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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1970

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

Teacher Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1970 · page 1

A 21-year-old teacher was injured when a lyre apparently blew out and caused the vehicle she was…

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Sydney driver injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1970 · page 1

A 33-year-old Sydney, motorist was conveyed to hospital by Queanbeyan Ambulance after the car…

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Six Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1970 · page 1

Six people were injured in three separate, accidents reported to the Queanbeyan police over,…

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Caught fire after accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 March 1970 · page 1

A station sedan caught fire at about midnight last night shortly after being involved in an…

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Four vehicle accident in heavy rain

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 1

Moderate damage was caused to all four vehicles involved in an accident in Uriarra Road…

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Injured in Car Smash

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1970 · page 6

Richard Longmore, 22, of Ainslie was admitted to the Queanbeyan Hospital on Sunday evening…

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Five-year-old girl in accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1970 · page 1

Jennifer Whitworth, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Colin Whitworth, of Donald Road,…

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Two Men Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1970 · page 1

Two drivers were conveyed to hospital by Queanbeyan Ambulance following separate collisions involving cars and trucks at intersections this morning The driver of the car…

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Injured Blue players still in doubt Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan United’s team for Sunday’s clash with Young at Seiffert Sportsground…

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Seven Vehicle Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1970 · page 1

No persons were injured and only slight damage caused when vehicles were involved…

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Mill worker injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1970 · page 1

A sawmill worker was injured yesterday afternoon when, a load of timber roof trusses fell…

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Wrist broken in collision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1970 · page 1

A 23-year-old man suffered a fractured left wrist in a three car collision near the junction…

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Pedestrian Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1970 · page 1

Fourteen year-old Lena Zocchi, of Bungendore Read, received treatment at the District Hospital…

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Injured Wedge- full eagle hospitalised

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 June 1970 · page 2

A wedge tail eagle, found this week by a Queanbeyan an man has undergone an operation and is now…

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Men and wife injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 July 1970 · page 3

A man and his wife were injured on Friday evening when their vehicle was involved in a…

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Accident lifters roadway

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 July 1970 · page 1

Wreckage littered a wide area of the roadway after a car driven by a Mess Vale motorist…

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David and Golath Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 2

It was like a “David and Goliath” accident when a fens; an d car were involved in an accident at the intersection of Ross and Monro Roads yesterday -at about 7.30am. The driver of the car, Roger William…

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Brigade called after accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 1

The 'Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to wash petrol the roadway after…

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Servicemen in accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 July 1970 · page 1

Two servicemen, one from Harman and the other from Duntroon, came in contact with…

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One Dead — Five Injured in Weekend Accidents on Local Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 August 1970 · page 1

A young man was killed and five others injured in serious road accidents within the Queanbeyan police district at the week-end. The dead man was a passenger in the car pictured, which…

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