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Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), Monday 10 February 1936, page 2

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ELEVEN MEN THROWN FROM..

MOTOR: LQRRY

; FOUR SERIOUSLY INJURED

ACCIDENT BEFALLS LIGHT HORSEMEN

:;

ON WAY TO GOULBURN CAMP

., Hurled from a motor lorry which was bringing them

. .toGoulburn to take. part in the 4th' Cavalry Brigade

:-rI

.Camp,. 11 men, forming the advance party to the 6thLight Horse Regiment, were injured-four seriously:

. near.Roslyn early last night.

Nine of the victims of the accident were admitted to the .:.

:

Gbu'burn District Hospital, where the convalescent patients in theci

ii:crowded general ward had to betransferred elsewhere in order

.that beds could be made available for. the injured.

'i hose adrlttetd to the Distri o'

'lita, wvere' -

Lan ceCorporal Reuben Ewens.(A?

1

thor pe), fracturied skull condition tieri.

Trooper Charles Gedgawd (Orange)doribl?'?fra

tiat

,re

.of

:eft'ra

i.

r'fictr?rriahl'0"tp n, Irict-sire

C ehip

:

orrlitionr

seroriags

Trooper Douglas McCauley (Wi1

lington),,,?linal

Injury,i coi

d

itioa

i. sei'"ols.

Trooper Lea is.

shean'',(:Parkes)

spinal?t irjurr, .condiiition

".serioi.Trooper Harold Keith Clarke(iPartkes) shoulider rinjiries:

Sergeant?aymond

-M

iII1r (Ori'age),problia e fractureda a ;le

; i

'Trooper Bruce;Hairris

:(Peak

l 11111),

kifneyinjuies

.:..:

Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), Monday 10 February 1936, page 2 (2)


kifneyinjuies

.:..:

QMS,. Valentine Mackeilroy(Oranige) J,?nired

'narla..: "Sergeant Charles ;.;.Townsend

(Erigowr"i),:irjur

c:r1Ieft

rhi:.'

TREATED ATA CAMP

The following, wli. were a' i

volvedriir

tlie accideint,?eceived

treat

mient' at'hlie,

hospitall nil: laterd left

'foi:thie eainitieli

hospitl

ait ithe

Goiliurrihr6vgrhoili: :o

r"'

.Cor

poral Thomas. Clai'ke (Orange),lacerulatios to

ioti Ial?s.?

"Q.M.S''

John Howard

(Ornger ) laci

erated finger.

Alt the?n'ii;e

hmel n'rmdiningih lieos

?pital ;this mrornfing weire sibinitteidto an X-ray exairinationtfor f:rie? pur

pose of ascertain?tng the exact ntt re

of ;their Injuries.



liTe injured aren a mneirihers of thie

6th iLigh?it'IHorse 'Reginient, whicl is

iiart of

t'lirlit

Cavalry Brigade, irrd

are ai'ttaclied to, tihe,Parkes

Oranige

Forbes, Peak 'ill'II,Wellington and '?i1

thoirepe troops. Witfli'.the'li

object of riuk.i'ng

ipreparaltions.for. the arriva.'

in

camnip of their reglr?r?rt on Vednesl.diay ext tihe mien, set' out for

':Gorl,luirn' early ýyesterday :'iorning,tihe

lo:ry leavig'Penilctk IHlj aati roit

8.30"an icking Uip Light :Horiseenl at tihe:

various:'towns :en rouite. rite orry

was ownedil neil ridrivenly Trooper.

IStansford,of Milithor ie,

and travel.

'-ug wiith hie

in

tirie

'cableiwas Trrooiper

'Bo'atswaini also"of illtlio"ie -.,;

':Useifromi

t"i'

to time for tranis

port of' foothil! anid cricket' toeamsthie lorry 'had

lial' oeh side buil t iip

ritrlta

."

ft woodworklfirEri,,e which

it wvas thought Wvoild safegiariil- tieriein; wvlio were seated on several

?agsof, oats:to

tihe?sed.as

forage for te.lie

camp horses;

SAfter

travel rig for,. 10 hours tire

pa:ty':eaehred'i toslyni;betwreen Crook:

well and Goitlbtirn, at 6.301 last night

annd'efforts weioe bieingnmade to reach

thie caniip before,nlghtfa

'.

WVhen theloIrry wa rqindiing a citrve aibout

.two

tniles. on ;thie Wooidhoiiselee' side oftioslyni. tie glare of. tie

.settirig

suin

idazzleil tie ;iriver it is stited,:aind

tihe whe'es aslatin'In thie soft giravel

aid

sipideda l:ntlo t watertable:"canhsnii,.a

aiolerit1skin

i?Pesi?dde

ie awerve fliing the :iron

an it?he:forage:

acros.,tie lorry arl'

against.li'e' avooden framewor

?:

whitih

collapsed tinder thie weig'lit throw ignirt anaid lisps to tlie ro?d

wai.

