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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

84 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 5

Train Collision

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1926 · page 2

A collision occurred between two trains last night at Mortdale, by which three women were slightly injured. One train was standing at the…

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Dreadful Fatality Car Accident at Milton

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 1

The coroner. Mr. King, of Nowra made Borne sharp comments in returning an open verdict concerning the death of Norman Hammond,…

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Drowning Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 6

William Bartlett, scoutmaster of the Milton patrol, was drowned on Sunday at Ulladulla, when a small pleasure boat capsized in a strong…

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Another Railway Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

The engine of a steam train from Whittlesea to Melbourne jumped the rails just outside North Melbourne station on Sunday night. Several…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 6

Mrs. Wilson, of Nerriga, is in the Goulburn District Hospital suffering from a fractured spine, as a result of a motor car accident. A few days…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 3

A peculiar accident occurred during the half-time interval at the football match between Federals and Canberra on Saturday. Some children…

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Motor Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

There were several motoring accidents during the week-end. In one instance Mrs. Ellen Hearn, of Wilson-street, Mascot, was killed and…

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Dreadful Railway Smash 25 Killed Forty Injured. Sydney

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 2

The Moree mail train to Sydney collided with a goods train at 11.30 last night near Murrundi. About 25 people were killed and…

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Terrible Railway Disaster Mail Train Smashes Into Runaway Trucks Big List of Killed and Injured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 2

Murrurundi was the scene of an appalling railway disaster late on Monday night, 'It was reported that 26 people were killed and about 50…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 3

A young man from Wild Cattle Creek called to spend the evening with a family at North Dorrigo recently. A storm came up, and the…

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Level Crossing Fatality Five People Killed. Sydney

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 2

A Molong message states that all five passengers that were in a motor car which was run down by a goods train at Dean's Crossing, near Molong,…

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Another Fatal Car Accident Two Commercials Killed Near Bourke Sydney

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 2

A Bourke message states that two commercial travellers, named W. W. Jones and Theo. Curtiss, were killed last night about two miles from there…

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Local & General News Serious Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 2

Mr. Henry Gowen, of Braidwood, who is employed at the Sewer sawmills at Canberra, met with a serious accident on, Friday last. He was…

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Dreadful Motor Accident

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1926 · page 2

A motor accident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, on the Bungendore road, about 8 miles from Queanbeyan, the driver being…

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An Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 3

With graceful feet a maiden sweet, was tripping the light fantastic, When she suddenly tore for the dressing room door—…

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Chapter of Accidents! Child's Wounds and Burns, Mother's Lame Arm Healed by Zam-buk

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 4

Further examples of the healing reliability of Zam-Buk and of its all-round excellence as a family remedy are supplied by Mrs. M. Cooper, of…

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Accidents

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 3

A few weeks ago while cutting wood, Mr. J. T. Collett was struck in the eye by a small chip. Still feeling discomfort a few days later…

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Motor Accident

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 2

Last Thursday afternoon Mr. A H. Willimott was coming along Monaro Street when a car driven by Mr. R. Thomson, which was coming out…

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Drowned in the Weir

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 2

This morning, while a horse and cart belonging to Mr. Jack Collett was standing in front of his baker's shop near the Bridge, the horse began to…

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Drowning Fatality

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 4

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Eden Sunday afternoon, just before 6 o'clock, Mr. Jack Davidson, son of Mr. G. Davidson, the…

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