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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Cars in Collision on

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 5

A car driven by Bruce James Grant, of 44 Joshua Street, was struck by another car at the corner of Auburn and Bradley…

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Lucky Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 1

Knocking at a door for help in Hjoering, Denmark, after he had had an accident with his car, a motorist was just in time…

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Gundagai Ambulance Officers in Collision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 3

Two Ambulance officers from Gundagai were injured in a collision near Bookham on Friday afternoon. They were Supt…

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9 Vehicles in Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

A truck, and a car collided about four miles north of Marulan, on Thursday evening and before one could…

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Minor Road Accidents In District

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 2

Goulburn police described traffic in the district over the Easter week-end as "extremely heavy."…

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Baby Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

A 15-months-old baby was drowned in three inches of water in the backyard of his home in Kinkora place, Queanbeyan, on…

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Road Accidents At Yass

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 2

Three motor cyclists were injured yesterday when their cycles skidded on the wet Hume Highway, near Yass…

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Accident on Highway Near Marulan

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

A new station wagon collided With a transport travelling in the same direction. the station wagon was…

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Road Accidents Near Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 2

Three motor cyclists were in jured on Monday when their cycles skidded on the wet Hume Highway, near Yass…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 4

A Marulan motor cyclist was injured yesterday in a fall from a motor cycle. HE is Miodrag Stojanovic,…

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Injured at Football

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

Two men were hurt while playing football at Taralga yesterday. They are John Manning, 21,…

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Two Injured in Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 5

Two people were injured in Goulburn last night in a collision between a cycle and a motor car…

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Boorowa Contractor Awarded £2,500 Compensation Arm Disabled As Result of Car Collision

Boorowa News · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 1

Roy Thomas Williams, 28, a contractor, of Boorowa, who claimed £1,500 compensation, was awarded £2,500 by a jury in the Supreme Court in Sydney last week…

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Car Accident Injuries

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 2

Inquiries at the Goulburn Base Hospital this morning revealed that the condition of Gloria Thomas, the 17…

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Man Injured While Under Truck

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

Mr. Roger Kitchen, of Denison Street, was injured internally on Monday morning while he was…

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Road Accident Prevention. Meeting at Yass Next

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 2

Concerned with the safety of all road users in the Yass district, the Mayor (Alderman W. T. Walker) has convened a public…

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Baby Girl Drowned After Five Hour's Search

Boorowa News · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

A shocking tragedy occurred last Saturday near Reid's Flat when the 18-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chown was found drowned in a creek which flowed near their home. At about 10 a.m. on Saturday, Mrs. Fred Chown (formerly…

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Spear Fisherman Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 5

MILTON: A spear fisherman near Collet's Beach, a mile from Ulladulla was drowned last night. It is believed he was unable to…

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Seven Killed: 100 Injured in Railway Collision Terrible Scenes In Sydney Smash

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: At least seven persons were killed and 100 injured when a packed electric train telescoped another train standing at the station at Berala, near Lidcombe, this morning at 6.55. The smash occurred in dense fog. Gangs of rescuers were on the scene as soon as possible…

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Accident in Sawmill

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

A young Sydney man, Allan Burke, met with a painful accident at Bullio South on Friday last…

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