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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

45 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3

Local and General News ACCIDENT

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

A young man named Cyril Creagan met with a serious accident at Budawang, Mongarlowe, on Wednesday last. He was engaged cutting…

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Serious Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 2

On Friday morning last Mr. Roy. Lupton, of Braidwood, who was engaged blasting stone in connection with a road contract at Reedy Creek,…

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Railway Accident. Near Queanbeyan

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 1

Ford car dealers claim some remarkable feats for the machines they sell. On Saturday a Ford car held up…

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Workman Injured

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 2

On Saturday morning last, while building a crane at the Brickyards, Canberra, H. Woodlands, carpenter, was struck on…

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Fatal Accident at Queanbeyan

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 4

On Friday morning the dead body of Richard John Collins, a groom employed at M'Dairmid's, Burra, was found on the Cooma road, about a…

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Car Accident. the Season

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 2

Mrs. Wilson of Nerriga, had a providential escape from a serious accident on Friday last. She was driving a car at a fairly fast pace After the succession of phenomenally heavy frosts last week a welcome change occurred on Sunday afternoon, when light rain,…

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Railway Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

Two men, whose identity has yet been definitely established, were run down and killed yesterday by the Brisbane mall train on a bridge…

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Injured Dignity

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 8

Jenny: "What is the matter with your cat? She looks very disconsolate these days." Marjory: "Father hurt her feelings…

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Accident to Motor Cyclist

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

A serious accident occurred at Jeir on Sunday afternoon. Two gentlemen were travelling on a motor cycle and sidecar…

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Local and General News Polo Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 2

A spill at the polo carnival at Bungendore on Friday resulted in the death of a pony, and Messrs. "Top" Hassall, of Braidwood, and Major…

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Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 7

Mr. S. Fletcher, of Warrambucca, had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Saturday morning last. Accompanied by his son and daugh…

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Gun Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 3

Mr. John Kearney, jun., met with a serious accident on Ledgerton run last Friday. He was digging out rabbits and…

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Local and General News Gun Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 2

Mr. John Kearney, junr., met with serious accident on Ledgerton run, in the Queanbeyan district, last Friday. He was digging out rabbits, and…

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Peculiar Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 2

While fencing the other day Mr. W. R. Sharpe, of "Mountain Ash," left part of a coil of No. 12 fencing wire hanging on one of the posts. A heifer…

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Peculiar Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 4

While fencing the other day Mr. W. R. Sharpe, of "Mountain Ash," left part of a coil of No. 12 fencing wire hanging on…

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The Yachting Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 3

"As we clung to the oar, stripped to our shirts in the rough sea, Good kept constantly cheering me up, saying, 'Stick it.' He enabled me to…

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Accidents Will Happen Treat all Your Cuts, Burns, Scalds, etc., with Antiseptic Zam-Buk

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 4

When you meet with an accident—a cut, a burn, or a scald—you don't need to run up any doctor's bill if you have…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 2

A lad named Grant, in the employ of Mr. G. Fisher, baker, met with a simple accident last week. He was driving a sulk delivering bread…

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Accident With Fatal Results

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 2

In a recent issue was reported an accident which befel Fred. Griffiths whilst engaged in some telephone work at Mrs. W. Pike's residence…

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Motor Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 2

Somersaulting in the air as it fell, a motor car containing a man and his three children dropped over a gully outside St. Albans on Saturday…

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