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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Three Fatal Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday : Three fatal accidents were reported to the police at the weekend. Royce Dixon, 24, electrician, of…

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Three Men Killed in Fog Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.: Fog in dense patches over Britain has forced Yorkshire coastal shipping to drop anchor and main line trains…

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25 People Believed Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

RIO DE JANEIRO, Monday: Twenty-five people were missing tonight after a small ferry boat carrying 45 passengers ran…

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Five Drowned on Shooting Expedition

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

TOKIO, Monday : While on a duck shooting expedition in Tokio Bay yesterday two Americans and three Japanese…

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Deniliquin Cyclist Injured in Hay Wheelrace Crash

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

A smash involving five competitors at Hay yesterday resulted three riders being admitted to hospital for treatment…

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Woman Critically Wounded Accident at Lavington

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

A 64-year-old woman was critically wounded at Lavington yesterday morning when a 22 calibre bullet struck her…

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Nearly 1000 Believed Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 2

SHANGHAI, Tues: Nearly 1000 persons are believed to have perished in the Taiping-Kienyuen collision last Thursday…

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Wonga Park Drowning Parents Want Inquest Reopened

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Tues.: The parents of a 14 year old [?], who was drowned at Wonga Park during the [?]…

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Youth Drowned in Tumut River

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 3

TUMUT, Wednesday.—A 17 year old youth was drowned in the Tumut river, at Tumut, tonight. He was John Gibbons, of…

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Accident on Hay Road Two Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

When a large truck, the property of Permewan Wright, Deniliquin, and driven by Mr. Allan Lloyd, an employee of the…

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Youths Injured on Motor Cycle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

Two men were injured and the motor cycle they were riding was wrecked on the Murray Valley Highway about five miles from…

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The Rock Boy Injured In Fall From Utility

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

An eight-years-old boy from The Rock was admitted to Wagga Base Hospital late last Friday afternoon after he had been thrown out of a…

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Sawmill Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 8

Mr. Jack Lord lost the first joint of a finger on his right handon Wednesday in an accident at ,Werai sawmill…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

Allan Liescke, son of Mr and Mrs T. J. Lieschke, “Wattle Grove,” Henty, had a narrow escape from drowning while…

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Accidents at Yarrawonga Boy’s Narrow Escape From Death

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 4

When the pedals of two bicycles touched, Richard, son of Mr and Mrs W. Hargrave, of Piper st., who was riding one machine, was…

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[?] Injured in Motor Cycle Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

A motor cyclist and pillion [?] were injured early yesterday morning when their machine [?] in loose sand, hit a…

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Junior Porter Drowned in Baths

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: A 17 year old youth was drowned in the South Grafton baths late this afternoon. He was George Hinton Tobin, 17,…

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Boy Drowned In Granville Olympic Pool

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday : Thirteen years old boy was found drowned in Granville Olympic Pool at 3 a.m. today. He was Ronald…

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Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

As the result of a shooting accident near Junee. Raymond Boucher, 27, of Bolton Street, Junee, was rushed to a Sydney eye hospital by…

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Serious Accident Narrowly Averted

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

Mr. H.T. Taylor narrowly es-caped serious injury last week when he was struck by elec tricity from the high tension…

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