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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Car Accident on Hume Highway Serious Injuries Suffered

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

As the result of an unfortunate motor car accident on Saturday evening, near the Burrowa turnoff, several members of a…

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Two Men Killed in Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday: When a locomotive was cloralled near Townsville last night the driver McIville Hartley and Flroman John Carbolth were…

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Railway Fatality Well-known Engine Driver Killed

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 2

Mr James Albert Kennedy, of 38 Wills-street, Cootamundra, one of the best-known railway engine drivers on the southern…

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Accident to School Pupils

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 4

Whilst returning home from school on the opening day, three pupils were involved in an accident which might have had serious…

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Shocking Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 3

Admitted to Lithgow Hospital after having has his log frightfully injured when he apparently slipped and fell on a moving circular saw at…

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Sensational Accident at Yanco Power House

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 3

A blinding flash of bluish flame momentarily filled the switch room at Yanco power house when a 5200 volt cable was struck accidentally…

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Sensational Accident at Yanco Power Mouse

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

A blinding flash of bluish flame momentarily filled the switch room at Yanco power house when a 5200 volt cable was struck accidently…

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Great Victory in North 22 Jap. Ships Sunk 15,000 of Enemy Are Drowned Airmen's Splendid Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 1

Somewhere in Australia, Thursday : A smashing victory in which all the enemy ships—22—were sunk or were left sinking, has been achieved by the Air Force off New Guinea. It is estimated that the convoy was carrying 15,000 men at least to…

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Engine Driver Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

Driver Everett, of Junee, was in charge of the second engine on a special train at 5 a.m. yesterday, proceeding from Goulburn to Junee, When…

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Engine Driver Injured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 1

A remarkable accident occurred when No. 11 goods train was going to June last Thursday. With two engines drawing the train, the…

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Two Men Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

A shire lorry on which four men were returning from Gundaroo on Friday afternoon, at a sharp bend about five miles from Gunning got into…

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ACCIDENT Shire Employees Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 4

Returning to Gunning on Friday evening last on the Gundargo Road, one of the shire motor waggons driven by Mr. L. Pye, skidded and…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Mrs. Christina Doyle, 50, of' Camperdown, whose legs were amputated after being crushed under tram at Central Square, died…

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Mid Air Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 3

When two aircraft collided in mid-air during training exercises near Sydney, Sgt. Colin Cameron Martin, 23, of Strathfield, and Sgt. Gordon Ronald Campbell, 21,…

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Foot Crushed In Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 2

While working at Captain's Flat on Friday last, Don Slocombe, of Goulburn had his food badly crushed in the railway turntable, suffering…

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Harbour Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

The ferry steamers Lady Scott and Lady Ferguson collided at Circular Quay to-day and considerable damage was done to the latter. The passengers fortunately…

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Painful Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

Mr J. F. Armytage, Secretary of, Allsopp's Flour Mills met with a "painful accident on Saturday, which will compel him to be off duty for…

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From Everywhere Girl Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

When the motor lorry ran on the footpath after colliding with a car at Parramatta. Unice Beryl McWhinnie, 13, of Liverpool, was planned against…

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Alert in Canberra Accidental Alarm

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 1

Some alarm was occasioned in the Kingston district on Thursday morning by the raid imminent signal, which was sounded from the siren over the Kingston…

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Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 1

A smallgoods cart owned by Mr. A. J. Herbert was damaged when a collision with a car occurred at the intersection of Auburn and Clifford Streets…

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