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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Accidental Death

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 1

Accidental death was the verdict announced by the Turalga coroner [?] the con[?] the trngle [?]…

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Shocking Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 3

A shockin accident occurred. In Tumnt on Monday morning when a youth, Jack Hlecge [?], of grifflth, had foor ahiest severed be a circular saw, Later in the…

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Shocking Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred in [?]on Monday morning, when a [?]outh, Jack Bicego, 16, of Griffith, [?] his foot almost severed by a…

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Rail Collision Trains Meet Head On

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: The North Coast Mall and the Kempsey Mall collided head-on at Wallabrl station, between Paterson…

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Fell From Cart Accident to Elderly Man

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Thorn, of “Mt. Midgee,” in the Dalton district, met with an accident while at work on his property recently…

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Man From Larbert Drowned in Action

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: in a casuality list Issued to-day appears the name of Pte. H. B. Stephens, Med. Lorbort, previously reported missing, be…

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3 Men Injured When Scaffolding Gave Way

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 1

Three men, who were employed at repair work on prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai were injured after a scaffolding on which they were standing collapsed…

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Boating Fatality Victim Was Limerick Boy

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 5

A YOUTH and a young man were drowned after having clung to, their upturned boat for more than an hour off…

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Accident: Yass Man Injured at Gundagai

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 2

When a scaffolding collapsed on Prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai, Mr. Les Pollard, of Yass, was injured…

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Accident on Gundagai Bridge Three Men Injured When Scaffolding Collapses

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 4

Three men, Who were employed at repair work on Prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai, were injured after a scaffolding, on…

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Two Boys Drowned When Boat Upsets

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: An eleven. year old Arneliffe boy and his 12-year-old brother were drowned in Cook's River yesterday afternoon when a bout…

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Wild Riot in Harlem Six Killed, More Than 200 Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: With 8000 New York State Guardsmen in readiness in the city's armouries and 6000 police aided by 1500 civilian…

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Fatal Motor Accident Near Barmedman Mrs W. R. Snodgrass Killed Husband Injured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 1

The entire community of Wagga an district was greatly shocked when it was learned that Mrs Eliza beth Snodgrass, wife of Mr W. R…

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Train Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 1

An accident occurred at Narrandorn at 7.21 on Friday night, when two trains came into collision. A goods train from Judee was…

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18,000 DROWNED When River Tunnel Is Bombed

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 August 1943 · page 1

LONDON Tuesday: It can he revealed that 18,000 persons were drowned when the [?] River [?] reverse a direct bit during the recent heavy raid on…

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Bus Stand and an Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 2

The Welfare Officer at the Goulburn Government Factory wrote to the Municipal Council concerning the cause of an accident to an employee…

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Shocking Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 September 1943 · page 3

Only a short while after he had repaired the canvas belt, Charles William Star, 31, was caught in the belting and shaft which drives the…

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Unusual Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 September 1943 · page 2

Mr. W. Dutton, school teacher, of Hobby’s Yards, Orange, suffered a very painful and unusual injury to his eyes recently whilst…

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Causeway on Burrowa Road: Accidents Caused by .High Speed, Says Councillor

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 1

At the previous meeting of the Goodradigbee Shire Council Cr. H. Best drew attention to a cause [?]on the Burrowa Road where…

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Painful Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 1

Whilst working last Wednesday at “Marilba,” Bowning, Mr. Herbert Noyes, of Bowning, had the misfortune to fracture his right…

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