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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

303 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 16

Two Men Injured Thrown From Motor Bike

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 2

Two men were injured when this motor bike they were riding skidded near the Shell Depot on Tuesday…

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Man Killed Whilst Returning From Dance Car Crashes Into Trees On Young Road Four Occupants Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 6

ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND FOUR OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHEN A FORD MOTOR CAR SEDAN RAN OFF THE ROAD ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MILES FROM BOOROWA ON THE YOUNG…

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Four-Year-Old Girl Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 1

A four-year-old Gunning girl suffered abrasions to her face and hands last Wednesday night when the car in which she was…

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Struck By Motor Car Goulburn Man Is Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 4

A 53-year-old man suffered painful injuries when he was struck by a hit-run motorist on the…

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Rifle Club Shoot at Canberra Yass Men Injured by Recoil

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 4

A Rifle Club team, representing Yass, comprising Club Secretary P. Smith and Rifleman P. Tonkin, R. Clugston, A…

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Boorowa Road Fatality

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 1

Det. Asknew, of Cootamundra, is assisting the Boorowa and Young Police in inquiries they are making into the circumstances surrounding…

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"New Look" and Road Accidents

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Post

The "New Look" in women's clothes bas started a controversy among road safety students. According to the N.R.M.A., they can't make up…

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Carried Trawler on Her Bows Collision In Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: A 30-foot trawler sank after a collision with the collier, Mortlake Bank, inside the heads of Sydney Harbour…

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Young Man Injured Cycle Collided With Milk Cart

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 3

Mr. Arthur Eedy, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Eedy of “Blackburn”, Yass, was seriously injured in a road…

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Young Girl Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 6

A four-year-old Gunning girl suffered' abrasions. to her face and hands last Wednesday night when the car in which she was travelling…

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Railway Engine and War Tank Collide Accident at Shell Depot Crossing

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 2

An extraordinary accident occurred at the level crossing near the Shell Depot, last Friday, when a General Lee…

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Tragic Double Car Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE: A car accident at South Warrnambool yesterday made 20 children motherless…

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Engine Got the Worst Collision With War Tank

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 1

An extraordinary accident occurred at the level crossing near the Shell Depot, when a General Lee war tank collided with a…

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Struck by Milk Cart Motor Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 5

Careering around the corner of Goldsmith and Sloane Streets on Friday, a horse drawing a milk cart…

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Man Killed in Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 4

ALBURY: A young Albury man was killed instantly when the utility truck he was driving collided with a semi-trailer…

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South West Mail Train Derailed at Rocky Ponds Four Killed, Eighteen Injured Yass Ambulances and Store Vans Assist in Rescue Work

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 2

Four People were killed and 18 injured when the south west mail train left the rails at Rocky Ponds, near Harden, at 5 o’clock yesterday morning…

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Shocking Accident To Motorist

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 6

A warning to motorists against driving with the elbow protruding outside the car window is provided by a recent shocking…

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Two Causes Advanced for Rail Disaster All Injured Passengers Now Out Of Danger

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

Railway experts hope "in the interests of the service and public safety," that they will be able to trace the cause of the derailment of the South-west Mail near Galong on Wednesday…

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Tragic Scenes In Early Morning Train Smash Three Carriages Of Mail Telescoped Near Galong Four Killed and 19 Injured: Ambulances Rush To Scene

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

Four people were killed and 19 injured, some seriously, when the South-West Mail, travelling from Sydney to Narrandera, was derailed four miles from Galong, near Rocky Ponds, at 5.15 a.m. on Wednesday morning last…

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