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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Accidents at Burrinjuck Two Yass Residents Lose a Finger Each

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 2

Two Yass resident were the victims of accidents at Burrinjuck during the past week, as a result of which each lost a…

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Injured Chinese

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

Lin Ham, 73-year-old Chinese, who was seriously injured when trapped in a burning house at the Thorne's Bridge market gardens yesterday…

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Fatal Car Smash Young Monteagle Soldier Killed Mother Seriously Injured Four Others Have Miraculous Escape

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 4

A fatal motor smash occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, when a young soldier, Pte. Walter Madden, who was…

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Railway Guard Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 8

R. Bromham, of the Cootamundra railway staff, was coupling two carriages at Ballow when the coupling threw off the hook and jambed…

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Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 5

Stanley Delmont, of Mittagong, while riding a bicycle on Friday night, collided with another bicycle and received injuries which necessitated his…

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From Everywhere Injured by Canoe

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 2

Isabel Noel, small daughter of Mr. B. Noel, of 37 Clifford Street, Goulburn, was playing with other children in the vicinity of the Rock…

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Two Men Shockingly Burned Electricity Accident Near Gundagai

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 4

Shocking Injuries were received by two employees of the Burrinjuck Electricity Supply while working at a sub-station…

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Shocking Fatality Burned By Electricity

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 3

Shockingly burnt by a charge of electricity received from a high voltage line, and having fractured his spine near the neck…

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Bombings in Boulder Eight Killed 21 INJURED

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 3

PERTH Monday: Two combing outrages resulted in eight persons being killed and 21 injured at Boulder early this…

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Fatality From Peanut

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 4

Patricia Shaw, aged 2, of Coniston, on the South Coast, died in the Children's Hospital, Sydney, during the, week end from complications…

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Boy Injured Horse and Dray Turned Over

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 5

As the result of a painful accident, Keith Johnson is in the District Hospital, suffering from serious facial injuries…

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Laureate Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Monday: Laureate, who injured himself last week, will not run in the Australian Cup…

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Window Cracked Accident Or Design?

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

Late last night, or very early this morning, damage was done to a large plate glass window fronting the mercery display of Knowlman's…

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Child's Death Fell In Copper Of Water Series of Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

Veronica Weston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Weston, of Maruian, died in St. John of God Hospital on Sunday morning…

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Youth Shot Dead Shooting Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday: A youth was shot dead and three people injured in week-end shooting accidents. Reginald Dunk, 16, an orphan, of…

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Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 6

Frederick Bunt, of Villiers Bret. Bowral, received severe lacerated wounds to his right leg when the horse lie was riding ran into a barbed…

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From Everywhere Injured Back

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2

Mr. Harold Walter Pittock, engineer, ruptured a muscle in the back yesterday while lifting a heavy log at Mongariowe. He was taken to the…

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Accident at Baths Swimmer Slips When Diving

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 2

John Sample, aged 17, son of Mr. J. W. Sample, had a narrow escape from more serious injury when he slipped and fell from…

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Street Collision Two Drivers Hurt

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

As the result of a vehicular collision yesterday at the corner of Clinton and Coromandel Streets, Goulburn, a man and youth were…

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From Everywhere Painful Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

Ronald George, residing in Sloane Street, who is employed by M. Deegan, carrier, was treated by the ambulance yesterday for a bruised…

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