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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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15 Dead in Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: Fifteen dead were counted after a four hour search of a wrecked train at Lichfield station, Staffordshire,…

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Melbourne Express Fatality Inquest Tomorrow

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

Police evidence at the inquest of Arthur Patrick Watson, Melbourne Express fireman, who was killed near Breadalbane on December 20, will include detailed photographs and plans of the scene of the accident…

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Man Injured Leapt From Burning Lorry

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

A. F. Lubke, of Tumut, is a Patient in the Tumut District Hospital with a probable fracture of the pelvis following an…

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Coroner’s Inquiry Two Children Accidentally Electrocuted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

An inquiry into the death of two children who were electrocuted at Yass on December 11, was held by the District…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 6

One of the worst accidents in the Tumut district for a number of years occurred on Christmas Eve a few miles from Tumut, near…

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"ACCIDENTAL" Coroner's Finding

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 6

Although Mrs. Nellie Bartel, of Temora, apparently intended talking her life, she met her death accidentally, decided the…

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Coroner’s Inquiry Two Children Accidentally Electrocuted Warning to Parents

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

An inquiry into the death of two children who were electrocuted at Yass on December 11, was held by the District…

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From EVERYWHERE Child Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Kevin Kelly, four-year-old son of Mr. C. Kelly, of Landsdowne Estate, suffered an injury to the forehead early this morning…

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R.n. Officer Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

NOWRA: A royal Navy officer, Sub-Lieutenant A. C. Dooley was drowned in the public swimming baths at Nowra to-day…

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Marulan Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 7

An employee at the Portland Cement Col at Marulan, Edward Holland, received a leg injury while working early this morning…

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Another Accident Show Rider's Fall

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 3

Well known in local show rings as an equestrienne performer Miss Greta Drewe, of Bowral, suffered a nasty fall from the…

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Man Killed Military Lorry Hits Tree Another Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 3

An unidentified man was killed on Saturday evening when a military lorry in which he was riding crashed…

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Christmas Eve Tragedy Accidental Death

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 3

A finding of accidental death was returned by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. P. Jackson on Saturday morning at…

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Unusual Type of Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 1

An unusual type of night road accident which is becoming more frequent in view of the type famine is being reported to the…

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Army Man Injured Outcome of Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 3

Private N. J. Croker, of 3 Australia Avenue, stationed at Marrickville barracks, suffered numerous injuries when the bicycle…

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Blood Mare Injured Float Overturns

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 2

A blood mare, Fareway Girl, valued at £3850, was injured when a horse float travelling between Sydney and Melbourne…

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Spine Injured in Fall

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

Mrs. L. Sargent, 29, of Harden, who is employed at the Goulburn Railway Refreshment Rooms, suffered an injury to her spine when…

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Truck And Stores Incinerated Young Woman Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

A United States Navy truck, loaded with office equipment and other stores, was completely incinerated on the Hume Highway, half…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured Hit by Car on Yass-canberra Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

L.A.C. Allan Alfred Hadfield, 28, a member of the R.A.A.F., stationed at Canberra, was fatally injured on Tuesday morning, when he was…

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R.N. Plane Crashes Into Lewisham Hospital Three Killed and Five Injured Something Wrong with Rudder Control, Said Pilot

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, At least three persons were killed and five injured when a Royal Navy Firefly plane crashed into the boiler house at Lewisham Hospital this morning. An official statement subsequently released revealed that 120 patients who…

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