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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

106 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 6

Horrible Accident Man’s Scalp Torn Off Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 1

A man, whose identity has not been established, met with a horrible accident this morning. As an electric train entered the tunnel near the…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 7

While Graham Long, a resident of Auburn, was building a fire in the yard of his bungalow, which had Just been built beside his old home, he…

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Fatal Road Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 4

Saturday night, Thomas Simmons, aged 74, suffered head injuries, which proved fatal, when he was knocked down by a motor car in…

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Fatal Road Accident at Kiama

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 2

At Kiama the third fatal road accident within a week occurred last night when Alderman Harold Alexander Dawes (52) was knocked over…

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Road Accidents 351 Deaths This Year

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 2

Up till Wednesday, 351 deaths had occurred in road accidents in New South Wales this year, compared with 342 for the corresponding period of…

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Fatal Car Collision

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 7

When two cars collided on the New England Highway a mile and a half from Scone late on Saturday night, Walter Ashford, aged 31, was killed…

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Four Deaths From Road Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 2

Mrs. Jane Furness, aged 81, of Randwick, was knocked down by a lorry as it was being backed out of a lane at Randwick on Saturday. She died a…

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Drowning Cases Number Doubles in Year Need for Life Savers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 3

The vital need for a larger percentage of fully qualified life savers in New South Wales is emphasised in the 44th annual report of the Royal Life…

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Car Crashes Into Post Passenger’s Jaw Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 3

Of a Shire party of four, who set out from Cooma early on Monday afternoon to attend the funeral of the late Councillor T. J. Kelly, Cr. P. F. Mooney…

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Accident at Royalla Horse Breaks Car Window

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

On Monday last at Royalla, Camel, a [?]estnut horse, attacked a motor car breaking the right hand window. Camel., who evidently had the hump,…

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Woman Found Fatality Shot

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 2

A young married woman named Alice Jean Jones, 22, was found beside a tree on a stock reserve at Bribbaree in Young district, with two bullet…

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Shooting Accident Near Tralee Death of Mr. “Ted” Morrison

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 1

News was received in town late yesterday evening of a sad shooting fatality which occurred about 5.30 p.m. a few miles from Mr. John Morrison’s…

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Derby Fancy Injured

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 7

While cantering at Randwick this morning Caesar, one of the strong fancies for the A.J.C. Derby, crashed through the fence and threw his…

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Fatal Shooting- Coroner’s Inquest Verdict of Accidental Death

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 2

The Deputy-Coroner (Mr. E. R. Boardman) yesterday conducted an inquest concerning the fatal shooting accident to Mr. “Ted” Morrison on…

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Killed in Car Accidents Man and Woman Victims

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 3

Mrs. Bella Corbett, aged 47, of. Stanmore. slipped of the footpath in Enmore Road, Newtown Saturday night, and was struck by a motor car…

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Accident to Milk Truck Claim for Damages

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 4

At the Canberra Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Britz P.M., Hugh Keith, milk vendor, of Kingston, proceeded against Cyril William Davies,…

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To Reduce Road Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 2

Mr. Bruxner, who has just returned from a trip abroad, indicated that before the end of this season of State Parliament he would entroduce…

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Road Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 4

At Marrickville on Sunday, Alan Barret, aged 10 years, was struck by a motor car and killed. When the bicycle he was riding…

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Carr’s Claim Dismissed by Commission Case First of Its Kind Strange Burning Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 2

An important judgement involving the meaning . of the words “in the course of the employment” was delivered in Sydney on Tuesday by Judge…

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Bowlers in Aeroplane Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 4

A specially chartered Butler transport plane was extensively damaged when it tipped on its nose after failing to take oft at Charleville early on…

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