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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

303 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 16

Girl Injured At Crookwell Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

During the ladies flag race at the Crookwell Carnival, Miss Diana Maple-Brown's horse fell, throwing her heavily to the…

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Bound Over Two Years Outcome Of Accident On Hume Highway

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 3

Found guilty of driving under the influence, a Paddy's River service station manager was released on a two years' good behaviour bond by Mr. Hook, S.M. in Goulburn Court Yesterday…

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Three Horses Injured at Reid's Flat Races

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 8

Three horses suffered leg injuries at the Reid's Flat meeting on Saturday. One was injured in the second race…

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3 DROWNED Swept From Rock While Fishing

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday: The Adelaide City Engineer, Mr. James D. Chapman, and his two sons. Stirling, 17, and…

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Fatality Near Michelago

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 1

About 5.45 p.m. on Wednesday, a car skidded on the Highway about five miles on the Queanbeyan side of Michelago…

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From Everywhere Arm Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 2

Mrs. G. Butler, of 25 off Bradley Street, suffered a probable fracture of the right forearm, when she fell at her home. She…

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Car Accident Youth Shot By His Mate

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 5

Three men were injured when a motor cycle crashed into a car near Comfort Hill, on the Hume Highway, about, two miles…

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Horse Injured in Barbed Wire Owner May Claim Expenses From Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 2

A Binalong resident may claim expenses from Goodradigbee Shire Council for injury to a horse…

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Skid Ended in Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 4

Skidding on the wet roadway near the Anole Shed corner (Lithgow), a motor cycle-side box combination, carrying two…

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Horse Injured in Barbed Wire Owner May Claim Expenses From Shire

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 5

A Binalong resident may claim expenses from Goodradigbee Shire Council for injury to a horse…

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Collision Under Sub-way

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 5

A taxi cab and a car driven by a Goulburn doctor were involved in a collision under the East Goulburn subway on…

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Inquest Into Death of Man at Marulan All Precautions Taken To Avoid Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

It appeared that a quantity of rock weighing from two to three hundred weight had been dislodged from a point above where an employee of the Black Diamond Limestone Quarry of Slag Lime Fertilisers Ltd., South…

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Man Acquitted Verner St. Accident Has Court Sequel

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

A former Goulburn man who was the driver of a taxi cab whih knocked a cyclist to the roadway in Verner Street on January 6 was acquitted on a charge of negligent driving at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday…

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Girl Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 5

GLEN INNES: A young girl was seriously injured when thrown from a truck in a collision on the New England…

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Bullocks Drowned in Local Flood Waters

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 1

Two fat bullocks were drowned on Monday after they had been swept by a strong current under the Kippilaw Bridge near Merrilla. Owned by Mr. W. M. Chisholom,…

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Accident in Auburn St. Two Cyclists Hit By Lorry

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 3

Two men were thrown: to the roadway last night when a motor lorry crashed into the bicycles they were riding…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 4

An attempt is being made by his doctor to save the first joint of the index finger for a youth…

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Man Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 6

William Cassidy, 63, a station employee was drowned in flooded Canomodine Creek, near Canowindra, recently…

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COLLISION Paddy's River Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 2

An unusual accident occurred at Paddy's River, on Monday afternoon last, as the result of a fire engine…

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Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

Mr. John Dove, 47, shearer, of 21 Faithful Street, suffered severe lacerations to his scalp in a fall last night. He was taken…

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