Three Drowned in Dam
On Saturday, Rocco Catanzariti, 21, and his sisters, Teresa 11, and Elisha 16, were drowned in a dam 20 yards from their home at Ballingal, five…
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Accidents, 1950
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Seven Drowned When Ship Strikes Reef LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)
During a storm to-day the 115-ton Icelandic motor vessel Helgi struck a reef, and seven of the crew were drowned. The ship sank a few…
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Comparative figures of road accidents for 1948 and 1949 in New South Wales released by the Commissioner for Transport (Mr. Winsor) show that…
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Friday, the 13th, proved an unlucky day for Graham Evans, of “Oakvale,” Captain’s Flat, for while using a circular saw his left hand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Triple Drowning Two Bodies Recovered
Yesterday police and volunteer searchers recovered the bodies of two of the three horsemen who were drowned on Wednesday while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Drowned in Mulwaree River
On Wednesday a woman reported to the Goulburn Police that she had seen something that looked like the body of a man floating in the Mulwaree…
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Friday, the 13th, proved an unlucky day for Graham Evans, of "Oakvale," Captain's Flat, for while using a circular saw his left hand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shooting Fatality
Rushed to Sydney from Werris Creek, Peter Lawrence Goodyear, aged 11, died in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital at 2 a.m. on Sunday with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion in Factory Two Men Injured
Two men working in a shed, used for the manufacture of aluminium powder, were seriously burned when an explosion wrecked the building at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Accident at Warri
On Monday morning, Australia Day, two bus loads of a picnic party from Goulburn visited Warri, amongst them being Mr. Ray Groves, aged 24…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Happening Well-known Braidwood Man Found Drowned
When Mr. Edward ("Teddy") Morris left his home in Ryrie St., Braidwood, seemingly in a hurry, on Wednesday evening at about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His Trousers Exploded Queer Accidents
A farmer in California was spraying weeds with sodium chlorate, which saturated his trousers. When they dried, the friction as he walked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Creek Drowning Coroner's Inquiry Into the Recent Braidwood Tragedy
An Inquest into the death of Henry Edward Morris was held at the Braidwood Court House on Friday last by the District Coroner, Mr. John Grigg…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lifesaver Drowned Line Again Fouled By Seaweed
Another surf lifesaver was drowned on Sunday when seaweed fouled his line. He is the second to die in this way in two months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclists Critically Injured
After two cycles collided head on in Canterbury Rd., Revesby, Edward Clark, 22, of St. Peters, was taken to Canterbury Hospital with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Injured in Plane m Crash
When a Tiger Moth plane crashed on Brunswick Heads last Sunday afternoon the two occupants, both of Coorabell, were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stock on Road Cause of Accident Near "Carwoola" Police Case Fails
At the recent Captain's Flat Court of Petty Sessions a case of considerable interest was heard before Mr. A. J. Paten, S.M., when Alex W. Scott, of…
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While hunting rabbits Oh his son-in-law’s property at Tenterfield last Sunday afternoon, James Allen Duff of Tenterfield was killed when a…
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At about 6.30 p.m. on Friday last, a utility track driven by Mrs. C. Wilson, of Braidwood, and a lorry belonging to the Tallaganda Shire Council…
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A the recent Court of Petty Sessions at Captain’s Flat, a case was heard in which Alex W. Scott, of “Carwoola” Station, was charged…
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