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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

231 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 12

Accidents on the Road Car Falls 20Ft

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 4

A car went over the side of the mountain about six miles from Burrenjuck, 30 miles from Yass yesterday…

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Guard Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 3

An unusual accident occurred to Mr. L. J. C. Clarke, of Goulburn who is a guard on the Sydney-Albury express…

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Second Accident For Schoolboy

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

Laurie Weston, a Marulan schoolboy, who last week lost his finger in an accident on a school train, has suffered…

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Boy Rider Injured Horse Tripped By Calf

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 1

On Tuesday afternoon, Ian Mc-Alister, aged 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. McAlister, of Wee Jasper, was driving calves on horseback…

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4000 Drowned in Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 5

Guatemala City, Wednesday: The death roll in the Guatemalan floods is now officially estimated at…

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Critically Injured Man Walks ¼ MILE Hurt While Shunting

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 4

A 23-year-old Goulburn shunter was critically injured last night when he was jammed between the buffers of a guard van and a truck. In spite of his injuries, the…

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Two Cars Involved In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 7

Two cars were involved in a collision in Argyle Street, Moss Vale, yesterday afternoon. One of the cars was being…

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Auburn St. Collision Car Badly Damaged

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 5

A lorry carrying drums of petrol hit a car as it was turning across Auburn Street, opposite Knowlman's corner early…

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Goulburn Cyclist's Leg Amputated Following Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 1

A Goulburn cyclist had the lower portion of his left leg amputated at the District Hospital last night following a collision with a transport vehicle in Lagoon Street…

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Taralga Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 9

Young Bill Scott, 11 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Scott, of Jerrong, showed amazing courage and…

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Truck Overturned; Driver Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 5

A truck loaded with biscuits, skidded on the wet edges of the road at the foot of Conroy’s Gap, yesterday morning, and…

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Court Sequel B’juck Collision Car Driver Convicted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 4

Cecil Power, Burrinjuck, was convicted on a charge of not keeping to the left of the roadway and fined £2, court costs 10/-,…

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Two Men Hurt In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 3

Two men were treated at the Goulburn District Hospital this morning following a collision at the intersection of Auburn and…

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76-Yr Old Man Found Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 2

A 76-year-old man was found injured on the Hume Highway, two miles South of Goulburn late on Friday night…

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Taxi Driver Fined Sequel To Collision In Auburn Street

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 2

A Goulburn bus driver, who said his passengers had been frightened when he had narrowly averted an accident at the corner of Auburn and Goldsmith Streets, was called to give evidence yesterday in a case in which a taxi driver was…

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Accidents Week-end

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 5

When his hand was caught in a cable last Friday a man lost two of the fingers on his left hand…

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Heavy Drain On Injured Players' Fund

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 November 1949 · page 5

Figures released by the secretary at last Friday night's meeting of the Rugby League disclosed a…

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Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 3

William Freebody railway employee, of 74 Mulwaree Street, was injured yesterday when he was involved in a collision while…

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MR. J. J. GARRY “Still Very III” Injured When Truck Overturned

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 5

It was reported this morning that Mr. Jack Garry is still very ill. While driving home from…

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Motor Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY: William Doran, managing director of Grimes Control Garages, Pty. Ltd., was fatally injured this morning…

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