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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Shooting Accident Victim's Hand Amputated

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 2

Harold Worldon, a returned soldier of this war, had his left hand amputated at the Cootamundra District Hospital on…

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Railway Accident On Unanderra Line

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 3

When a push-up engine telescoped a light, brake-van on the Moss Vale-Unanderra line recently a guard and a passenger…

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Unfortunate Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

Whilst having a meal at her home Cowper Street. Crookwell, Mrs. R. Hewitt had the misfortune to have what is thought to be a fishbone lodge…

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Two Killed Hit-run Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A woman was killed outright, her husband fatally hurt, and another man gravely injured when they…

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Car Hits Tree Local Residents Injured Condition Satisfactory

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

A car, driven by Sgt. Navigator Dick Duddleston, skidded and hit a tree on the Binalong Road about two miles from…

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Scooter Causes Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 5

An unfortunate accident, in which Mrs. William Sibley, Gundaroo, had her arm broken above the elbow, happened at Canberra…

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Girl and Youth in Car Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 7

A 13-years-old Bathurst girl and a youth, aged about 15, were injured when a car in which they were travelling capsized near…

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Badly Burned Youth Is Critically Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 1

Displaying remarkable pluck and fortitude, Trevor Roberts, aged 17, on Friday afternoon drove a lorry two…

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Week-end Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 2

During the week-end four accidents occurred which necessitated Ambulance treatment. Arthur Morphett, a railway…

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Car Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 2

A car, driven by Sgt. Navigator Dick Duddleston, of Yass, was returning from Harden, when it skidded and hit a tree…

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Injured on Railway

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 3

In the Berrima District Hospital for the past few weeks, a civilian named Jess has had the misfortune to have his leg amputated as the…

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Tragic Death Burning Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 2

he sympathies of all district residents will be extended to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roberts, of Kangaroobie, in the…

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Injured at Football

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 1

John Kettle, aged 17, son of Mr. Henry Kettle, of Tallong, was injured while playing football over the week-end. He went to the…

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Well-known Cricketer Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 1

When his hand was caught in a metal press in a war factory in Melbourne. Arthur Allsopp, ex-N.S.W. cricketer and baseballer, lost all the…

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Tragic Accident Nine-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 2

A tragic accident occurred at Sandy Creek, Yellowin, about 20 miles from Tumut, on the Talbingo Road, on Sunday morning,…

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Shooting Fatality Finding of Accidental Death

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 2

An inquiry was held at the Court House this morning by the District Coroner, Mr. E. A. Hickey, into the death on Wednesday last, of…

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Accidental Death Coroner's Finding

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 3

As required by the processes of the law, a coronial inquiry into the tragic circumstances which culminated in the death…

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Varying Speeds Cause Accidents

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 3

Reports on road accidents on which pedestrians have been injured are revealing a new hazard. More and more victims are stating "I was…

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Shooting Fatality Finding of Accidental Death Evidence at Inquiry

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 1

An inquiry was held at the Court House on Monday morning last by the District Coroner, Mr. E. A. Hickey, into the death on June 14,…

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A Nasty Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon last, at 2.30, Mr Herb Brown, of Mayfield Cullinga, was helping a neighbour, Mr Arthur Dillon, to scoop out a…

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