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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

87 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 5

Injured Motor Cyclist Dies

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 2

A 16-year-old apprentice who received severe head and chest injuries when his motor cycle collided with a car in the Canberra…

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Braidwood Man's Death in Motor Collision Truck Driver Acquitted

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 2

Guilo Cunial was acquitted in Narrandera Quarter Sessions last week of the man-slaughter of Constable Reginald Thomas Sutherland, formerly of…

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Cyclist Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

Raymond Reid of Hayes Street was treated for minor, injuries when the bicycle he was riding in Cooma Road was struck by a car…

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Three Accidents in Five Hours

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

Three accidents involving motor vehicles occurred within five hours in Queanbeyan on Wednesday. At 55 p.m. a car driven by…

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One Killed, Eight Injured Heavy Toll Road Accidents Over Holidays

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

A man was killed an eight persons injured in road accidents throughout the district over the holiday weekend. An elderly man was fatally…

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Accident Victim Dies in Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

Mrs. Douglas Rudd, 26, of Gunning, died in Goulburn Hospital last Monday without regaining consciousness after being injured in a car…

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Funeral of Accident Victim

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 4

Thomas Spencer, 67, of Hobbs Street, who died in Queanbeyan District Hospital on October 2 as a result of injuries received in a motor…

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Thomas Spencer’s Death Accidental Coroner Clears Driver for Car

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 1

A finding of accidental death was recorded by the Queanbeyan Coroner (Mr. H. J. Underwood, JP) at the inquest yesterday on Thomas Spencer…

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Q’beyan Taxi in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

A taxi driven by Ronald Mortlock of Queanbeyan was involved in a collision with a motorcycle at Bungendore on Wednesday…

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Record Damages Awarded to Sisters Aftermath of Car Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 1

A Supreme Court Jury last week made the big award of £22,600 to two sisters, formerly of Gundagai, but now residents of Harden. The girls,…

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Accident Victim’s Condition Improves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 1

The 49-year-old Italian migrant who was seriously injured when he was knocked down by a car at, the intersection of Crawford and [?]…

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The Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

"I haven't seen your mother since her accident,' said Jack. Darling daughter shook her head, "Poor Mother isn't back…

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Boy's Tragic Death Car Accident on Araluen' Mountain Coroner's Inquest

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 2

At an inquest into the death, Dennis Bruce Archibald, held at the Braidwood Courthouse on Saturday the Coroner, Mr. John Grigg, found…

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Fatal Accident on Araluen Mountain

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 2

At 4 p.m. on Friday a tragic accident occurred on the Araluen Mountain, about 13 miles from Braidwood, at the turn just above the Lookout, when…

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“Muscles Torn Right Out” Schoolboy Gets £444 Verdict for Injured Arm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

A 15-year-old Queanbeyan schoolboy this week was awarded £444/14/1 for injuries he received in a car accident on the Clyde Mountain on December 26…

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Careless Driving Cause of Many Accidents

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

We read so often of speed being the major cause of serious vehicular mishaps in country areas. Actually records show a strong swing…

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Unusual Accident Man Struck by Barrel of Whisky

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 4

When Frederick Freeman, a Main Roads Board employee, was struck by a barrel of whisky following a collision between a transport and a truck at…

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Death Bt Accident or [?] ADVENTURE Police Chronicle (England)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 4

What is the difference between accidental death and death by m[?] adventure? Death caused by accident is whe[?]…

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There's Been an Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 2

Accidents mar many a summer holiday. Venturesome youngsters strike trouble in deep waters. Broken glass inflicts ugly wounds on bare feet…

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Car and Utility in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 December 1954 · page 1

A utility and a car were involved in a collision in McQuoid street at about 5.15 p.m. yesterday. George Anderson Smith of…

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