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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1957

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Drivers Escape Serious Injury In Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1957 · page 1

A truck driver escaped injury on Wednesday when his vehicle collided with a fence in Tharwa Road about there…

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Fatal Shooting Was Accidental

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 May 1957 · page 1

“I think it would be a good thing if people were compelled to pass a test in rifle shooting, before they used a rifle” the Queanbeyan District Coroner (Mr. G. P…

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Inquest into Fatal Diesel Train Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1957 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the Queanbeyan District Coroner (Mr. D. G. Hughes) on Friday…

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Queanbeyan Age Feature It’s a Funny Thing, but Accidents Do Happen

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1957 · page 3

What would you do if you picked up a glass and, for no apparent reason, it explodes in your hand? That happened to a Sydney housewife as she was washing…

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One Accident In District Over Holiday

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 June 1957 · page 1

Only one accident occurred in the Queanbeyan district over the Queen’s Birthday…

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Easy Win for Intermediates Seniors Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1957 · page 2

With the firsts and seconds having a bye, interest in National football in Queanbeyan on Saturday centred on the…

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Weekend Accidents Wild Scene as Car Careered Along Footpath

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1957 · page 1

A 17-years-old youth faces possible police action as a result of an accident in Cooma Road on Saturday afternoon. The accident was one of a series of four which occurred…

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Man Injured in Crash on Aerodrome Rd

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 July 1957 · page 3

A Queanbeyan man was admitted to the District Hospital in a serious condition on Tuesday after he was…

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Local Men In Road Fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1957 · page 4

A former Queanbeyan man was killed in an accident on the Hume Highway on Saturday night…

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Cyclist Hurt in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 July 1957 · page 1

A Queanbeyan man was admitted to hospital last night after he had been knocked from his bicycle by a motor…

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Woman Injured when Taxi and Car Collide

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 July 1957 · page 1

A woman was injured on Tuesday night when the taxi in which she was a passenger came into collision with a car…

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Man Injured in Canberra Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1957 · page 6

A Bungendore man was admitted to the Canberra Community Hospital and a Queanbeyan man was treated for…

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Man Injured When Struck By Panel Van

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1957 · page 1

By well-known Queanbeyan man was admitted to the District Hospital after he had been knocked down by a…

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Man Injured in Monaro St

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 August 1957 · page 2

A man was treated at the Queanbeyan District Hospital on Monday night after he was struck by a car in Monaro…

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Injured When Car Overturned

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1957 · page 4

A Canberra mat[?] a narrow escape from serious injury on Thursday morning when his car overturned…

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Local Family In Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1957 · page 1

A Queanbeyan family had a narrow escape from serious injury when they were involved in a motor accident on…

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Boy Injured in Fall from Bolting Horse

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1957 · page 2

A 12 years old Queanbeyan boy had a narrow escape from more serious injury on Wednesday when a horse he was…

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Youth Hurt in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 October 1957 · page 2

A 15-years-old Queanbeyan youth was admitted to the Queanbeyan District Hospital on Saturday after he…

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Bad Roads are Cause of High Accident Rate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 October 1957 · page 3

Inadequate, or poorly designed roads, is considered to be one of the contributing factors in the high number of accidents throughout the Southern Tablelands Region…

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Man Dies in Collision with Truck

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 October 1957 · page 1

A Bungendore man died in Queanbeyan District Hospital on Sunday night following an accident on the…

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