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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

424 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 22

Car Accident Near Yass

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 3

While returning to Jerilderie last week, a car driven by Miss Couch, teacher on the staff of the local Public School, grazed a roadside…

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Cyclist Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

While riding home from work on Tuesday flight William Jun aged 19, an employee of Elliott’s Riverine Brewery fell off his bicycle in…

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Two Men Killed on Hay Road Another Injured When Utility Overturned

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 2

When the utility truck in which they were travelling overturned on the Hay road between Darlington Point and Toganmain, on Satrday…

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City’s Captain Out Injured Knee Fails To Pass Test SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 9

Stale selectors have asked that all reserves be played in the City v Country Rugby League match at the show ground on Saturday to assist them in…

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£800 For Man Injured 21 Years Ago SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 3

The Workers’ Compensation Court today awarded £800 lo a man permanently injured in a railway accident 21 years ago. because he was totally…

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Schoolboy Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

[?] schoolboy of British, is in [?] with a broken [?] as the result of a [?] accident. He was [?] to school at…

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Elderly Man Drowned Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

Edward Arthur Plumber, aged 69 of St Peters, was drowned in George’s river, Kogorah, this morning. He was spending the weekend on a dredge…

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Two Killed When Truck Hits Tram Melbourne’s Black Accident Weekend MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

When the side of [?] travelling towards the city was tom out in a collision with an eight-ton truck travelling in the other direction along Riversdale road, East Camberwell, yesterday afternoon, two of the tram’s 12 passengers were killed and eight injured. The truck…

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Man Found Drowned

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

Yesterday morning it was reported to the police that the body of a man was seen floating in the river near the National Bridge. On the body being…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 3

At about 9 o'clock on Saturday night last, a car driven by Mr. W. Smith, junr., ran into a stationary car parked in front of the Wahgunyah…

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Albury Family in Road Accident

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

A tourer car owned by Mr George Eames. of Townsend st.. Albury, was extensively damaged last night when it was struck by a transport. Accident…

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Worried by Road Accidents Government Calls Conference MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

Appalled at the rise in road accidents in the last few months the State Cabinet tonight decided that the Chief Secretary (Mr Slater) and the…

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News From District Centres BRIGHT School Boys’ Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 5

Alistaire Lumsden, aged 13 years, son of Mr and Mrs C. G. Lumsden, of Brookside, fell from his bicycle in Ireland st„ and sustained a bad…

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Government Move , To Reduce Road Accidents MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

Action may be taken by the Government to deal stringently with all holding motor car licences as a teams of reducing road accidents, the…

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Culcairn Carrier in Collision at Bungowannah

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 4

Two men are in Albury Hospital as a result of a road accident at Bungowannah on Wednesday evening. Several others had narrow escapes…

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Car Somersaults Two of Three Occupants Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2

When a car got out of control four miles south of The Rock on a corrugated stretch of the Albury— Wagga rd. yesterday afternoon it…

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Fatal Car Accident Inquest Concluded

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

In delivering his finding in the inquest on 'William Read and Arthur Smith, who were killed in an accident near Gundaline on 31st…

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Tiny Tot Drowned Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 3

Margaret Mulligan, aged 23 months, was drowned in the Nepean river at Penrith today when she wandered away from home…

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Footballer Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 4

During Sunday’s games two players were injured Reg Knuckey (West) twisted a knee and Norm Cockeye (East), after falling heavily on Lis…

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40 Injured in Seven Games

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 5

North Albury considers in has the unluckiest football team in Australia this year, In the seven games played to date in the Ovens and Murray…

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