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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

273 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 14

City Man's Death Motor Accident Recalled

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 2

Francis Henry Beaver, 55 an employee of the Sydney Water Board, who was seriously injured in a motor accident…

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"Accidental Death" Evidence At Inquest

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 3

An inquest into the death of Frances Henry Beaver, [?] was conducted at the Goulburn Court house on Monday by…

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Inquest the Wallendbeen Fatality

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 5

The Cootamundra District Coroner, Mr. T. J. Renehan, found that Miss Katherine Kildea "died, on 14th March, in the ambulance…

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Man Killed Fatality In Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 2

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: Struck on the head by a cage while he was at work in the Lake George mine at 6.30 this morning, Anton Lane,…

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Motor Accident Death After Three Months in Hospital

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 5

Francis Henry Beaver 55, an employee of the Sydney Water Board, who was seriously injured in a motor accident near Yarra three months…

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Death Rate Lower Road Accident Figures

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 1

The accident figures for 1910 for New South Wales and for America have been issued. They show that New South Wales…

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Petrol Fire Mechanic Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 2

William Cannon, mechanic, of Auburn Street, was severely burned about the hand and leg during the week-end, when a…

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Two Deaths in Crash Tragic Accident In Cowper Street

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 2

Struck by a taxi as they were walking along the road in Cowner Street at 12.20 on Sunday morning, a young Goulburn girl was killed and a soldier, who was escorting her home, fatally injured. Two other people were taken to hospital…

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Thigh Broken Loading Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 3

When he fell from a loading ramp at the Goulburn railway yards on Friday afternoon, George Drover. 42, of 55 Reynolds…

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Cars in Collision Ankle Broken

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 5

Mr Sid Eastley, of Grenfell road, had one of his ankle bones badly fractured when the Chevrolet car in which he was returning home…

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Second Reading Passed By Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: By a misunderstanding, the second reading of the bill providing for additional safety measures in coal mines was…

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Child Drowned Crawled Into Pool

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: An 18-month-old child, Kevin, Rex Hamilton, was drowned in 2ft of water on Monday afternoon…

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Driver For Trial Sequel To Taxi Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

At the close of a lengthy inquest conducted at the Goulburn Court House yesterday by the Deputy-Coroner, Mr. J. C. Walsh,…

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Taxi Fatality Driver Committed For Trial

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

At the close of a lengthy inquest conducted at the Goulburn Court House by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. C. Walsh, George Frederick Mayo, 26,…

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Bus Fatality Driver Is Fined £5

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

Found guilty of driving in a manner dangerous to the public on January 26, William John Lisle Hawke, of Thirroul, was fined £5, with 12/…

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Easter and Accidents An Appeal To Car-Drivers

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

It is a sad commentary on our vaunted civilisation that whenever holidays occur they are marked by accidents, involving…

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Four Injured Car Crash Near Collector

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 3

Victims of the accident, which was the worst of several reported in and near Goulburn during the holiday period, were all Sydney residents…

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Car Hits Horse Jack Crawford In Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 2

When his car ran into a straying horse on the Hume Highway near Marulan late on Thursday night, Jack Crawford, well-known…

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Youth Shot in Arm Holiday Camp Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 3

Keith Piggott, 16, of 67 Auburn Street, was shot in the right arm when a pea-rifle was being bandled by several youths…

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Several Hurt Accidents Mar Holidays

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 3

More than 11 people were injured to varying degrees in accidents in or near Goulburn between Thursday night and this…

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