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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

197 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 10

Rule of Road Collision Sequel

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 6

Taking advantage of the presence in the city of Mr. Ryan, P.M. an oft-postponed case was finally dealt with in the Goulburn Small Debts Court…

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Tragic Death Youth Drowned At Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 1

The tragic death of young Norman Livermore, 17, at the Gundagai Swimming Carnival on Sunday caused astonishment to the hundreds of…

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Soldier Drowned

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 2

Disappearing while participating in night exercises with a unit from the Dubbo military camp Raymond Blackshaw (21), A.I.F…

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Injured Cyclist

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

The condition of Bircher Apps, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Apps, of Addison Street, was reported to-day to be still serious. The boy…

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Fatal Accident at Bulli Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: All mines are working to-day except the Old Bulli, where work stopped because of a fatal accident…

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Girl Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 1

Miss Doreen Garbuit, 13, who was staying with relatives in Bowral, was knocked down by a utility truck in Bong Bong Street yesterday…

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Two Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

When a rowing-boat containing two men and three youths capsized in George's River Como, yesterday afternoon, two of the youths were…

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Japs. Mauled by Macarthur Thousands Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday: General MacArthur reports that three large enemy ships sunk in Subic Bay by a surprise air attack yesterday have…

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Aged Woman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 3

In attempting to rise from her sick bed at her home in Bannaby Road. Taralga, Mrs. Charlotte Elliott, aged 73 years, fell heavily on to the floor…

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Drowned in Swimming Pool

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

The tragic death of Norman Livermore, aged 17 years, occurred at the Gundagai Swimming Pool while he was competing in the long dive…

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Fright at Grenfell Boy Thought Drowned

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

There was considerable excitement at Grenfell municipal baths late on Sunday afternoon. When closing time came, a small boy…

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Three Charges Follow Woodstock Accident Motor Cyclist Involved

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

The defendant had held a motor licence for nine years and a public vehicle driver's licence for 18, and had only been Involved in…

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Air Collision Causes 12 Deaths

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Monday: When two military planes collided over a suburb of Capetown, seven members of the South African Air Force, three…

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Train Collision In Sydney Tunnel

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: When an electric train crashed into the rear of another train in the tunnel at St. James six persons, including the guard, were…

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ACCIDENTAL Evacuee Boy's Death

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

Suffering severe shock, a bruising to the adominal wall, ruptured spleen and ruptured bowel, Robert Murray (5), of…

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Accident at Bank of New South Wales

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 2

Last Saturday afternoon week Mr. H. L. Jones (Manager) and Mr. J. F. W. Whitehead (Accountant) were placing cash in the safe within…

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U.s. Rear-admiral Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday: The Navy has announced that Rear-Admiral J. W. wilcox was lost overboard at sen[?] heavy weather during normal crusing…

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Accident to Trooper

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 4

During the marshalling of the mounted unit of the V.D.C. on the parade ground on Sunday, Trooper H. Hazel had the misfortune to…

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Awful Accident Whilst Lopping Trees

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 4

His leg crushed by a limb which he had lopped off, William J. Brown of Bongongolong, was pinned for nearly two hours to the tree in which…

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Creek Fatality Inspector Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY O'Sullivan, a well known fruit inspector on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area was drowned In the Mirrool…

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