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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

481 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 25

12 Children Drowned When Bridge Collapses

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 3

VENICE, Monday : At least 12 children were drowned yesterday near the village of Boschochiaro, in the province…

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‘Fatal Shot Fired Accidentally’

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wed: In his defence one of four men charged with murder told the Criminal Court today that while in a taxi…

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Wodonga Road Collision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 2

Mrs. R. E. L. Denholme, of William Street, Wodonga, suffered shock and facial abrasions when the utility she was driving…

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Fined for Collision With Jeep

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 9

For failing to give way to another [?] at the intersection of Mate and Fallon sts on February 11, John Edward…

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Three Men, Girl, Killed in Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 15

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Three elderly men were knocked down and killed while crossing roads in Sydney to-day. A three-year-old…

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Wangaratta Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

A utility truck was badly damaged at Wangaratta on Saturday when it came into collision with a car. The utility was driven by…

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Car, Cycle Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

Neville James Elvish, postal employe, was riding his bicycle along Dean Street an Saturday morning when a car, driven by…

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Costly Road Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 8

Arising out of a collision between two motor cars on the Australian Alps road in March last, Nancy Elaine Henderson, of…

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15 D.p.’s Injured in Hut Fire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Fifteen New Australians were injured, four seriously, and about 250 others were…

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Young Man Killed in Motor Cycle Accident Footballer Badly Hurt

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

A young motor cyclist was killed instantly and his pillion passenger, an ace Wangaratta footballer, seriously injured on Saturday evening when their machine crashed into the back of a…

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Two Youths Killed in Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: Two youths were killed and at least 15 others injured in weekend road accidents…

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Body of Drowned Man Recovered

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 12

WAGGA, Monday: The body of Kevin Williams, 28, of Melbourne, was recovered from the swollen Yanco Creek about 5 p.m. today by…

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And No One Was Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 3

This Dodge utility driven by Claude Clarence Smith, Murphy street, Wangaratta, was extensively damaged…

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Man’s Leg, Thigh Broken in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

WAGGA, Mon: A man’s lower leg and thigh were;, broken tonight when two motor cycles collided at the Bayles-Forsyth st…

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Hockey Player Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

David Kilpatrick, 16, David st., was injured when practising at roller hockey yesterday afternoon. He sustained a deep cut across the…

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Young Mother Killed in Mystery Accident: Sister Critically Injured SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 6

A 19-year-old mother was killed, and her 18-year-old married sister critically injured in a mystery accident at Ryde last night. C.I.B. detectives…

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Accident Claims Second Sister

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: The second victim of the puzzling road accident at Ryde on Monday night died early today in Ryde…

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Seven Men Drowned in Irrigation Channel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs.: At least seven men were drowned last night when a motor truck carrying more than 20 farm…

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Wodonga Man Fatally Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 1

A 53-year-old linesman died in Albury District Hospital last night five hours after he was struck by a motor car…

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Baby Drowned in Bucket of Water

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Sunday : An 11 months’ old baby, ROBYN SUZANNA SANDY, was drowned in a bucket of water…

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