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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

72 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4

Two Hurt in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 2

Guiseppi Righini and Romano Bongi, both of Hillside Hostel, Canberra, were admitted to Canberra Community hospital following…

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Accidents and Alcohol Magistrate's Address

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 4

At meeting of the Penrith Branch of the Road Safety Council recently, Mr. A. E. Stonham, well-known city Stipendiary Magistrate, gave an…

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Accidents and Alcohol Magistrate's Address

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 4

At a meeting of the Penrith Branch of the Road Safety Council recently, Mr. A. E. Stonham, well-known city Stipendiary Magistrate, gave an…

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To Aid Injured Schoolboy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 3

Queanbeyan District Rugby L ague has decided to pay the medical expenses for David Coppin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred…

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Road Mishaps in ACT Five Qbn, Men in Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 2

Five Queanbeyan men were involved in three separate accidents at Canberra this week. The first two accidents took place within a few minutes of each other on the same intersection…

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Accident at School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 3

Thirteen-years-old Barry Mclntyre of Montgomery Street, Captain’s Flat suffered a fractured collarbone whilst playing at school…

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Five Injured When Car Overturns

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

Mrs. Margaret Heycox, of Lake Tabourie, was seriously injured in a car smash just outside Milton on Saturday night last. Four other…

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£35 for injured Players’ Fund

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

Mr. Alf Bowers president of the Queanbeyan District Rugby League earlier this week expressed his gratitude for the generous…

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Milk Spilt in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

A milk van driven by Vincent McNamara of McQuoid Street collided with a bus owned by Quodling Brothers in Crawford Street…

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Sequel to Collision Acquitted of Driving Under Influence, Fined £10 for Negligence

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 3

A defect in the case prepared by the police saved a New Australian transport driver from possible loss of his driving licence at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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Where Does C’cl Stand? If Bad Road Causes Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

“Where does this Council stand if an accident occurs or a vehicle is damaged as a result of the condition of the roadway?”…

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Interpreter Was Needed at Court Accident Cost Polish Migrant £10 in Fines

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 1

An interpreter was called for at Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday before the magistrate Mr. C. N. Finlay, SM, would proceed with two charges against a Polish migrant, John…

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Nerriga Tragedy Well-known Resident Found Drowned in Well

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 2

Nerriga residents were shocked on Thursday last when it became known that Mr, Amoa, James Temple, a highly respected and lifelong inhabitant…

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Body Found in River Young Migrant Drowned at Qbn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 1

The body of a Polish migrant was discovered in the Queanbeyan River early yesterday morning when a Queanbeyan resident, Mr. Harry Ford, investigated a suspicious object he noticed while crossing the…

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Heavy Lorries and Road Accidents

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. is not satisfied that everything possible is being done to solve the problem of cars running into the rear of large trucks, said Mr. A…

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Accident Sequel; Court Hearing is Adjourned

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

Pleading not guilty to a charge of driving, a lorry so as to cause injury or damage on a public street, Jack William Gallagher; of…

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Serious Accident Well-known Athlete Breaks His Leg

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 2

Saturday's sports meeting at Major's Creek was married by an unfortunate accident, which resulted in Mr. Garry Maddrell, one of our most…

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Negligent Driving Court Sequel to Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

At Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Roy Clarance Savage of 23 Erin Street, Queanbeyan, was fined £5 with 12/- costs for…

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Accident Sequel Case Dismissed by Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 4

A charge against Jack William Gallagher of Alice Street, Queanbeyan, of driving a motor lorry which was not in a roadworthy…

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Former Q’beyan Man Fatally Hurt in Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 1

Robert Bruce McFadzen, of Narrabundah, who died in Canberra Community Hospital os Sunday morning as a result of…

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