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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

72 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4

Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 2

Shortly before 2.30 p.m. to-day the usual tranquility of Monaro Street was slightly disturbed by the noise of a collision between two motor…

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Car Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 4

Struck by a car in Auburn-street on Friday night, Mr. Dan McDonald, a well-known Goulburn resudent, sustained injuries which necessitated his…

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Local & General News Car Accident on Tarago Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

When it ran over a culvert on the Tarago road on Friday night an Erskine car overturned and was extensively damaged. The driver, Father…

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Clothes Ablaze Man Frightfully Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 1

At Lithgow, Harry Melton, aged 23 years, was the victim of a terrible burning accident When a tin of bitumen, which he was heating over a…

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Colliery Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 2

Two miners were killed by a fall of coal in the Pelaw mine colliery at Newcastle yesterday…

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Fatal Accident The Inquest

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 2

This morning Mr. Coroner G.ale conducted an inquest into the death an old resident of the town and district, Mr. John West, who for…

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Over the Cliffs Verdict of Accidental Death

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest on Hyman Goldstein, M. L. A., whose body was found on the rocks at Suicide Point,…

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Man Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 3

The body of Norman Reid, a resident of Molonglo, has been recovered from Molonglo River. Reid, who was a caretaker employed by the…

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Accident Salvation Officers Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 3

Whilst proceeding towards Canberra on Saturday last about 7 p.m. a sulky, driven by Capt. Ivy Adams and having as passengers Captains…

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Drowning Fatality Coroner’s Inquiry

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 1

On Tuesday, afternoon Mr. Coroner Gale held an inquest at Canberra Hospital, on the body of Norman Reid, who was drowned in the…

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Movie News Special Service from paramount studious “The Queanbeyan Age” Pola Negri Injured Paramount Star Thrown From Horse

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 4

Pola Negri, paramount star has been reported to have met with a serious accident When thrown from a horse in pairs…

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Two Ton Iron Meteorite Falls in Indian Village Two Men Killed Thirty Seriously Injured Calcutta

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 1

An iron meteorite, weighing two tons, fell in the village of Kanth, killing two men and seriously injuring thirty. The sound of the fall was…

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Motor Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 1

While proceeding towards Canberra last night, a Chevrolet motor car driven bv Mr. Arthur Staples, suffered a blow-out in one of the…

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Motor Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 4

Two men were injured in a motor car accident on the Queanbeyan road, near Hamilton's Hill, on Thursday. A telegraph pole, with which the car…

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Telegraphic News Tragic Drowning Fatality. SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 1

A car driven by Rev. Benson, Rector of Bodalla, on the South Coast, plunged into the Clyde River early this morning. Mrs. Benson and four…

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Terrible Tragedy at Bateman's Bay Punt Five People Drowned

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 3

An appalling tragedy, costing five lives, occurred at Bateman's Bay early on Friday morning. The Rev. J. Benson, Rector of…

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Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 1

Whilst engaged in loading wool at the local railway yards yesterday, Mr. Edgar Groves slipped off the top of a loaded truck and fell to the…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Collision with Cow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 October 1928 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at Cottage Hill, near Ingleburn, on the Great Southern-road, when a motor cycle, driven by Hyland Greenwood,…

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Pea Rifle Fatality Canberra Man Shot Dead

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 October 1928 · page 2

Clifford Tylden. Ellison, employed at the Government Printing Office at Kington, was accidentally shot on Sunday afternoon at Kambah. With…

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Accident on Uriarra Road

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 1 November 1928 · page 1

A motor smash occurred on the Uriarra Road, close to the intersection of Ross Road, shortly before 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon…

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