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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

231 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 12

Local Residents Have Miraculous Escape From Serious Injury Motor Lorry Overtures Twice Accident on Harden Road

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

When they were travelling along the Harden road about ten miles from Boorowa on Tuesday afternoon, four…

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Collision on Bridge Bookham Girl Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 2

Miss Joyce Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kelly, of Bookham, suffered head injuries when a collision occurred between the…

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Postmaster Injured Travelling To Daughter’s Wedding

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 2

On Saturday morning, when travelling by car to his daughter. Norma', wedding, which took place in Sydney that afternoon,…

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Taxi Crashed Down Embankment Accident Near Yass Junction

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 2

Two young women were injured when a taxi left the road and crashed down an embankment near Yass Junction on Thursday…

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Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

Peter Kell, aged 12, son of Mr. W. Kell, of 33 Victoria Street, sustained abrasions to his face and left hand when he fell from…

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Canberra Protest Injured Players

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 2

The North Canberra Rugby League has decided to lodge a formal complaint to the Canberra Community Hospital Board…

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Grazier Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 3

Mr. C. Hawke, grazier, of Glenoval suffered bruises to his head and probable concussion when he was involved in a collision with a…

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Another Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 6

A motor lorry owned and driven, by Raymond J. Williams, of Huon Street, Wodonga, Victoria, collided with a car owned…

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Sequel to Goulburn St. Collision Elderly Man Bound Over For Twelve Months

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

A collision with a car while pulling out, from the kerb in Goulburn Street on July 15 resulted in Samuel Price, of Grabben Gullen, appearing before Mr. Paton, S.M., at the Court…

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Badly Injured by Bull

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

WAGGA WAGGA: John Vonarx, a farmer, 38, was badly injured when attacked by a bull on his property near Wagga…

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Two Scientists Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Friday: Two scientists were injured in a police laboratory at Scotland Yard when an explosive, suspected of…

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Three People Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

Heavy rain early this week caused a car to skid as it was negotiating the final turn on the Mittagong side…

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Burrinjuck Man Injured in Collision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 2

A collision occurred between a motor bike and utility about two. miles on the Yass side of Upper Burrinjuck on Saturday. The…

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Many Accidents Over the Week-end Period

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 5

Twelve road accidents were reported to the Goulburn Police Station during the week-end. When a car overturned on the Scene Road, Wirriman, on…

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Freak Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 8

A series of three freak accidents in Orange saw three women sustain minor but painful injures…

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Woman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 2

Miss Joyce Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kelly, of Bookham, suffered head injuries when a collision occurred…

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Jeep Overturns Twice: Wheeo Man Seriously Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 4

Mr. William James Frost Wheeo, suffered extensive injuries when the jeep he was driving overturned on the…

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Young Girl Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 4

When she fell from her bicycle early this week, a young girl received several injuries and was admitted to…

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Boorowa Woman Killed in Car Fatality at Wirrimah Husband and Sons Miraculously Escape Injury

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

A well-known Boorowa woman was killed late on Saturday night last when a car driven by her husband crashed over an embankment near Wirrimah. She was Mrs. Edna Grace Brenton (30), of Court Street…

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Painful Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

Mr. Bob Holmes had the misfortune to meet with a painful accident recently when he fell at his home and severely strained the…

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