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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

399 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 20

Conargo’s Captain Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

W. Murrell, Conargo’s dashing captain sustained slight concussion as a result of a heavy knock just before the final bell of the Conargo-North match…

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Balt Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 2

A Baltic immigrant, Spasys Simunavicius, was knocked down by a motor car while walking near the Union bridge about 6.15…

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Just Missed Having Spine Severed Holbrook Man in Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 2

A 78-year-old Holbrook man, William Fields, missed having his spine severed by a circulas saw on Saturday by the narrowest…

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“Accident Delayed Girl’s Wedding”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.: Injured in a car accident which she said had delayed her wedding day, Shirley Brabston. an attractive 19…

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No Sign Of Launches 11 Occupants Believed Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Search for two launches missing since Saturday will be continued tomorrow, but little hope is now…

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Railway Worker Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

Claude Ratcliffe, 27, railway worker, living in Olive street Albury, was admitted to hospital last evening after he had been…

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Collision Has Court Sequel Melbourne Man Fined At Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 6

Sequel to a collision between a utility truck and a motor car at the intersection of Dean and Thurgoona sts early on ' the…

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Ratio of Road Accidents in Australia

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 4

Annual report of the Queensland Statistician gives figures which show a remarkable similarity in the ratio of road accidents in three…

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Football Henty Football Club Fixes Rates for Injured Players

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 8

A meeting of the committee of the Henty Australian Rules Football Club, held at the home of the secretary, Mr. G. Dinsdale. on Tuesday night,…

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Car Accident Sequels

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

At Wodonga Court, before Mr Bell, PM, on Thursday, Arthur Ewald Franke, blacksmith, of Yaekandandah. was convicted and fined…

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Beasley Hurt in Lift Accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON. Fri.: The Australian Resident Minister to the United Kingdom (Mr Beasley) was badly bruised and has been…

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Footballers Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

While playing in the football m[?] Yarrawonga v Burramine at [?] on Saturday, P. C. [?] (Fun amine), fractured…

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Rugby Players Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 8

Two Rugby league footballers were taken to hospital yesterday afternoon by the ambulance. They were K. Tremble, of Green st., Lockhart. and)…

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Call for Injured- Girl’s Father

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

Anyone knowing the where-abouts of George Kingston, who is droving a mob of cattle some-where between Cooma and the…

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Falling Bowser Kills Man Peculiar Road Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.; Four men were injured, one of them fatally, in a car smash at Kilmore more last night…

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£3000 Damages for Accident Victim

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed. — As the result of an accident nearly four years ago Frank Edward Beavis, orchardist, of King st,…

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Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

It is understood that a man named Don McLennan, who suffered a compound fracture of the right leg in an accident at Darlington Point, lay…

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Boy’s Fatal Collision with Horse

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 5

ORANGE. Sun.: A 14 year old boy was killed last night when he rode his bicycle into a horse. The boy was Reginald Whiley, of…

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Mother Sees Little Son Badly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: A young mother saw her 2[?] year old son knocked down by a truck today while playing outside his home at Padstow. He is…

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Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

Whilst riding a pony at Apsley yesterday afternoon, Miss Margaret Eldridge of Melbourne, a visitor to the district, had the misfortune to take a…

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