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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

447 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 23

Rugby Player Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 2

Rugby league player, John Rath, 20, playing with Wagga Teachers” College against Adelong yesterday, suffered probable…

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Two Seamen Badly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday, — Seriously injured when a car, in which they were passengers, overturned in Princes Highway, Healthcote,…

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Airmen Killed in Freak Collision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

TOKIO, Mon.: Two American pilots were killed, three ground mechanics injured, two Mustang fighters were…

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Youth Hurt in Unusual Accident

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: A 16-year old youth had his right ear almost tern off at Narrabeen this afternoon in an unusual accident…

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Those Farm Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 7

A man was mowing with a two horse mower. A bird flew under the nose of the younger horse which promptly bolted…

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Murder Charge Follows Accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 15

HOBART, Tues.: An employe of the mental hospital at Lachlan Park, Leslie Joseph Priest, 24, was charged today. with having…

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An Airman Badly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 June 1949 · page 1

A young airman was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a…

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Seven Drowned In Worst Floods In History Of Nsw Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 1

ALTHOUGH flood waters are receding in many areas of the N.S.W. coast, leaving a trail of drawings and destruction, the position in the lower Hunter River Valley has become critical. Seven people have been drowned in the worst floods in the State's…

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Accident Victim Improving

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 2

Ian Roy Schipp, the 20-year-old airman, who was seriously injured on Friday on the Culcairn-Henty road in a collision, was reported…

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Thousands of Turks Beueved Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 June 1949 · page 1

ISTANBUL, Mon.: Thousands of Turks are believed to have drowned when a huge wall of water rushed down the…

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Sequel to Collision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 12

Sequel to a collision near the railway bridge between Ettamogah and Table Tap between two semi-trailer Jorries on…

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Six Injured in Peculiar Accident

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 8

WELLINGTON (NZ), Thurs.: A woman passenger was seriously injured and five other people suffered minor injuries when a…

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Collision in Albury Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

On Saturday evening last at about 6.50 o'clock, a collision occurred in Albury road opposite the saleyards between two cars one approaching…

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Avoid Those Farm Accidents by Care and Commonsense

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

A man was mowing with a two horse mower. A bird flew under the nose of the younger horse which promptly bolted. The…

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Was Anyone Injured?

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 6

Wodonga police said, last night they had no knowledge of circumstances surrounding the mishap in which this Singer car was involved . It was found, badly damaged, lying at the side of the Albury - Melbourne road about eight miles from Wodonga early on Saturday morning…

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Dean Street Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

Mr H. G. Hoodless, Pemberton st, informs us with reference to report of a car accident in Dean street on Friday that the…

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FIVE [?] in Road Accidents in Victoria Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 6

FIVE people were killed in road accidents in Victoria this week-end the heaviest death toll for some weeks. More than 20 people were…

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Man and Girl Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

Employe of the Government research station at Rutherglen, Bruce Leslie Lobban, has been admitted to Rutherglen Bush…

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Mess Boy Believed Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 5

PERTH, Tues.: Allan Durdin, 17, a mess boy from the steamer. Mundalla, is believed to have been drowned when he fell overboard…

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Car, Truck in Head-on Collision

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 2

A truck and a car collided head on last evening on Dight’s Hill. Both vehicles were badly damaged, but no one was hurt. The…

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