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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

221 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 12

Injured At Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

Two men were injured at their work yesterday morning. They are: L. Ottoway, blacksmith, of 54 Opal Street…

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Young Boorowa Sportsman Loses Arm In Car Collision Shocking Accident To Edgar Corcoran

Boorowa News · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

WELL-KNOWN BOOROWA SPORTSMAN, EDGAR CORCORAN (23) LOST HIS RIGHT ARM IN A MOTOR COLLISION LAST SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE FROGMORE ROAD, WHICH HAS SHOCKED RESIDENTS…

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Collision in Cooma Street

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 4

A car driven by Mr. S. H. Liddicoat, shire engineer, and a utility driven by Mr. P. Dunley, impounding officer, collided in…

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Young Boy Seriously Wounded by Rifle Bullet Accident At East Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 1

A young boy was seriously wounded yesterday afternoon when a .22 rifle accidentally ploded while he was playing with a friend…

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Injured Boy "Improved"

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 1

A 13-year-old boy, who was seriously wounded on Monday afternoon when a 22 rifle accidentally exploded…

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Car Accident Victims Progressing Well

Boorowa News · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 2

Edgar Corcoran, who lost his right arm in a motor car accident near Boorowa, is progressing favourably, we…

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Two Brothers Injured In Highway Crash

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 1

Two brothers were admitted to the District Hospital on Friday night after their utility truck had collided with a car six miles north of Goulburn…

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From Everywhere Slaughterman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 4

A slaughterman st Joppa Abatoirs suffered a lacerated hand at work yesterday morning. He is James Podmore, of 56 Auburn…

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Gunning News Fatal Accident at Bevendale

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 2

Kevin Bruce Fields, aged 27 years, of Wagga, was fatally injured in an accident about 8 miles from Dalton on the…

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Accident to Mrs. O. A. Rudd

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 3

Mrs. O. A. Rudd, of Yass St., who returned from Sydney last Friday, had the unpleasant experience of being knocked down…

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Girl Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 4

A girl cyclist suffered a minor injury when she was knocked down by a car in Auburn Street yesterday morning…

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Collision in Army Convoy

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

Units in an Army convoy and two private cars were involved in a collision on Hume Highway, near…

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Footballers Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

Three players suffered painful injuries during yesterday afternon’s games at Victoria Park. Ron Waters, son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Week-End Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 5

Three minor road accidents were reported to Goulburn police over the weekend. One man, Charles Frederick…

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Two Men Killed in Week-end Car Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 5

Two men were killed and another admitted to hospital in a critical condition as a result of road accidents near Goulburn during the weekend. The dead men are Neville Peters, 21, of Molonglo Street,…

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Football Coach Injured In Fall

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 8

Taralga's football captain and coach, Ron Prigg, met with an unfortunate accident last week which necessita[?]ed a brief spell…

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Collision To-day

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 3

A car and a caravan were involved in a collision on Governor's Hill early this morning…

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Man Injured in Brawl

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 3

A New Australian was injured in a brawl on a property, at Windellama, last Saturday night. He is a Eucalyptus distiller,…

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Accidents at Week-end

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 3

Five minor accidents were reported to police during the week-end. Only one person was injured…

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13 Drowned at Sea

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday: Thirteen lives, it is feared, have been lost when a fishing boat with a party of holiday-makers…

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