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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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

Road Safety Whose Fault Was It? How Accidents Are Caused and How They Can Be Avoided

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 1

It is not only in major accidents involving litigation that disputes as to responsibility can arise. Take this case, which occurred recently. On a…

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Bomb Outrage One Killed; 20 Injured LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 3

One man was killed and; seyenteen persons injured in an explosion by two bombs in a luggage room at King’s Crose Station at lunch time to-day…

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Road Safety Lost His Temper Bad Manners Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 3

They waited in hospital, nervous and greatly disturbed in conscience, wishing in vain that they could undo all that hid occurred within one…

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Science Helped by Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 2

Science owes a lot to the painstaking; efforts of research porkers who overcome disappointments and go on and on to success…

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Lost His Temper Bad Manners Accident(Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 2

They waited in hospital, nervous and greatly disturbed in conscience, wishing in vain that they could undo all that had occurred within…

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Whose Fault Was It? How Accidents Are Caused and How They Can Be Avoided (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 1

It is not only in major accidents involving litigation that disputes as to responsibility can arise. Take this case, which occurred recently. On a wide…

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Child Scalded Accident With Kettle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 1

Baby O’Brien, of Rutledge Street, aged eighteen months, was admitted to the Queanbeyan District Hospital…

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73 Injured in gas Explosion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 3

Seventy-three people were injured as the result of a violent explosion on Friday in a building south of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, and the…

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Cyclist Gravely Injured Head-on Collision With Motor Van

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 2

In a collision between a motor van and a bicycle at the intersection of Auburn, and Goldsmith Streets, Goulburn on Saturday morning, Alexander…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Police Inspector Drowned

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 7

Police Inspector Alexander C. Muir (59) was drowned in Brisbane Water yesterday when a 16-foot launch in which he was returning from a…

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Collision Sequel Driver "Got Flustered and Did the Wrong Thing" P.M.'s Lenient View

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 6

At the Braidwood Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., a young man, Edwin W. Strudwick, was charged with having on…

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Youth Shot Pea Rifle Accident Fell With Weapon

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 1

Gregory Thornton, aged 18, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Thornton, of Stornaway Road, was accidentally shot whilst out on a rabbit…

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Week End Car Accidents Two Persons Killed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

When the motor car he was driving skidded and overturned near Stoney Creek Bridge, Toronto, on Sunday night. Gordon Taylor. 18. of Stockton,…

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Cars in Rivers Three Men Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

Two men were in a sedan car which plunged into the river at North Quay, Brisbane, on Friday night and were drowned. This was discovered on…

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Bomb Outrages in England Five Killed, Many injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 3

London police investigating the explosion which reduced the centre of Coventry to a shambles on Friday afternoon believe that a member of…

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Massy Cup Yass’s Easy Win Players Severely Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

As was expected, the meeting of two good teams in Yass and Goulburn for the Massy Cup on Sunday on Victoria Park, drew a large crowd of people who…

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Road Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 2

A woman was killed and a man was injured by hit-run motor drivers in suburbs of Melbourne on Sunday night. Fernie Lane 41, of Bulla Road,…

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Fatal Ending To Motor Car and Cycle Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 3

Following a collision between a motor car and motor cycle in North Yass last Sunday week the death Sunday week the death occurred at Yass District Hospital on Thursday…

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Caught Mare Dies After Collision With Car Verdict for £40

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 2

In the District Court at Yass yesterday morning, before His Honor Judge Btacsy. James Shea and others; of “Fairview,” Galong, proceeded against…

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Car Wrecked Collision at Murrumbateman

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 1

Glaring headlights are said to have caused two cars to collide at Murrumbateman on Saturday night. The accident occurred about 9.15. Victor…

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