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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Injured Back

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 2

Peter Kitaoni, 34, railways cleaner, of Loco barracks injured his back yesterday when he attempted to lift a…

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Bookham Man Injured in Collision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

About 7 o’clock last night a collision occurred near The Gap on the Hume Highway between a utility truck driven by Mr. Jim…

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Migrant Hostel Fatality Boy, 4, Drowns in Dam

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

A four-year-old English migrant boy was drowned in a dam near Goulburn Migrant Hostel yesterday. He was Harry Davies, who…

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Truck Tyre Blew Out: Cyclist Died After Collision “Fallon’s” Hill

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

Following an inquest at the Yass Court House on Friday afternoon, the District Coroner, Mr. E. A. Hickey, found that Geoffrey…

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Accidents at Week-end

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

Three Goulburn persons were injured in minor accidents at the week-end. Ken Derbyshire, about 10, of…

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Two Women Injured When Car Skids, Overturns

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 3

Two women were severely injured yesterday when their car overturned on Hume Highway, four miles north of Goulburn. The car skidded in loose gravel,…

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Verdict: Accidental Death Inquest Into Death of Clyde Mt. Crash Victim

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 1

In Goulburn Coroner's Court yesterday, Deputy Coroner, Mr. T. Osborn, found that Jan Chronowski died from the effects of injuries accidentally received. Chronowski, 25, was injured…

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Ambulance’s Dash Through Bushfire To Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 2

WHEN a collision occurred near Berremangra about 11.45 on Tuesday morning, Yass Ambulance dashed…

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Inquest Into Fatality at Cullerin

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

A railway ganger in charge of a length of line at Cullerin told Goulburn Coroner's Court yesterday he had received no advice of a light engine which killed a fettler on December 17…

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Medical Student Injured in Collision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

When a collision occurred between a car and semi-trailer in Laidlaw Street, North Yass, on Thursday night, a Victorian…

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Gored by Bull Injured Horse Dies

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 3

Blayney resident, George Willis narrowly escaped bodily injury when his horse was gored by a bull last week. Despite…

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Crookwell Man Seriously Injured In Fall at Goulburn

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 1

A young Crookwell man, Albert Seven, sop of Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Beven, of Robertson Street, suffered…

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Nearly Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Two huge waves overwhelmed 60 soldiers who were swimming at Maroubra Beach yesterday evening…

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Collision Near Bridge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 1

On Saturday night about 8 o’clock a collision occurred between a car driven by Mr. Eric Towle. of Yass Junction, and a…

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Boys Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 1

Two child accident victims were taken to Goulburn Base Hospital for treatment yesterday…

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Sequel to Motor Collision Shell Gil Company's Representative Fined At Boorowa

Boorowa News · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 1

At last sitting of Boorowa Court of Petty Sessions before Mr. Wm. Finlay, S.M., James Albert Potter, a…

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Collision in Auburn Street Cyclist Badly Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 1

A middle-aged cyclist sustained head injuries when he collided with the rear of a lorry in Auburn Street on Saturday night. He was Walter James Hangan,…

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Collision Near Gunning

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 3

Three young men narrowly escaped serious injury in an accident about six miles on the Goulburn side of Gunning on…

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Drowned Child Had Never Been From Hostel Before

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

A young British woman migrant told Goulburn Coroner's Court yesterday that her four-year-old son, who was drowned in a dam near the migrant hostel this month, had never left the…

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Driver Blames Sun for Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 1

In Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Mr. A. J. Paton, S.M., fined a 22-year-old truck driver £3 with 12/ costs for having driven negligently. The driver, Phillip James…

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