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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Girl Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Police to-day recovered the body of Valma Goddard, 17, of Campsie, who was drowned in the Hawkesbury River…

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Drowned in Bong Bong Gunshot And Shouting Attract Mate

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 1

The report of a gunshot, followed closely by agonising cries from the direction of the Bong Bong River, about-two…

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Holiday Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 3

The usual crop of minor accidents principally incurred at play by children in addition to many transportations to and from hospitals, again…

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From Everywhere Peculiar Train Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 2

Fragments of a water-bottle, smashed when it .was .dropped from a window of a train near Lithgow, were hurled back, through another…

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Railway Fatality Soldier Victim Identified

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

The mutilated dead body of a soldier, which was discovered on the Southern railway line on Thursday morning, December…

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Accidentally Killed While Prisoner of War

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

Captain and Mrs. F. Hargreaves, of Belmore Chambers, Montague Street, have been notified that their nephew Col. H. A. Brown, of Lille Pille, port…

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Accidental Death Goulburn Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

"Accidental death" was the verdict of the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. C. Walsh, at the conclusion of an inquiry held on Saturday…

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Accident at a Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

As a result of the outbreak of fire on Fred Whiles "Hillview" property Junee a serious accident may have occurred to his second oldest son, Gordon. Gordon was…

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Injured Woman Dead

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The death occurred at the Royal Melbourne Hospital early to-day of Mrs. Annie Lake 57 who it was alleged was attacked with an axe…

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Goulburn Man's Death Tragic Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 3

Resulting from an unfortunate accident on New Year's Day the death occurred at Aararat Victoria of a Goulburn man. Mr. Herbert Daniel French, at the age of 31…

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Fire Fighter Injured by Falling Tree

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

A very serious accident occurred at Jugiong dust before Christmas. when Jack Hackney suffered severe injuries including a fractured spine, when he was…

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Double Tragedy Two Girls Drowned At Albury

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

ALBURY, Thursday: Olive Isabella Bohun, aged seven and her sister, Constance, six were drowned in water area discused colliery near the Albury War…

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Fatal Accident at Galong Child Dies in Ambulance

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred on Monday night, when Graeme Williams, the three- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward…

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Boy Accidentally Shot Attempting to Kill Cat

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

Ian Crawford, aged 15 years, of Griffith, was attempting to shoot a cat, but accidentally shot himself in the shoulder and collapsed at…

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Injured Fire Fighter

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 1

At a large and representative public meeting held in the Jugiong Hall, over £300 was subscribed to assist a volunteer bush fire fighter who was…

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Swimming Accidents Warning to Bathers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 3

Several cases of beginners and non-swimmers getting into difficulties in deep water have occurred at the baths during the school holidays…

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Fatal Bicycle Accident Death of Bruce Clarke

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

Following injuries received in a bicycle accident on Saturday morning the death occurred on Saturday night of Bruce Clarke,…

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Tahmoor Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Tahmoor the winner of six races recently, injured his near fetlock when he struck a running rail while working at…

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Galong Fatality Coroner S Inquest Verdict of Accidental Death Recorded

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

At the Murrumburrah Court House on Friday last, the Distirct Coroner (Mr W. H. Powell) found that Graeme John…

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Gundagai Resident Killed Two Others Injured Accident Near Albury

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 4

Joseph Witters, age 28 yars, married, of Gundagai, died on his way to hospital following an accident when a motor car overturned on the…

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