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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Paddy's River Scene Of New Year Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 5

Four accidents occurred near Paddy's River on Sunday within two hours. When a car left the road and…

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Double Funeral Victims Of Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 3

The funeral, yesterday afternoon of Mr. Angelos Voutas and his five year old son, John, who were killed…

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Alleged Assault Local Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 7

A bottle was allegedly smashed over a man's head in Goulburn last night injuring his scalp, lip, face…

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Four Motor Accidents Over Xmas Period

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

Crookwell Police investigated no less than four motor accidents over the Christmas period in and near Crookwell. On December 17, a utility truck,…

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Drowned in Bath

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: A three-months-old baby girl was drowned in a bath last night when her mother suffered…

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No Excuse For Accidents At Paddy's River

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

In a report on a recent accident at Paddy's River Bridge, when a tourist bus and a Riley car came into…

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Husband Could Not Remember Wagga Woman Killed in Car Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

An inquiry into the death of Dorothy Lucy Cook was conducted by the District Coroner, Mr. E. A. Hickey, at the District h ospital…

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Two Men Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

Two men were injured when a car overturned at Yerrinbool, on Saturday, and were admitted to…

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A Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 4

A utility and a truck collided at the corner of Goldsmith and Coromandel Streets last night. The utility was driven by Mr…

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Youth Injured in Fall From Diving Board

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

An 18-year-old youth suffered cuts to the face which necessitated medical attention when he fell from the high diving…

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Sequel to Dance Night Accident at Laggan

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

The accident which occurred at Laggan on Saturday evening, September 17, 1949, while a dance was in progress in the Laggan Hall and involving three men who were struck…

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Mulwaree Drowning Body Seen By Woman

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 5

A woman yesterday found the body of an elderly man floating face downwards in the…

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Drowned Man Identified

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

The man whose body was. found floating in the Mulwaree on Wednesday has been identified as Frederick…

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Billy Cart Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 5

A schoolboy was injured when he fell from a billy cart in Church Street, yesterday. He is Arthur McLaughlin, son…

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Inquest Into Drowning in Mulwaree

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

After inquiring into circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick Steer, 78, of 235 Auburn Street, whose body was found in the Mulwaree River last Wednesday, the Deputy Coroner, Mr. Peter Jackson, on Saturday returned an open…

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Workmen Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

Four men were injured while working. in Goulburn yesterday and this morning. Mr. O. Hobbs, of Taralga,…

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Shocking Explosion on Naval Ship in Sydney Harbour Three Killed: 21 Reported Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: At least three men were killed and 21 injured in a terrific petrol explosion on the tank-landing ship, H.M.A.S. Tarakan, at Garden Island,…

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Two Boys Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

Two boys, aged 14 and 18, were drowned at dusk yesterday in Duck Creek, Granville. The younger boy lost his life when…

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Pilot Account of Collision How Divina Hit Truculent

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Friday: D. H. Ellison, British pilot aboard the Swedish ship, Divina, when it collided with and sank the…

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Collision Between Sheep Float And Gar Proves Fatal For Local Man Vehicles Damaged in Smash Near Ryan's Creek Bridge

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

A fatal accident occurred in the vicinity of Ryan's Creek bridge, Pudman Street, Boorowa, at 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon last between a semi-trailer driven by Lionel John Cranston, of Pudman Street, and a Morris sedan car, owned by…

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