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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Woman Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 15

When she fell from a bicycle in Sydney st, Wodonga, last evening Miss Carmen Patricia Gillen, aged 22 of Wodonga, suffered shock…

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Business Man Seriously Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 8

KATOOMBA, Wed.: A well-known Sydney business man was seriously injured tills afternoon while on his way to visit his…

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Items of News Elderly Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 2

When in autocycle toe was riding collided , with the rear of a standing military truck along Tallangatta road, about two miles…

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Danger Period for Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY Thurs. : A Road Safety Council spokesman said-day that the most dangerous period of the year for road…

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Three Brothers Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Sun.: Three Maori brothers, aged 10 to 15 years, were drowned while bathing at Wairoa, in the Gisborne…

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Boy Nearly Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 2

Ian Brown, aged 10, son of Mr and Mrs W. Brown, was rescued from the Murray at the common at South Corowa yesterday…

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Two Drowned in Surf

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.: A strong undertow swept a man and a youth to their deaths today in the surf near Tallebudgera…

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Old Han Drowned in Dam

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 6

WAGGA, Sun.: Police believe that George Walford, 84, pensioner, whose body was recovered from the…

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Two Youths Drowned in Pools

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Sun.: Two youths were drowned here to-day. DRUCE ROGERS, 15, Curtis…

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Boy Dead; Father Seriously Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.: A three-year-old boy was fatally injured and his father was seriously injured when they…

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Festive Season Is Marred By Many Tragedies Death by Drowning Claims Many Victims

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 1

THIS Christmas was one of the most tragic in Australia in years, the number of people losing their lives probably exceeding that for any previous festive season. Drownings took pride of place in the tragic list. In one instance four…

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Corowa Hospital Kept Busy with Accident Cases

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 6

Accidents reported at Corowa at the week-end included:— MR RICHARD TONGE, who…

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Four Injured by Falling Tree

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Four people were injured when they were struck by a tree which was blown down by a strong…

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Man Fatally Injured in Spectacular Crash

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: Injured in a spectacular accident on [?] Pass this morning, Alwyn Keith Comben, 28, of Manchester rd,…

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377 Die in Christmas Accidents in U.S. New York

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 1

CHRISTMAS week-end accidents claimed 377 in the United States. The 267 traffic fatalities…

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Items of News Culcae[?]n Steer Rider Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 2

A 17 year-old youth was injured when he fell from a steer at the Chiltern rodeo on Monday. He is Gordon Hicks, of Culcairn, who…

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Albury Almost Accident Free

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 2

Albury and district were almost accident-free over the Christmas holidays. The only two accidents recorded were minor…

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Killed in Unusual Accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 1

BERRY, Tues.: Harold Kitto, 20, met his death in an unusual accident at Meroo near Berry today. Kitto was sitting on the back of…

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Christmas Day Tragedy Father Accidentally Kills Son

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday: Timothy O’F[?]herly, of Sydney, who with his wife, daughter and son were spending a holiday at Killarney,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 2

Mr Eric Eulenstein, who is attached to the postal staff at Holbrook, was involved in an accident about 7 a.m. yesterday when…

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