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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

302 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 16

Car Hit Tree: Two Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 1

Two men were injured yesterday when a lorry driven by Bede Dorsett, of Murray's Flats, ran off the…

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Footballer Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 2

Bill Williamson, of Bourke Street, sustained a shoulder injury while playing in a football match at League Park on…

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Collision Had Court Sequel

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 2

In Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, a man was fined £5 for not giving way to the vehicle on…

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Three Vehicles Involved in Collision at Marulan

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 3

A number of adults and children had a remarkable escape from injury when a semi-trailer, a car and a taxi were involved in a collision on the Hume Highway, at Marulan, on Monday night…

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Injured at School

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

Kevin Bewley, aged 12 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bewley. of 23 Goldsmith Street, was treated for lacerations to the…

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Cat Attacks Bird : Baby Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

A child was injured yesterday when his mother attempted to save a bird from a cat. The child is 13-months-old…

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Collision Near Berrima

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 5

A car was badly damaged when an alleged hit-run driver struck the vehicle as it was being driven by…

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Foot Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 3

John Collins, 12, suffered a foot wound when he trod on a wire at his home in Cole Street at the week-end. He was taken…

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Former Goulburn Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 5

Corporal Kevin Hebblewhite, formerly of Goulburn, was injured where he was involved in a motor-accident between…

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Accident Near Intersection

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 3

A car driven by Adrian Sheridan Granger, of Bradley Street, was slightly damaged when it was involved in a collision with…

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Local Man's Escape: Sequel To Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 3

Three members of a Taralga family were injured yesterday after visiting a relative who had been…

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Two Men Killed in Road Accident Near Dalton

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 1

The bodies of two men were found in the cabin of an overturned low loader, which left the road and capsized near Dalton last night or early this morning. The overturned vehicle was found by a Dalton schoolboy, R…

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Fog Said to Be Accident Cause

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 3

A light fog is believed to have been the cause of a collision which occurred between a utility truck and a tip-truck at the…

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Tyre Blew Out: Accident to Traffic Constable

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1

When a tyre of the police cycle blew out on the Hume Highway near Derringullen on Friday afternoon, the cycle ran off the road,…

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Child Drowned in Well Near Tallong House

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

When a seven-year-old tallong boy was-sent to find his 15-months-old sister yesterday he returned to his parents with the tragic news that she had fallen into, a well near the house and had been drowned…

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Injured in Fall

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 5

Mrs. L. A. Arthur, of Allison Street, was admitted to the Base Hospital on Friday. She sustained a bad cut to the forehead…

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Taxi and Cow in Collision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 3

A Yass taxi was extensively damaged when it collided with a cow in Cooma Street near the Hume bridge about 9.30 on…

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Driver Injured in Crash Near Marulan

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 1

A transport driver sustained a fractured right leg when his vehicle left the Hume Highway and crashed…

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Accident at Factory

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

A 16-year-old boot clicker sustained lacerations to the second and third fingers of his right hand while working at a…

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Injured Man Re-admitted to Hospital

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

A New Australian who received stab wounds in Goulburn last Saturday night was yesterday taken to hospital…

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