Ia

con?

i

fediei

reaixi:

ert'Irantilingytiy

e

.itveu

preventeal't? b:

leo'riyrii

cpii

sizing,ide,

It swsbroiglit

t?o a`stland:



.itveu broiglit

still a;slhort

asitaice I?rlong thie roi

},?%:ei:

";!:,,'HELP?

.'

Thrle're

vio ?boil'"tjicrl tire :,l vo."t?

were made as corrfonrtab es lrosstlilrl

an"apl?rae:

ontire sti'e of`'tire,aio'al

1n

.lero?fy

' their sious

coira

oiiitohit

}vas' considered. inritvisail to move

tirer red they'weriil

f e dpiceron rtat

tressies aidilanletsliilndly

inule

availi;shei: byfd A .. Mdlriines Io rni

,

.ithie

more; ortoaitle ories.went

totiel.

,ieantbi

?.-4iofis'pt;t;Mr.".oif

alne'di who.t'reatd thleni

,pefi'dlng,

tloe

:a.riv?rl'

of;

iDr.;

BiB s, as

li

ro'lia'ili'ee

imiiti

iodeI

froiiir

Orookwel:;Inr,

?

ie irieatl.iiro ;a lairt,?tyo ':toirist?

frorn Q:.Qiteensianilcan ealong

o'i

litSr

dilrovei'ackilt 'Orooikwe ;l

to suim?irn

iueiticaft"a:idi"

iMr C iiliir i'a

rQueaa"eyetai'rIig ailihirliot

ti

£,iahi''lis

?

ir

e.ibiys'

a :

,:Lhlic

envoye

tireelessise?lr?islyW.leirel

:to

'dCornanat "'''

''iirteGuht'wi

720i

:?ii?

efi

tire" (loiri'ira'e

"Arabia 'anne'Station was ariviseiloIi

acldenti tire'

otnenirt

a

teletlibitielJfiroraa;'ttle' W'udoilrarrseias u'JPost' O;ffi'he

'Prior 'ito "thatii 'ininrcist'Iuouerieto tire

;Roslyn`'

Posi; Offic'e' 'to:phorne

o.

ilbiiini'ia l'fii

l o'ithi'??rositilltine?tr

ahintti iforcelian intrance "iiefritoilI',?o

'ha'rronlirirfa'te.'i' lrlrer Mt.'

'Ciunninglrrian "'oever,""prironerilf.' ir.e

niribaac"fara rorhjrsel'ee' er9Ilivay

Into

h

tiorri

,SPeiiln teneit"'A.n

t'ne

hail

Wisa

orratitrlanies',irianei(

-i-

thi

.rif

'de.:itrlaittes hut 'befor'e' 'ettli tlr'"orrt nuti

'fid'

otiitr ehrat Disrlit losptttiirlcl' t1amhus baid 'tirare to; '`iaaicn

pie

raratlens for t;re admissloioft

patlienits Thie Live

tainieslrirodea,?' f.ast tri!'toi'

Real:

) i'R~~i' nfilir.::i ir'Sii s

thre rerasilingelglit.',itnh

't

tireD



SlcENES AT HOSPITAL

All asa

aiblenius?i

'tl.

raie)ialinig ol)

uni Ler'i'avioiser,

eitifty, iVeire

?r,?es

ed Inito ser iti it trole 'irosrltaklwrner e

tire ataff ivorkmen at 'tol)liressurari

tirnsierring pailatiits to0farita?ltte tehe

uirrlra?sslon ofliathr' injire1i to Usth' geir

eiriat ward iini derl

to relieve th&r

congestion atftlie Iriittrite tvo ptti

elts 'were take litil,'eel chIllrs to a

irsidesnce opposite; where:they

.were

acconmiiOtited. 'woVo oth e:, convO;0

:centplatientsi left for their holioih

A'tahoigh onl' onie bedwase

availbe

in".the':genera!war?dI

at the time thelieilit iio

auitborities weiri otified ofthileapeo!deiit, the

sepeil:

ith which tihe

niurs iing stf:rf

and Vloluntee?- set aboit

mfeeting the sittin!oa resnlieit i

.the`

accomimodatio'iii

oblei?n ibeing ;sole d

within": ihiot 10 minute.s'Tlie

hiaily:

a'veiage_' of,:patients;

o

atie has been froni 74 to 71,

t

at;

the majority. oft `emlty lbedls

,weee

inihe, isolation

,blok

?aind

coltild not,

bD

siiSd; intlits eniergency, :the position

was: ra.her a serious one. All :avail

ai.e mienmbers of th(e nursinig staff

Howeveri readily gave their assistance?

and, with the co-operation;ofa the

wardmsnenand severaI' visitors, ,ooni

Ihad lthe' sitution in band.

