Man Shot in Park Woman Injured
Alfred William Honess, 42, labourer, of Tamworth, died of shot wounds, and Mrs, Teresa Ryan, 33, a Tamworth domestic ,was wounded…
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Accidents, 1953
72 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
Accidentally Shot Dead
James McKirdy, aged 21, of Grong Grong Station, was accidentally shot dead on Sunday, when a 22 bullet struck him in the chest. He had gone…
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A 2 year old boy was drowned when he fell head first into a 10 gallon milk can with a foot of water in the bottom at his home. He was Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Fatality Coroner’s Inquest
The District Coroner Mr. A. M. Hall conducted an inquest at Queanbeyan Court House oh Wednesday, into the circumstances surrounding the death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Drowned in Creek
When a semi-trailer, loaded with ten tons of building board, ran off a bridge over Adelong Creek, tetn miles from Gundagai, it capsized into five…
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While swimming in the Hunter River, eight miles from Muswellbrook, with other women, Mrs Wanda Ruth Devine, aged 25, of Scone, suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents Motor-cyclist’s Leg Broken
When a motor cycle, ridden by Joseph Chalker, of The Crescent, Queanbeyan, came into collision with a motor car, last Thursday, the cyclist…
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Thrown from his bicycle yesterday evening, near his home on Uriarra Road, Queanbeyan, Peter Lopes, aged 12 years, suffered abrasions and two…
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When his motor car overturned on the Kitchener Road, Milton Goowin, 59, married, sustained serious injuries and died yesterday afternoon in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Common Accidents to Children Sydney University Survey
Accidents to young children frequently occur when they run, carrying breakable objects such as bottles or glasses; also when they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclist Severely Injured
While riding his bicycle at the intersection of Uriarra Road and Davison Street about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, John Thomas Jacobs of…
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At Queanbeyan on Wednesday, the District Coroner, Mr. A. M. Hall conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death…
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The district was shocked to learn of the sad accident to Milan (Mike) Kiprevitch, who is very well-known about Braid wood. He was found on the…
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On Sunday night the Queanbeyan District Ambulance received a call to a residence in Skye Street, where Bruno Pizano, a new Australian,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth Injured Fall From House
A young man who was badly injured in a fall from a horse at Brindlabella on Wednesday sang throughout the 40 miles journey by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Accidents; Plan for Second Footwalk
After hearing a report by the Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) on complaints about the number of accidents on the Foxlow Street bridge, over the Molonglo River at Captain’s Flat, Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Tuesday decided that an estimate be prepared of the cost of a…
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Last Tuesday while unloading 44-gal drums in W. Cranswick’s yard, Gregory O’Rourke, of Atkinson Street, had the joint of the little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident Near Burbong
Shortly after noon on Saturday Queanbeyan District Ambulance received a call to an accident on the Burbong Bridge, to William…
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When his car skidded into an embankment on the Captain’s Flat Road yesterday afternoon, Max de Vries of Elizabeth Bay, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£30 Fine For Drunken Driver; Collision Sequel
As a sequel to a collision on Sunday night between his truck and a car driven by Henry Deane of Queanbeyan, Aubrey Claude Butcher, of…
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