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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

278 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 14

Little Boy Died After Collision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 1

The district coroner, Mr. E. A. Hickey, concluded an inquiry at the Court House last week into the death of James Henry Lugg,…

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Two Diesels in Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 1

A train which left Goulburn burn at 2.10 p.m. yesterday was damaged when one of the diesel engines which had…

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Railway Accident Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY: The hospital to-day reported the condition of the five persons still there as a result of the train accident at Berala as…

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North Yass Postman Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 3

Alan Brockwell (17) son of Mr and Mrs. L. P. Brockwell; of Bourke street, Yass, who is the North Yass postman, sustained…

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Fifth Accident in Six Days

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 5

NEWCASTLE: To-day a derailment in a siding at Civic Station made hundreds late for work…

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From Everywhere Woman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 4

Amy Elizabeth Scott, married, of Eleanor Street, sustained a lacerated forehead, fractured left wrist and shock when she…

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Motor Cyclist Is Hurt In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

An 18-year-old motor cyclist was badly injured in a collision with a utility truck, on Saturday night…

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Local Footballer Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 1

Captain-coach of the Magpie Football team, Merv. Skelly, suffered a multiple fracture of the jaw during…

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Boolowa Coroner Found Baby Girl Accidently Drowned Inquiry Held on Drowning Fatality Near Reid's Flat

Boorowa News · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 2

In the Coroner's Court, held in Boorowa, last Wednesday morning, Mr. A. P. Webb, District Coroner found that Beverley Anne Chown, one-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Chown, of "Tatong," near Reid's Flat, died from "asphyxia…

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Rev. P. Pickburn in Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

Rev. P. D. Pickburn, of Victoria Street, escaped with minor injuries when an unusual accident occurred at Bungendore…

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Died Of Injuries Accidentally Received Coroner's Finding Into Tragic Death Of Rugby Grazier

Boorowa News · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

In the Boorowa Courthouse last Wednesday afternoon the Boorowa Coroner (Mr. A. P. Webb) after hearing eve-witnesses accounts of the accident in which William Frederick Kelly, 35, a young and popular Rugby grazier was killed last…

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Hockey Player Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 2

Miss Hazel Whittaker sustained injuries to the face on Saturday afternoon last while playing hockey…

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Girl Injured by Cracker

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 5

A Crookwell girl, Miss Valerle Foxton, was burnt about the eyes at a bonfire last Saturday night when a…

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Verdict Of Accidental Death

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 1

In the Boorowa Court House fast Wednesday afternoon, the Boorowa Coroner, after hearing…

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Collision in Auburn St. Causes Traffic Delay

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 1

A head-on collision between two cars caused congestion in Auburn Street for 20 minutes early last night. The collision occurred midway between Montague and Clifford…

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Goulburn People Injured in Canberra

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

Neville Trotter, son of the headmaster of the North Goulburn School, Mr. C. H. Trotter, was seriously injured in a road…

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Tanks at Centre of Berlin Crisis by Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 5

BERLIN, Wednesday: "Some progress" was officially reported in the talks late yesterday between the British and Soviet representatives on the Soviet moves and British countermoves in the…

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Accident Victim Improves

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

The condition of Roy George, who was very seriously Injured on Saturday week when he was…

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Man Injured by Falling Tree

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 4

A 29-year-old station hand was badly injured when a tree fell on him on a property near Goulburn…

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Film Star Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 June 1952 · page 3

Alan Ladd, "tough Man" of the screen, suffered his fourth accident recently on the set of the film…

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