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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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One Killed; 18 Injured in Political Fight

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Sun.: One person was killed and 18 others injured in a fight between General De Gaulle’s supporters and…

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Colt’s Mad Escapade : 10 People Injured (From “Glenloth.”) SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 12

IN one of the greatest melees seen persons Australian racecourse course for the past 50 years, 10 persons were injured at Rosehill yesterday when the Derby colt, Dynamite, broke away from his attendant as he was being led to the mounting yard…

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Baby Girl Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday : Marette Whitehead, 16, months, was drowned in a shallow fish pond at the rear of her home in…

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Brothers Injured at Football Match

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 2

Two brothers playing on opposing sides, sustained fractured legs in a football match on Saturday at Tallengatta. They are Reg and…

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Bus Driver Fined After Collision

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 2

John Mitchell, of Sydney st., Wodonga, driver of an Albury-Wodonga omnibus operated by Eastern Roadlines, was fined £3…

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15 Injured When Tram Out of Control

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs,— A double set tram careered out of control for 100 yards down a steep incline at Newtown tram depet and…

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Remarkable Escapes in Motor Accident Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 3

THERE were remarkable escapes from injury and electrocution in a motor accident at Tarcutta to-day, which wrecked a lorry, capsized another lorry and trailer, brought down an electricity pole and…

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Guard Fatally Injured in Crash

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 14

LITHGOW, Fri- : Leslie Green, 50, railway guard, of Lithgow, died in Lithgow Hospital today from injuries suffered when a…

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Youth Drowned In Fall From Scull

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun-: An 18 year old youth was drowned this morning when he fell from a scull on the Yarra, opposite Henley…

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Inquest on Accident Victim

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 2

Date for the inquest into the death of James Gogoll, of Lavington, killed in a motor accident near Walla on Tuesday, has been…

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Serious Rifle Accident Mr. Russell Pollard Shot

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 2

R. Russell Pollard, formerly of Hay, and now employed by the Department of Main Roads in the Narandera district, was the victim of a serious accident on Wednesday, as the result of which he is dangerously ill, and it will be a miracle if he…

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Elderly Woman Fatally Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 10

SYDNEY, Sun.: An elderly woman died in St. Vincent’s Hospital this evening from injuries suffered when she was…

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Two Riders Injured; Filly Destroyed

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Two jockeys, R. Hutchinson and G. Bougeure, were injured and admitted to hospital following a sensational fall…

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Collision Near Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 3

Mr. Albert Jackson suffered chest injuries and shock on Saturday afternoon last in a collision which occurred on the Rutherglen road as he…

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Plane Crash-lands After Port Engine Catches Fire 30 Persons Aboard : No One Injured WAGGA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 3

THE skill and coolness of an A.N.A. pilot helped to avert a major tragedy when D.C.3 airliner Katana crash-landed four miles south of Bowning, near Yass, to-day. Although the aircraft was extensively damaged, all the 27…

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District Doings Pars From All Parts Fatal Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 4

Three shearers were drowned in mud when a utility van overturned off a culvert near Toorawaanah, 25 miles from Gilgandra. The accident…

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34 Japs Drowned When Ship Sinks

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Tues.: Thirty-four members of the crew were reported missing when the Japanese steamship Kenshin Maru…

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Albury Man Accidentally Shot Condition “Fairly Satisfactory”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 3

A man was shot in the left ride of the chest at his home at East Albury last evening, when a pea-rifle be was cleaning…

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Dairy Worker Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

While working at Weidner’s dairy, near Doctor’s Point, South Albury, yesterday, an employe, Maurice Gearing, slipped on…

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Lavington Man’s Death Accidental

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 2

James Henry Gogoll, 46, married. former produce manager of Permewan Wright Ltd., Albury, died from injuries…

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