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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

303 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 16

Youth Drowned Tallong Lookout Tragedy

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 5

A 20-year-old youth was drowned yesterday in the Shoalhaven River, 26 miles from Goulburn "I'm caught," were the youth's last. pathetic words to a mate…

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Three Fatal Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY: Two children and a man who were injured in accidents died in Sydney at the week-end…

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Grazier Injured In 20 Feet Fall

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

Mr. John Charles Maslin, 52, grazier, of Bombala and Berrima, suffered a compound fracture of both legs early…

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Picture Proprietor Injured in Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 2

Mr. H. L. Phillips, proprietor of the Liberty Theatre, suffered a fracture to his left arm when he was hit by a cyclist in Cooma…

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Melbourne Express Fatality Young Soldier Hit By Overhead Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 2

A 19-year-old Victorian soldier had climbed to the roof of a Melbourne Express compartment, and had been struck by the Bundanoon overhead bridge on the night of December 23 last, after having…

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Nearly Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 7

Three Cowra kiddies narrowly escaped drowning in the Lachlan River. The smallest of three little…

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Man Injured in Fall From Horse

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

Mr. E. Longley, of “Longaroo”, Cavan, was injured on Sunday when the horse he was riding fell and rolled on him…

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Fatal Truck Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 8

Patrick Cuskey, 20, of Tumbarumba, was killed, and another man seriously injured when a motor truck swerved…

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Goulburn Man Acquitted S.M. Says Negligence Is Not Feature Of Every Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 1

Holding that negligence was not a feature of every motor accident, Mr. Hook, S.M., in Goulburn Court yesterday, discharged a motorist involved in a fatal accident near Marulan on August 29, last…

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Mother and Daughter Severely Injured Knocked Down By Car In Goulburn St

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 4

Mrs Edith Willis and her nine-year-old daughter, Miss Nancy Willis, of East Street, Crookwell, suffered severe injuries when they were run down by a motor vehicle in…

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Linesman Injured Still Unconscious

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Whannel, linesman for the P.M.G. Department, stationed at Gunning, is still unconscious in…

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Seriously Injured Linesman's Fall At Gunning

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 5

A P.M.G. linesman suffered serious injuries when he fell from a telegraph pole near Gunning…

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Mother and Daughter Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

Mrs. Edith Willis and her 9-years-old daughter, Nancy Willis, were severely injured when struck by a car…

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Two Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 6

A 16-year-old youth received extensive burns to the face and another man was injured when a blow lamp exploded in a…

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Injured Cyclist In Goulburn Hospital

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 1

A Boorowa man was seriously injured on Saturday morning when the motor cycle he was riding crashed into a post…

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Car Accident Gunning Women Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

Mrs. Ashley of Oolong, and her sister Miss Amy Medway, of “Glenrock,” Gunning, are patients in the…

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50 Chileans Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 1

SANTIAGO, CHILE, Wednesday: At least 50 persons were drowned yesterday when the small steamer Helvetia sank in…

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Crashed Into Post Local Man Seriously Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

When his motor cycle on which he was riding skidded in loose gravel and crashed into a post on the Goulburn Road, four miles…

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Car Accident Gunning Women Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 1

Mrs Ashley, of Oolong, and her sister, Mrs Amy Medway, of "Glenrock," Gunning, are patients in the Berrima…

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Council Employee Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 4

An electrician's assistant, was cut about the head yesterday while working, at the Council Pumping Station on the…

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