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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Accidentally Drowned

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

Mr. E. A. Hickey, district coroner, conducted an inquiry on Saturday into the death of James Edward Norris, of Crookwell, and…

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Child Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

Christine Scorse, 3, of Pennant Avenue, Denistone, drowned in a waterhole two feet deep near her home yesterday. Mr. J. Ware,…

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Pudman News Nasty Accident

Boorowa News · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

Whilst backing a tractor into his shed at his home, "Barrackville," Pudman. Mr. A. Frost had his hand badly lacerated…

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Locals Hurt in Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 1

Two vehicles were badly damaged and two men sustained facial injuries when a collision occurred on the…

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Four Injured Near Mittagong

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Four people were injured, one critically, when a car crashed over the side of a bridge near…

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Over 100 Dead in Fire, Train Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 1

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Monday: At least 63 persons were killed—most of them trampled to death or…

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Car Accident Led to Fine

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 1

An incident in which an 11-year-old girl was knocked from her cycle by a motor car had its sequel in…

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Unusual Accident In Clinton Street

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 1

An unusual, accident occured yesterday when a utility truck collided with a bicycle in Clinton Street…

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Turpin Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday: European middleweight boxing champion, Randolph Turpin, was admitted to Banbury Hospital last night…

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£100 Damage to Taxi Collision Near Mountain Creek

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 2

Mr. Fred Stevens’ taxi cab received damage estimated at £100. in a collision with a utility on the Wee Jasper road near Mountain…

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Injured In Fall From Hay Load

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

A Goulburn man fractured his left collarbone and injured his ribs when he fell from a load of hay while…

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Injured Knee

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 1

Goulburn Courthouse gardner, Lance Mortlock, yesterday injured his knee when he fell while at work in the Court…

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Lucky Escape In Car Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 1

The driver and occupants of a car had a remarkable escape from serious "injury on Friday night when the steering failed and the…

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Finger Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 3

Robert Chandler, 12, of the Gill Memorial Home, Goulburn yesterday sustained a possible fracture of a finger on his left…

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Level Crossing Collision Near Temora

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 1

A man was injured when a utility truck he was driving was struck by a rail motor on a level crossing…

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20,000 Scots in Royal "Crush" 50 Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: The Queen\narrowly escaped being engulfed when 20,000 cheering Scots toppled crush barriers and breached police lines as she arrived at the Glasgow City Chambers yesterday…

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Woman's Arm Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 3

Mrs. N. Pearce, of Addison Street, was admitted to Goulburn Base Hospital at the week-end with a severely injured arm…

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Injured in Fall

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 2

Robert Pooley, 4, of Hillview Road, Goulburn, fell over on the footpath and cut his head on Friday night…

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Diesel Driver Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 1

Eric Smith, of Augusta Street, Bankstown, on Friday night was taken to the Base Hospital suffering from cuts to the face and…

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Accidentally Shot Gun Trigger Tripped By Fence Wire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 2

Mr. Robert Albert England, 29, of Murrumbateman, was accidentally shot through the left shoulder when shooting on “Merryville,”…

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