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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

197 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 10

Two Hurt Street Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 5

As the result of a collision in Auburn Street about 1 o'clock this afternoon, a youthful cyclist and a young woman were injured,…

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Bethungra Accident Village Baker Injured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 4

When a truck in which some men from the railway construction work were travelling collided with, a baker's cart just this side of…

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Youth Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 3

A youth, Bruce Blay, of Bradfordville, was slightly injured when he was involved in a collision with a car driven by Mr. W. J. Sullivan of…

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Struck by Cyclist Clifford St. Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

Two persons, a youth and a man, suffered as the result of a collision at about 7.30 last night in Clifford Street, Goulburn…

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Youth Seriously Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Falling 70 feet down a cliff at Cowan Creek yesterday Clarence Mumford, 16, munition worker of Homebush, lay badly…

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Jugiong Soldier Killed Accidentally Shot at Cowra

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 1

Pte. Owen Cooney, 43, of Cowra camp garrison, was killed on Thursday last, when he was accidentally shot in the back of the…

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Man Killed in Tram Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: When two trams collided in Anzac Parade yesterday evening tile conductor of one was killed and five passengers were…

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KIAMA N.E.S. Accident at Demonstration

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 5

Misfortune seems to dog the steps of any attempt to hold an N.E.S. rescue demonstration at Kiama. On Sunday afternoon, while a display by…

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"A Boating Accident" Irishmen and the War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 2

Funny people, the Irish! They'll tell., you more peculiar, difficult stories with a straight face than any other men on the face of this…

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Leg Smashed Officer In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

Warrant Officer N. Taylor was injured in a collision yesterday during military exercises near Tallong. He was riding a motor cycle when at an…

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Struck by Car Pensioner Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 2

An old-age pensioner named William Jennings, who lives in a humpy on Governor's Hill, an unfortunate ending to a day in Goulburn on Saturday. About…

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Widow's Claim Sequel To Fatal Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 May 1942 · page 2

A claim for damages arising out of all fatal accidents alleged to have been caused by negligence, was heard to-day in the Goulburn Supreme…

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Soldier Killed Brownout Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 2

Oliver Henry Ivers, 25. who was in camp near Bathurst, was killed instantly in a truck accident. He and 11 other soldiers were in a truck…

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Express Hits Truck Several Men Are Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Travelling at 60 miles per hour, the Melbourne Express collided with a truck containing several men at Minto level…

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Gunpowder Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 3

When experimenting with homemade gunpowder J. Wright, aged 15, of Christie Road, Tarro, suffered severe lacerated wounds to the side of…

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Drove Last Bullock Team in Orange Streets Guyong Farmer Who Was Fatally Injured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 3

Probably the last bullock team that will ever be seen in Orange streets was driven in the 1941 Red Cross Queen procession by the late Mr. John…

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Soldier's Death "Accidental" Says Coroner

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Camden Corner, Mr. H. S. Kelloway, found yesterday that Private Gordon Spence Evans had been killed accidentally…

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Man Loses Foot in Unusual Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 2

Charles Quinea, of the Orange Digger's Mechanical Coursing Club, had his right foot almost severed when attending to the wire cable…

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From Everywhere Tram Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

Two tram men and five passengers were injured when two trams crashed together on the Harbour Bridge approach between Milson's Point and…

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Thrown From Car Man Critically Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 5

When a motor car driven by John Patrick Vale left the road near the cement works, Berrima Road, on Wednesday afternoon,…

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