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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Narrawa Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 2

Alan, two year old son of Mr. S. S. Lewis, of Moorabinda, Narrawa, had a narrow escape when he fell at his home on…

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Accident in Pass Speedster Blamed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

An accident on Mt. Victoria Pass, according to the victim, was caused through another car "cutting in" just above the…

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Cartridge Shell In Wrist Crookwell Woman's Unusual Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 1

Miss Nellie Bradbury, of North Crookwell, was the victim of an unfortunate and most extraordinary accident at her…

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Air Collision: 12 Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Friday: Twelve members of the Royal Netherlands Air Force were killed yesterday…

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Footballer Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 3

Frederick Archer, labourer of South Marulan, received concussion while playing football at the Sports ground on Saturday…

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Hockey Player Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 1

The football and hockey, player K. McPherson, suffered an injury to the eye when struck by a ball during a hockey match…

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Two Scalding Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 3

Two mishaps, both of which were caused through a kettle of boiling Water, being spilt over the victims, occurred during the…

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Globe Broke and Injured Eye

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 8

With one of his eyes injured as a result of an annual accident at his home at Young Mr. Lee Brown was rushed by…

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Injured Shoulder

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 7

Leo Pollard, 20, driver, of Gunning. received a strained right shoulder and forearm last night while loading cattle into…

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Shearing Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

On Tuesday morning Mr. Keith Butt, aged 28, of Murrumbateman, was working at Jeir station crutching sheep, when the shearing…

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Injured Man Found

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 5

A man who was found lying on the Sydney Road yesterday afternoon, was admitted to the Goulburn District Hospital in a…

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Seriously Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

Joseph Bowen 28, of Cootamundra, received a probable fracture of his spine at Talbingo. Rowen, who visited Talbingo…

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Car Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 3

Damage was caused when two cars collided in Golf Avenue on Saturday night. The collision occurred when…

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Boy Killed and Youth Wounded in Shooting Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

A boy was killed and a young man wounded when a shotgun was accidentally discharged near Albion Park yesterday. Rex Bade Brownlee, 15, of…

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Cars Collided Accident on Saturday Night Bank Official Treated at Hospital

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 2

Two cars collided in Coom[?] street on Saturday night and although no one was seriously injured, a bank official was taken…

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Collision at Queanbeyan 40 Sheep Killed Fireman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA: A fireman, G. Denney, was Injured and many, sheep and. cattle killed. and trucks telescoped when…

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Two Injured in Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 5

Two men were admitted-to hospital as a result of a collision between a motor cycle and a bicycl near railway square on Friday…

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Five Injured in Collision Goulburn Men Involved

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 3

Five persons were injured last night in an automobile collision involving three vehicles on the Yass Road about two miles from Goulburn. They are:…

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From Everywhere Child Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 2

Falling on a sharp piece of wood, John Thomson, ager two, of Marulan, received injuries to the left side of the throat on Saturday…

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Injured People Should Not Be Moved By Laymen

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 2

Although acting with the best intentions, a local taxi driver did the wrong thing, in bringing a man injured in a road accident into town…

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