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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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

Canberra Street Fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 2

Knocked down by a motor cycle on Saturday night at, Canberra, Eli Donald Gilchrist, 59, received fatal injuries. He was employed as a…

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Accident at Sawmill

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 3

Seriously injured in a sawmill accident, Patrick Shea, aged 42, of Brooman, near Nelligen, was rushed by ambulance on Friday from Nowra to…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 2

On Saturday morning last while Mr. H. Edmonds, of Bungendore, was attending to his electric lighting plant and filling a petrol tank,…

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Express Train Derailed Many Injured New York, Friday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

At least 65 persons were injured, 15 or more seriously, When the Santa Fe Express jumped the rails near Garden City, Kansas,…

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Collision On Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 3

Where a car arid semi-trailer came into collision on Bargo Bridge, Picton, yesterday, a married couple in the car were seriously injured…

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Notes and News Fatal Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

The district was shocked on Friday when word was received of the tragic death that day of Mr. George Willson., one of Bungendore's most…

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Deaths From Road Accidents Britain’s Figures Reduced Value of Safety Campaigns

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

Since the war ended, the number of deaths in Britain due to road accidents has steadily decreased. Last year’s figures were the lowest…

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Fatal Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

While mustering cattle on his property at “Mulloon,” Bungendore, on Friday last, Mr. George Wilson, grazier sustained head injuries…

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Girl Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 2

O n Sunday , a beat made from old petrol containers was blown from the water’s edge to the centre of Tuggerah Lake and seven children…

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Collided with Fatal Riding Accident Coroner’s Inquest

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 2

Yesterday morning, at the Queanbeyan Court House, the District Coroner, Mr, P. G. Ruffles, held an inquest concerning the death of…

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Fatal Riding Accident the Recent Bungendore Tragedy Coroner's Inquest

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 3

On Thursday monring last at the Queanbeyan Court House, the District Coroner, Mr. F. G. Ruffles, held an inquest concerning the death of Mr…

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Cyclone in India Seven Killed; 100 Injured BOMBAY, Tuesday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

Seven persons were killed and 100 injured yesterday in the worst cyclone ever recorded in Western India…

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Youth Drowned Canoe Caught in Rapids

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 2

Geoffrey Waiters, 20, of Vauxhall Read, Balwyn, was drowned on Saturday afternoon (20th instant), when he was thrown from a canoe…

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Sequel to Car Accident Man Placed on Bond

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 8

At the local Court of Petty Sessions this morning before Mr. A. J. Patton, S.M., Patrick Crowley was charged with having driven a…

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Fatal Burning Accident Coroner’s Inquest

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 4

On Thursday last, at the Queanbeyan Court House, the Coroner, Mr. F. G. Ruffles, held an inquest concerning the death of Ian William…

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Fatal Burning Accident Coroner's Inquest

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 4

On Thursday last, at the Queanbeyan Court House, the Coroner, Mr. F. G. Ruffles, held an inquest concerning the death of Ian William…

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