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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

221 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 12

Scores Drowned As Floods Sweep Southern Europe

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 3

LONDON: Scores of people have been drowned in Southern Europe, which has been held in the grip of torrential rainstorms and, lashed by gales which have swollen rivers and flooded thousands of acres…

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Highway Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 2

The Goulburn Bus Company manager, Mr. J. W. Packer, to-day commented on a collision which occurred on Hume…

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Fatal Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 5

GUNNEDAH: Eric Louis, 24, mechanic employed at Preston Extended Colliery, near Gunnedah, was killed when a motor…

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Man Seriously Injured at Golspie by Falling Timber

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 8

Mr. Len Bowden, of Goulburn, was seriously injured at Golspie last Thursday afternoon when two tons of timber, which he was helping to unload, fell on him…

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Tram, Transport In Collision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 2

A collision occurred with the Yass tram and a transport at the Shell Depot Crossing about 11.20 yesterday morning…

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29 Injured in New York

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 5

NEW YORK, Friday: Panic broke out when two trains collided in a tunnel beneath new York's fashionable Park Avenue…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 2

Two youths received injuries to the head and shoulders when the motor cycle on which they were riding skidded into a wire…

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Two Cars Skid on Highway Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 4

A man received extensive injuries to the head, neck and shoulders when the car which he was driving skidded…

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Patient Drowned When Plane Dives Into Sea

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE: The patient was drowned when an aerial ambulance crashed into the sea 20 miles north of Cairns. The pilot, ambulance officer and a passenger survived. They swam for two hours through shark-infested waters before they reached safety…

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Girls Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 1

Two Goulburn girls were slightly injured on Sunday when a car skidded on loose gravel and overturned on a bend on the…

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Car Collision Results in Fine

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 9

A sequel to a collision between two motor vehicles at the corner of Colyer and Goulburn Streets on July 21, 1951,…

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Bicycle Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 2

A 58-year-old man was injured this morning when the bicycle which he was riding collided with a car at the…

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Utility In Collision, Crashes Through Concrete Fence

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 4

A collision between two vehicles yesterday resulted in a utility truck swerving off the roadway, mounting…

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Youth Injured: Dived, Hit Rock

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 4

A 19-year-old youth sustained head injuries when he dived into shallow water at "The Rock" in the…

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Police Seek Co-operation for Accident Free Xmas

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 5

Police Inspector E. W. Freeman to- day appealed to Goulburn people to make the Christmas period accident-free this year. He asked: CYCLISTS not to block the…

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Fatal Accident Near Michelago

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

A 40-year-old man was fatally injured when he was pinned under a lorry which overturned near Michelago…

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Linesman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 2

A railway, linesman sustained, a broken foot yesterday when a rail was dropped on it. He is Clarence Arthur…

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Coroner Finds Sailor's Death by Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 5

At an inquest into the death of Grant Joseph Firbank, the Goulburn, Deputy Coroner, Mr. T…

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Unusual Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 6

A 35-year-old fireman was injured in an unusual accident to-day. He was riding to work on a…

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Two Injured At Week-end

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 1

Two persons received slight injuries in an accident near Marulan at the week-end. They were on a motor cycle…

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