Two lbeds sind,i stretcher. weie

seculred from the womeni'es ward Vwhile

two convalescemt patients wenth oine.

The position?,ws

further eased by thegenerolas

actionof ''liss'I. KIell,

,in:

Provilde?i icoinioilationi for two otherconve escents t lierl home oppositeth iinstitutiion A nuttress

.was

plicI.

elon 0 i tablelit

the nimassage



.waselon ilit

the.ro?n

at tlh e hospital aIdl a conclinI-the

saie'qatrters

wias

also utiliseid, lislea iilg n'ine behis for tihe i.injiireil inenithi

e'i.'st

of.whomi

arrivle?d a ilout

.

'ile troii?es.o

th'e staff by. no.

means,endedl

here, for the men.hi,.

to be treated snud. fed, hbut thie loyal

co-opleration

of thehnhises,

aigalisaved:hbe: situation: V

.Valtialf

ab -assistaincife

was renderett by seveial ssiois' 'hIf

niovtr=heds`

mnd carrygi. i

,

lthi

mealO,"aifdl also by Messrs. A. 13Broad

lihealdald K. Clouti

.

(??i rdsnieol) ail

Cliff Clhurchill' (boller .attendant)..

l

,

'..spiteo-

tlheil injuriesso?

ll,l:of

teinjuied troops disilayeid

"ren

ari

.

hile

sang 'frod,

i.nit thei e were;se~ erl

anilising inlcidenits. One?

t

1i i:l ent

catiseld:ronsileui'Le n

ir0 i

:l y'y

ii-o

testinglihat tlie

?ilt

lbed a lottedlhi".

sad Ibeelihroinlk by

the'

weithr'ei:

,[Seve?alaof

the1in1e

mlistlook lat";

sitin'ig'coinvalescent

iipatient Mr.' Ian

Malin, fo,' a doctor, niich to' 'thlidie

git:ol'

t.thel

lirses.nld'Mr. Malin hii1

I~ft

Twosma'nia

boys were placed

in the one bed;, but upset the de:

Scorum

of the waird by "ushing one

another out. and separate accom-n

;,modition ,had to be: again pro

vided for, them.

'.ieh

e ict'ieleof a

le

fie?,iededlightl1ior101

Ati with .s inledlclieel aWittiagiii

ai

?p

ii

at 1hi

11jaid'his

ivas

Ltoe

ii1c01alr legother pa t?in.s,

,i

til

tihe?i

'

levelleild at a v? 'ii?er

hy' a:eiivai'tescen' plant 'iliied ivitid

S'tolrchie 5

alse'

?,?

Wiieled;

cro.1

Oolitsi'

,,,'

raet t0iis? ICeK

ils iesi

deoeini'; a':.wi?elelai,'alfo

eiokeilr

conusidei'a leit

irth.

.

`::.:.,,

";

;

-,.,;,:,;Ai t froni litheso sid'e lights thie

task of the 'liospital stlTI

:veiry



task of the 'liospital stlTi5:vas'a

I

:veiry

aridiious nie, iand ii a'iverie "extremiely

graItful', itfr thle 110111 givenby.the1

vari.oui; volunteers; incllidingi Super=.ii tei?ilent.

,,igite,

h1 offeredl to bi

filin'.onGinilit du.ty; 'andMis::Marsh,

1vi1 geierouiisly offei'el to lrloV1dhIt

comi1odrl 5t.i

ai l ,.which lwas

ii'ot.redqi

reil

howeve r" -:

COMRADES SYMPATHYR:

Officers sil'd'1iii110 airen d?.iii 1011111

at:'tilei

p,,lgii:d

werireita '

,.eir

tiu

dlrtil ii

en

oli'

?i1w,

l 'I.lih''ilOildlnt

reached tlie ill 1iii'ghIt.egre-twas'

voitedioni illshIes'

at1tioafol tinliae

hlplofill,"tati ililai f 01.? eirh'eiirei.

tqi...'Rfei

iiest

):.li?y

of

hetlelii 011 ue:liis

1eoi'e tdaieriiint eilt Stile1 Iiaeil

01111iiie'',i

to

'

o thetredm tsoil * 1101

folIliad vllii 1110.VOltiin

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