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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Launch Cut in Two; Two Women Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Wed. : Two women were drowned while eight women and one man were injured when a pleasure steamer and a motor…

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Mid-air Collision Nar- Rowly Averted

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: A Qantas airliner and an ANA Douglas narrowly averted colliding in midair over Kingsford-Smith airport…

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Two Die in Train Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.: Two of nine people injured in a collision between two passenger trains at Ardler Junction in Scotland…

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Apprentice Jockey Fatally Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE. Sun.—The apprentice jockey, R Barry, was fatally injured when his mount. Midlothian fell about three furlongs from…

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Items of News Motor Cyclist Injured at Jindera

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

A motor cyclist was injured at Jindera on Saturday night, when his machine collided with a buggy. Cyclist was Ian Lipsett of…

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Man Drowned When Yacht Overturns

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

DARWIN, Mon,: A man was drowned when a small yacht in which he and another man. were sailing in Darwin Harbor [?]…

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Landmine Dropped on Cairo Four People Killed; 17 Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 1

CAIRO, Tues.: Four people were killed and 17 were injured, including the Chief of Cyprus (Sir Edward…

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Rail Crash Accidental Detectives’ Finding

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.: After, searching [?] detectives are satisfied that the Harden rail disaster on June 30 was…

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Elderly Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 2

Francis William Collins, aged 72, of Lavington, was injured yesterday in a collision between his bicycle and a taxicab in Young st…

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120 Drowned; Ferry Boat Capsizes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Wed.: It is believed that 120 persons were drowned, when a workers’ ferry boat capsized and sank in the…

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Labor M.h.r. Seriously Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wed.: Mr Rowley James, Labor MHR for Hunter, was seriously injured tonight when a…

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INJURED M.H.R.’s Condition Unchanged

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 July 1948 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Friday : The condition of Mr James, MHR, at 9 o’clock tonight was reported as unchanged, but more comfortable…

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Two Brothers Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Phillip Parsons, 19, and his brother Geoffrey, 14, were washed off high rocks and drowned in…

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Three Players Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 5

One player was admitted to Albury hospital for observation and two others treated by an ambulance man after sustaining injuries…

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Man Injured by Towing Car

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday : After escaping unhurt when his car crashed into a post in Glebe last night, a man was seriously…

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Gas Accident Victim Home

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 2

Joseph Dick, survivor of the gas accident at the corner of North and David sts, on July 2, has been discharged from Albury District…

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£2000 Damages. For Accident Injuries

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 2

Donald Elliott, of South Merbein, was awarded £2000 damages by a Supreme Court special jury at Geelong on Friday for injuries in a motor accident on…

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Three Injured in Lockhart-albury Game

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 6

One player was admitted to Albury Hospital for observation, and two others treated by an ambulance man after sustaining injuries in the…

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Derailment Was Accidental

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Thurs.: America’s Military Government officials at Kure reported that the derailment south of Kure was…

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Chemist Killed; Wife Badly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 5

COONABARABRAN, Sun.: A chemist was killed and his wife was seriously injured last night when they were knocked…

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