cycle And Car In Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 4

A motor cyclist had a narrow escape from injury early on Friday night when his machine was involved in a collision with a…

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Football "Star" Injured

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

Well-known to Young football fans, Mr. R. ("Bobby") Navin, a mechanic in the employ of Mr. R. Lindner, garage proprietor of West Wyalong,…

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Child Shockingly Injured Street Games' Danger

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

The danger children run in playing in the street--a practice as common at Young as at other centres--was illustrated in a…

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Inquiry Adjourned Death Follows a Collision in Moss Vale Street Absence of Essential Witness

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 7

A disclosure was made by a police witness, Constable Harvey, at the inquest commenced at Moss Vale yesterday morning into the circumstances of the death by accident of Lionel John Branson, of Goulburn, when the motor cycle he…

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Failed to Tell Police of Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 1

Failure to notify the police of an accident within 24 hours of its occurrence on Sunday, November 19, cost Mervyn Neville…

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Decline in Accidents Marked Drop In Road Casualties

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

Figures made available this morning show that during the past few months there has been a marked decline in the number…

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Broken Arm Is Outcome Of Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

Edward Goodwin, 52, of 80 Mundy Street, received a broken arm and was lucky to have escaped more serious injury,…

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No One Was Injured Cars Collide On Lake Bathurst Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

After two cars collided on the Tarago Road late on Sunday night one of the vehicles skidded along the road surface for at…

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Football "Star" Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 8

Well-known to Young and Boorowa district football fans, Mr. R. ("Bobby") Navin, a mechanic in the employ of Mr. R. Lindner, garage…

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Boy Believed to Be Drowned Searching In Berrima River

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

The Moss Vale police were engaged until a late hour last night and resumed operations this morning in an endeavour to locate the…

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