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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

87 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5

Two Hurt in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Two persons were treated for abrasions by Queanbeyan District Ambulance as a result of a collision between two motor…

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Man Died After Collision Qbn. Alderman is Exonerated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

A man who died in Canberra Community Hospital the day after he was involved in a collision with a car driven by Ald. Ernest John Beaver, of Queanbeyan, died of natural causes and not as a result of the injuries he received in the accident…

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Mine Fatality Finding of Accidental Death at Inquest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

The District Coroner, Mr. John Grigg, on Saturday, 13th March, held an inquest into the death of Searle Owen Hill, which occurred at the Lake…

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Fatal Car Smash Finding of Accidental Death at Inquest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. John Grigg, held an inquiry on Monday at the Braidwood Court" House into the death of Mr. H. M. Sherlock, which…

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Damages Op £18,500 to Injured Officer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

While riding in a Service car Inspector Alfred, Jenkins, 48, of Surrey, England, suffered injuries which included contusion of the brain and broken…

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Accident at Reidsdale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

On Sunday morning a serious accident happened at Reidsdale, when Mr. Marcus Maher was taking his milk to the factory, four his…

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Women Hurt in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 1

Mrs G. F. Pugh, of Captain’s Flat, and her daughter Betty were admitted to Captain’s Flat District Hospital on Friday morning as a…

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Hurt in Mine Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 3

In an accident at Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat on Tuesday night Mr. W. Lewis, of Wattle Avenue, suffered…

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Man Had a Miraculous Escape Truck Wrecked in Collision, but Driver is Unhurt

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

Roland Starkey of Sturt Street, Narrabundah, had an almost miraculous escape from serious injury on Saturday night when a motor lorry he was driving overturned after…

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Fatal Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Watson, of Five Dock, was killed instantly on Saturday when he was struck by a truck in Parramatta Road, Ashfield. He is survived by his…

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Men Injured in Two Collisions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 1

A Queanbeyan man was admitted to Canberra Community. Hospital on Saturday night following a collision between a…

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Girl Injured by Cow’s Horn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

While droving a cow out of a padock off the Cooma Road, Miss Eileen McCormack of Royalla sustained a nasty gash in her leg…

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Four Accidents Girl’s Leg Was Broken

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

Four minor accidents took place in Queanbeyan during the last ten days. A three-year-old girl was…

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Sulky and Car in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

An unusual accident took place at the intersection of Morrissett and Crawford Streets on Friday night when…

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The Griffith Tragedy Hanwood Carrier Faces Grave Charge Constable Sutherland Killed in Hit-run Accident on Darlington Point Road

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 3

A Hanwood carrier, Gullo Cunial, was charged at the Griffith Police Court on Friday morning last with manslaughter, failing to stop after an accident…

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Hit-run Accidents

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

"There is no conceivable excuse for a hit-run motorist unless he is in the position to prove that he was completely ignorant of the occurrence…

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C. Flat Family in Chapter of Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

The jinx dogging the footsteps of the family of Mr. George Pugh at Captain’s Flat, struck again last S turday…

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Claim Against Tumbarumba Show Society Fails Man Injured Ankle When He Fell From Bridge

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 4

A Supreme Court jury took 26 minutes to return a verdict in favor of the defendant in an action for damages against the 1950…

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Serious Accident on Araluen Mountain

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 2

As a result of a car accident on the Araluen Mountain, at the Sun Cutting, on Sunday afternoon three people were admitted to the Goulburn Hospital and…

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Another Milton Man in Smash Two Grenfell Boys Killed Fatal Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

Two brothers, aged 16 and 7, were killed in a motor accident 12 miles from Young on Saturday night. The boys, Kevin and Allan Blayden…

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