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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

58 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Local and General News Serious Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

On Tuesday morning last a very serious accident happened on the Braidwood-Major's Creek road near the latter place. Mr. Thomas…

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Fatal Accident at Moruya

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon last a fatal accident happened at Kiora, the victim being Mrs. Collett, widow of the late Mr. B. Collett It appears…

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Fewer Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 7

As a result of the safety first campaign there were 240 fewer accidents to railway employees last year, and the Commissioners saved £9000 in accident pay…

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Local and General News Fatal Racing Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 2

At the Wheeo picnic races, near Goulburn, which are run on a rough bush track among big timber, three horses fell, and Les O'Brien, a fine…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon, as Mr. George Broadhead, of Inverary Park, Bungonia, was driving a flock of sheep, one of the animals fell in…

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Motor Fatality. MR. P. J. McEVOY KILLED

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 3

A motor accident, which resulted in the subsequent death of Mr. Peter James McEvoy, of the Hibernian Hotel, Goulburn…

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Fatal Car Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 8

A shocking motor accident which terminated fatally occurred about 6 p.m. on Sunday, near Yarra Gates. A Buick car, driven by Jeter James…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

A nasty accident befell Mr. E. Ryan yesterday at Molonglo Camp necessitating his removal to the Queanbeyan Hospital…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 2

As Mr. J. Muir, Shire engineer, was driving to the Show on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by Mr. O'Dea, the axle of the sulky broke in…

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Motor Accident at Queanbeyan

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 3

When George Carroll was conveying workmen from Queanbeyan to Canberra in a passenger motor car he swerved to avoid a collision with…

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Dreadful Burning Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon last a fatal burning accident occurred at Tantulean, about three miles from Mongarlowe, the victim being…

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Local and General News ACCIDENT

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

In the Encourage Handicap at Goulburn on Saturday Mr. E. Bunn's Raise Omer, a gelding considered to have a good chance, bumped the rail…

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Fatal Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 7

Sister Mary Casimer, aged 50, of the Erskineville Convent, was Knocked down in Bent-street, near the Hotel Metropole, yesterday…

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Another Motor Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 7

A motor car capsized on the Windsor road between Castle Hill and Kellyville yesterday. Six of the occupants were thrown out. All the injured were removed to the…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 2

On Wednesday night last a serious motor accident occurred on the Queanbeyan Yass Road, resulting in the subsequent death of one of the occupants, and…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

A fatal motor accident occurred on the Queanbeyan Yass road on Wednesday last. The car, which left Queanbeyan about 6 o'clock, was in…

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Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

Last week an accident happened to Mr. P. Hasler, an employee in Mr. A. E. Brown's cheese factory at Monkittee, which might easily have been…

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Best Accident First-Aid. Zam-buk Gives Quick Healing and Prevents Blood Poison. Gashed and Burnt Arm

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 4

"Whilst employed at woodcutting and scrub clearing I often met with accidents," writes Mr. W. Humphries,…

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Fatal Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 7

At Blackheath yesterday a train dashed into a motor lorry, on which were two men and three children. A boy, Harry Commens, aged 7, was…

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Drowning Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 4

Delilah Mary Wilson, aged 21, a domestic servant in the employ of Mr." H. B. Smith, manager of Tirranna, was drowned in a deep lagoon,…

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