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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Truck Driver Injured Crookwell Road Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

A Goulburn fruiterer received injuries to the head and ribs when his truck skidded and left the road…

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Thrown From Cycle High School Girl Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

Thrown from her bicycle as she was riding along Goldsmith Street shortly after 12.30 this afternoon, Heather Cunningham,…

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Woman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

Mrs. W. Hall, of the Fire Station, mother-in-law of Substation officer G. Fisher, Sustained a probable fracture of…

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Accidental Death

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

At the inquest into the death last November of William John Sullivan, proprietor of Sullivan's Cordial Factory. Union St.,…

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Marulan Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 4

A Marulan cricketer, Stanley Sieler, was injured on Sunday afternoon, when he was struck on the…

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Truck Down Embankment: Driver Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 6

Mr. J. Eggleston, a Goulburn fruiterer (until recently in business in Crookwell), sustained injuries to the head and…

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Accidental Death .. Coroner's Inquiry Into Hanbn Road Fatality

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

The Harden District Coroner, Mr. W. Powell held an, inquiry last week into the' unfortunate accident in which Kenneth…

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Lagoon St. Smash Truck Driver Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

Two, men were injured, one seriously, when a motor truck. In which they were travelling skidded on the wet…

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Boy Drowned in Dam

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

Francis John Stevens, 9, of Crawford Street, Buladelah, was drowned in a dam at Buladelah yesterday. With Ron Gray, 9, of…

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Cyclist Injured Hurt On Way Home From Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

A man was admitted to the District Hospital on Friday night suffering from probable concussion and shock sustained…

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Workers Injured Railway Casualties

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 4

Two Goulburn railway employees were injured yesterday whilst working with machinery. J. C. Power, of Queen Street,…

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Injured Man in Shack

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: Thomas Biggs; 73, pensioner, was left alone in a hut at Lane Cove, without food or attention, for three days…

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Quarry Worker Injured Knocked from Cliff Face by Falling Rock

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 3

Frank Boiger, of Marulan South, employed at the Southern. Portland Cement Works, was working on the…

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Accident at Wee Jasper Tumut Man Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 2

An accident occurred at Wee-Japer last Sunday, in which three Tumut persons were involved, viz: Messrs. Bob Cook, William Rivers…

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"Struck by Truck" Injured Man's Story

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 5

A man who claimed that he had been run down by a truck, reached Breadalbane in an injured condition early…

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Youth Seriously Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

Crashing about 50 feet down the face of the Macquarie Falls, at Robertson, on Wednesday afternoon, a…

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Unique Accident Tyre Catches Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

An unusual accident occurred on Monday last when Mr Ken Armstrong, of "Heathfield" Boorowa had one of his rear…

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From Everywhere Drowned in Two Feet of Water

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 4

Drowned in Two Feet of Water. A man was drowned in two feet of water at Gympie when pinned by a wheel of a utility truck. Stuck…

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Three Youths Injured Car Goes Over Bank

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY: When a motor car plunged over an embankment on the Hume Highway four miles from Liverpool 'early to-day, a…

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Pea Rifle Accident Lad Shot Through Both Feet to Be X-rayed To-day

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

While out rabbit shooting yesterday Afternoon, Leslie Grosvenor, ,15, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Grosvenor,…

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