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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Op/eh Air Out Of Summer Cup Injured in Race at Rosehill (From “Glenloth.”) SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 6

Open Air. equal favorite with Cordale for the Summer Cup since the declaration of weights, injured himself so badly al Rosehill yesterday that he will not race again for at least six months. His withdrawal from the big race on Boxing Day will cost…

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Drowning Fatality at Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 1

Juanita Keirnan aged about 14 years was drowned in the Murray River at Echuca on Friday The body was recovered yesterday after a two…

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Beechworth Teacher Killed in Road Collision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 3

WANGARATTA, Mon.—This afternoon a car driven by Mr Sydney Rex Kelson, school, teacher of Beechworth, collided almost head…

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WALWA Three Hurt in Accident

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 5

A collision occurred on Saturday on Murray Valley Highway Mt Alfred, between a utility truck driven by Mrs Frank…

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Deluge Causes Accidents Fourteen People Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.— Fourteen people were injured in traffic accidents during a heavy .downpour in Sydney this morning…

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A School Girl Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 2

Lorraine Hardy, aged nine years, had flesh torn from her right foot in an accident at the Public School yesterday morning. With other…

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Seven Dead In Aerial Collision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wed.: Seven persons lost their lives when a big Navy flying boat and a Navy Corsair fighter collided at 100…

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Sneezing Attack Blamed for Fatal Collision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Momentary blindness caused by a sneezing attack was responsible for a fatal collision on the Harbor Bridge on November 20,…

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Little Boy Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 December 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Charles Rae. 9. Ferndale St. Newtown. was drowned at Narrabeen Lakes this afternoon. His companion. Stanley…

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Cycling Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 December 1947 · page 6

Sir,—At our last carnival on the Sports Ground on Friday, December 19, a couple of accidents occurred and unluckily there were…

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Little Girl Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 December 1947 · page 1

Margaret Martin, aged 3 years, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. B. Martin, of “Grassmere,” Ladysmith, was drowned at Ladysmith…

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Youth Drowned Children In Difficulties

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 December 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—Jeffery New, aged 19, of Eastwood, was drowned in about [?] feet of water in Lane Cove River this…

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[?] Car-truck Collision

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 December 1947 · page 2

The back of a car driven by Leighton Andrew Hutchinson of [?] st. was badly damaged yesterday afternoon when a truck…

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Woman, Boy and Girl Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 December 1947 · page 1

GRAFTON, Thurs.: A single woman and a 12-years-old girl were drowned In the Clarence River at Seelands, 15 miles from Grafton,…

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Record Low Accident Death Rate

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Fri.—The Minister for Transport (Mr O’Sullivan) said today he was very satisfied with the record low death rate in NSW in…

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Little Boy Found Drowned SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 1

After being missing for [?] ours, a search was organised for Raymond Paterson, aged three. His body was found by a…

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Two Young Horsewomen Badly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Sun.: Two Sydney girls on holiday at Leura were thrown heavily to the ground and severely injured when two bolting…

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31 Kiled in Bus Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 1

MILAN, Sun.: Thirty-one people wer killed and 29 were injured when a bus carrying skiers back from the Christmas holidays left…

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Child Drowned in Well

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A two-year-old boy was drowned in a well at Blackburn on Sunday evening while he and his brother…

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34 Believed Drowned Wreck Of Motorship

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 1

MANILA Mon,: The Danish motorship Kina sank in a [?] on Christmas Day was abandoned 40 minutes after it…

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