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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

243 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 13

Street Collision Motor Cyclist Hurt

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 3

A motorcyclist from Wollongong was thrown to the roadway and injured in a collision with a taxicab at the intersection of Auburn…

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Young Man's Death Railway Yard Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 2

An inquest into the death of Raymond George Foley, 18, of Captain's Flat, who was found dead at the South…

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Child Narrowly Escapes Drowning

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 3

A 17-months-old baby was given artificial respiration by a neighbour after it had fallen into tub of water at its home in Hillview Road yesterday. The child was semi-unconscious…

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Injured Foot on Sleeper

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 3

Frank Caroian, of 74 Coromandel Street, injured his left foot while riding a railway tricycle near Woodhouselee yesterday…

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MRS. J. WILCOX Injured at Manly

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 5

Mrs. Jane Wilcox, 71, of Pine Street Manly was critically injured when she fell from a fast-moving bus in Pittwater Road,…

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Goods Yard Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 1

A bag of chaff which fell from a railway truck at the goods yard on Monday afternoon struck H. Ellis, of 176 Sloane Street,…

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Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: With severe head injuries, believed to have been caused by a train, William ray, fettler, is believed to have…

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Murringo Resident's Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 6

Falling over at her home "Templemore," Murringo, last week, Mrs. M. Kearins had the misfortune to break her leg,…

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Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 3

Mr. C. J. Skinner, 63, caretaker of the Goulburn racecourse was injured when his bicycle was involved in a collision with a car…

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Motor Fatality Car Crashed Into Fence

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 4

Following an inquiry into the death of Henry Charles Beljon, late of Harden on June 3 at the District Hospital the District Coroner,…

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Fatal Truck Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 3

Racing to catch his family, who were on their way to Wagga, in a utility, William Traffit Hughes aged 24 years of Wagga…

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Cycle and Car Fatal Road Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 4

Involved in a collision with a car on the Braidwood Road at 6.20 last night, Alan Pooley, 23, of Goulburn,…

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Gunning School Boy's Death Accidental, Says Coroner

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 8

The Gunning District Coroner, Mr. M. J. Heffernan, J.P., last week conducted an inquiry into circumstances surrounding the death of Gregory…

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Fatal Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 6

The District Coroner, Mr. M. J. Heffernan, held an inquiry into the death of Gregory Charles. Lucas, school pupil, the only son of Mr. and…

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Motorist Fined Did Not Report Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 2

For failing to report an accident to the police within the specified time, Ronald Mitchell. 20, of Bradfordville, was fined,…

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Linesman Badly Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 2

A young P.M.G. linesman, Mr. Jack McEwen of Cootamundra suffered severe injuries when he fel 20 feet from a telegraph pole…

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Baby Injured by Shotgun

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 July 1946 · page 3

Charles Hedley d'Arcy, two years of Trangle Road, Narromine, is in Dubbo Hospital in a critical condition suffering from…

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Burning Fatality Accidental Death Verdict Sleeve Caught Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 1

The District Coroner (Mr. E. A. Hickey), held an inquest at the Yass Courthouse on Monday last, to inquire into the…

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Cars Collide Occupants Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 July 1946 · page 2

At about 8.40 p.m. on Friday night a car, driven by Joseph Cook, of Bowning, en route to Binalong, and a car, driven by Ronald Parker…

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Gars in Head-on Collision

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 3

The members of Bill Parker's Melody Masters' Dance Band were involved in a head-on car smash about a mile from Bowning, on Friday night…

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