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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Motor Lorry Accident Driver Sent for Trial

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 3

At the conclusion of the inquest into the death of David Hearne, aged 47 years, who was killed in a motor lorry accident at Paddy’s River on Friday,…

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An Alcoholic Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 4

“A bonus in the form of a 50 per cent. reduction in traffic fines is extended to all offending motorists, who are using locally produced sugar-cane alcohol…

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Late Fatal Accident Coroner's Inquest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 2

The inquest into the death of John McGrath, who was killed on the Mon-garlowe road on Saturday night last, was held at the Court House on…

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Simple Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

On last Wednesday week Mr. J. J. Feehan was engaged getting a load of wood from his paddock at Jembaicumbene when a limb of a tree…

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Motor Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 2

On Wednesday last an accident occurred to a motor lorry on the Araluen—Moruya. road, about three miles from Araluen. There were four…

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Sad Drawing Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 3

While two boys struggled frantically for life in the water at Byron Bay on Tuesday afternoon, many people in the crowd on the beach watched…

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Local and General Car Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

Mr. Boult, our Shire engineer, has been added to the list of victims of motor car accidents. On Wednesday night last he left Braidwood to visit…

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Racing Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 7

When Bunaform fell in the Steeplechase at Randwick on Saturday, Jockey Jack Troy had his chest badly crushed. He died in hospital on…

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Serious Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 2

At about noon on Saturday Mr. Ernie Keyte, of Major's Creek, met with a very serious accident in a very simple manner. Riding a pony…

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Randwick Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 7

The jockey T. Egby, who was injured at Tattersall's Club meeting at Randwick on Saturday through his mount tailing, and who was removed…

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Level Crossing Smash 14 KILLED, 20 Injured Paris

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 1

A motor ’bus full of workmen struck [?] train a a level crossing at Fromelles, overturning the locomotive. Fourteen of the ’bus passengers were killed and…

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Collaroy Beach Drowning Coroner’s Comment Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

At the inquest concerning the drowning of George Greenwell, aged 17, at Collaroy the Coroner, in returning a verdict of accidental death, said it was…

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Terrible Explosion Many Killed and Injured at Naval Laboratory Rio De Janeiro

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

Half of the 400 employees of the naval laboratory at Nichtheroy are reported to have been killed or injured through an explosion which wrecked…

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Aeroplane Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

When Messrs. Fairbairn and Simpson, the English flyers, attempted to take off from Darwin to-day the machine would not rise, and the wings…

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Sensational Car Collision

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

A serious collision occurrel at the intersection of Prince's Highway and Jervis street, Nowra, this week. Mr. C. V. Monaghan, President of the…

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Brawl Over Dole Three Policemen Injured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 3

Three policemen who had been battered by a large crowd after the relief ration had been declared "black" at Built on Monday morning…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

An accident happened on the Mongarlowe road yesterday afternoon to a lad named Bob Grigg, son of Mr. H. Grigg, of "Strathallen." It…

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The Late Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 2

Alter remaining unconscious since Thursday afternoon the boy, Master Bob Grigg, the victim of the accident on the Mongarlowe road, was able to…

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Police Court Friday (Before Mr. W. O. Pullen, J.P.). The Late Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 4

Frank Stagg was charged with causing bodily harm to Robert Grigg by wanton driving on Thursday, 14th inst, on the Braidwood-Mongarlowe…

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Car Collision

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 2

A rather sensational collision took place on Saturday night on the Araluen road, just beyond the bridge near Shepherd's. It appears that Mr…

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