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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1959

41 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Several Accidents on Highway at Michelago

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 1

Police in the Michelago area had a busy time on Wednesday when three accidents occurred on the Monaro Highway. At 6.30 a.m. the Rev…

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Girl Dies After Bungendore Hill Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1959 · page 1

A young girl died in the Canberra Community Hospital last night as the result of a car accident on the Bungendore Hill about 1½miles from Queanbeyan on…

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Queanbeyan Man Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 January 1959 · page 2

A Queanbeyan man was injured at 4.30 p.m. yesterday when the car in which he was travelling was…

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Warnings Issued To Motorists After Series Of Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 January 1959 · page 1

Police last night broadcast appeals over local radio stations to motorists to exercise extreme care after a series of accidents on the Federal Highway, in the vicinity of Lake George…

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Elderly Man Hurt in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 February 1959 · page 1

An elderly man suffered head injuries and a lacerated chin late on Wednesday night when he was…

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Collision on Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1959 · page 5

No one was injured when a car and a van collided on the Sutton Bridge on Saturday afternoon…

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Damage Slight in Taxi-Car Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1959 · page 1

Slight damage was caused. to a taxi and a car in a collision at the intersection of Symond Street and…

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Small Girl Injured in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 March 1959 · page 1

A three-year-old girl was seriously injured on Saturday afternoon when she collided with a utility truck…

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Man Injured In Accident At Sawmill

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 March 1959 · page 1

A young Queanbeyan man, Mr. Harold Keith Cooper, of 33 Surveyor Street, was. Injured…

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Man Injured in Unusual Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 March 1959 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Steven Bursac, of Queanbeyan, was invovled in an accident at the B. & B…

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Crawford Street Death Was Accidental—coroner

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 4

The driver of a car which struck a young man in Crawford Street on November 19, resulting in the young man’s death, could not be held responsible, the…

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Road Accidents in Queanbeyan Last Year Show a Decrease on the Previous Year’s Figures

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 4

Figures released by the Department of Motor Transport for 1958 show that the number of read accidents in Queanbeyan and the Southern Tablelands region was down on the previous year’s figures. There were 88 accidents in Queanbeyan…

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Captain’s Flat Youth Died Accidentally

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 1

A 17-year-old youth whose parents live at Captain’s Flat, died in the Queanbeyan District Hospital on…

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Search for Truck Involved in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 2

Queanbeyan [?] are searching for a vehicle believed to be a three ton truck possibly about a 1946…

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Aussie Rules Bye Enables Injured Players to Recover

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1959 · page 8

The Tigers have the bye in the Canberra National Football League competition tomorrow which will allow several injured players to recover…

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Tragic Accident At Lake George Mine Two Men Die In Rock Fall At Captain’s Flat Yesterday

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1959 · page 1

The Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat experienced one of its worst tragedies yesterday when two men died after roof at the 28th level collapsed. Three other men were…

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Slight Damage In Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 1

Two vehicles suffered slight damage in a collision at the intersection of Morton Street and Stornaway Road at about…

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Youth Injured When Struck By Truck

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 1

A young man is in the Queanbeyan District Hospital suffering from a fractured collabrone, deep abrasions to…

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Michelago Murmids Weekend Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 2

A nasty motor accident recurred during the week end on the Monari Highway quite close to…

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Local People In Canberra Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 1

Several Queanbeyan residents and their vehicles were involved in motor accidents in Canberra over the past…

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