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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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

Motorcyclist Failed to See Signal £5 Fine Is Sequel to Collision with Truck in Q’beyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

A collision in Queanbeyan between a truck and a motorcycle, in which the motorcyclist and his pillion passenger were injured, had a sequel at Queanbeyan. Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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Five Road Accidents at Weekend Mother and Baby Injured in Q’byn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1

A New Australian mother and her eight-months old baby were admitted to Queanbeyan Hospital on Friday night after being struck by a car in Cooma Road about 7.15 p.m…

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Accomplice Drowned in River Theft of Wool Cost Man £71

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 1

Lawrence Mervyn Kemp of Canberra was fined £30 and ordered to pay £41/14/- compensation to R. H. Hencocks Pty. Ltd. of Yass at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions last week, when he pleaded guilty to steal…

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Man Injured in Mine

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 1

The man was injured while working underground in.the Lake George! Mine at Captain's Flat last night. He is M. Lacy of Braidwood Road…

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Trains in Head-on Collision Traffic Blocked at Bungendore; Driver Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Railway traffic has been held up since early this morning by the wreckage of two goods trains which collided head-on near Bungendore railway station…

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Attitude to Road Accident Problem

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Commenting on the substantial increase in fatalities in road accidents for the first quarter of the financial year, the N.R.M.A. urges the…

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Court Sequel to Rood Accident Mystery of Green Sendan; Damages for Captain’s Flat Man

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Conflicting evidence as to the presence or otherwise of a “green car” at the scene of an accident in one of the main streets of Bungendore on April 29 was a feature of a cross action for damages put to a…

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Tragic Fishing Trip Migrant is Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 2

A fishing trip to the Murrumbidgee River near Michelago ended tragically, for a party of Italian migrant railway workers when one of…

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Mygrant’s Death Was Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 1

Accidentally drowned while swimming in the Murrumbidgee River near Michelago. was the finding of the district Coroner…

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Accident at Monga

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

On Friday Mr. Bill Leonard met with a nasty accident while at work of Monga. when he gashed his foot badly with an axe. The man lost a…

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While Hundreds Swam Nearby Migrant Drowned in Night tragedy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 1

A Ukrainian migrant, John Wauk, of 5 Mowatt Street, was drowned in the Queanbeyan River last night while several hundred people swam in the nearby Rutledge Street pool controlled by the…

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Accident Ends Holiday Trip

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 December 1953 · page 1

A holiday trip planned by Mr and Mrs E. Kalnins, of Fergus Road, was cut short when their car was involved…

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