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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

221 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 12

Shooting Accident Near Taralga

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 6

Mr. Kenneth James Warton, aged 19, of Hurstville, who was holidaying in the Taraiga district for the long week-end…

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Injured at Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 3

A man slipped and suffered a probable fracture of the ankle at his work yesterday. He is L. Goodchild, of Avoca Street…

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From Everywhere Drowned in Gutter

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

James Anderson, 65, an-old age pensioner, was found drowned in a gutter in Dark's Road, West Dapto. He lived…

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Car on Footpath Brother Injured; Driver Charged

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

There was a commotion in Cooma Street on Saturday afternoon shortly after 5 o’clock when a car…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. shares the alarm expressed by the Australian Road Safety Council, at the big increase in the number…

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Rugby News Dances in Aid Injured Footballers

Boorowa News · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 7

A dance in aid of the Injured Footballers' Fund was held in the local hall on the 15th inst., and although the attendance was…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

Boorowa News · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. shares the alarm expressed by the Australian Road Safety Council at the big increase in the number of…

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Accidental Death

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

As the result of an inquiry which extended over three days, the district coroner, Mr. E. A. Hickey, found that Edward…

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Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 5

An 81-year-old man fell and broke his thigh bone when using a wheelbarrow at Tully Park Golf Course yesterday…

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Guard Killed In Railway Collision At Rhodes

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: North-bound country and suburban trains were delayed up to seven hours by the collision between two goods trains in which a guard was killed and two other railway men were injured near Rhodes last night…

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Braidwood Rd. Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 3

A timber jinker and a car ended up in a cleek after they had collided on the Braidwood Road early this morning…

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Policeman Seriously Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 3

A Wagga policeman, travelling by motor cycle to visit his wife in Sydney, was seriously injured when he…

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Fall Under Lorry Accidental

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 3

Deputy Corner, Mr. Peter Jackson, found that Bill had died from injuries accidentally received when he had fallen…

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Accidental Death • Late Mr. Arthur Eedy

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

Following an inquest at Goulburn Court House on Saturday morning, Mr. Peter Jackson, Coroner, found that Arthur David…

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Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 4

A car was slightly damaged in a collision with a semi-trailer 23 miles south of Goulburn last night…

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Injured Ankle

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 8

A railway fitter sustained an injured ankle when he fell at work early this morning. He is E. G. Pidoux, of 42 Joshua St…

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Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 2

Australian jockey, A. Breasley, will not ride in England for several days due to an injury received in a collision…

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Children In Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 4

Three children were involved in minor accidents yesterday. Lois Dunn, 8, of 4 Victoria…

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Horse Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 4

A horse was drowned in the main street in front of the Post Office in Bishop's Bridge, a village near Cessnock. A drover…

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Shocking Fatality At Galong Railway Station Man Killed By Train Victim Apparently Mistook Station

Boorowa News · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

A tragic happening occurred at Galong early on Monday morning last when a young man was killed at the railway station when he fell under the wheels of a moving train…

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