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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

481 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 25

Prime Ewes Die From Arsenic Poisoning Accident Costs Grazier £3,000

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 3

Four hundred prime young merino ewes, worth about £3000, died recently on a western' district grazing property…

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Had 12 Beers Before Collision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 October 1950 · page 22

A smash between a car and a truck near Howlong on the evening of February 16 had its sequel in Albury Court yesterday when…

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Child Drowned at Wahgunyah

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 3

A nine-year-old girl, Denise Dowd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dinny Dowd, of the Newmarket Hotel, Corowa, was…

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Man Drowned Whilst Fishing

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Stanley Skewes, about 60, of Wellington st., St. Kilda, was drowned while fishing today in the Acheron…

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Drowning Fatality at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 3

A nine-year old girl was drowned in the Murray River at Wahgunyah on Sunday afternoon. She was Denise Dowd daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Dowd of the daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. D. Dowd of the Newmarket Hotel Corowa During the afternoon the girl in…

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Collision Near Buraja. Eight Admitted to Hospital

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 7

With a resounding erash which startled dancers at the Bujara Hall at about 2 o’clock on Saturday morning, 30th September, two cars came into…

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Old Mans’s Death Was Accidental

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 4

An 86 year-old Albury businessman had died in Albury Hospital on September 16 from injuries accidentally received…

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No One Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

A utility driven by Paul Deegan Dw[?] ing st, Albury and a semi trailer driven by Leslie T. [?] wan ave, Alnury came…

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Drowned in 9 Inches of Water

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Burwood Coroner (Mr. McCauIey) was told today that a patient at the Repatriation General…

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Woman Killed; Publican Badly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The licensee of the New York Hotel, Melbourne, and his wife were injured and a woman was killed when the car…

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Man Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY, Sun.: Mrs A. C. Gambrill of Kembla. St., Wollongong, sa[?] her husband drown off a beach at Wollongong yesterday…

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Near Escape From Drowning

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 11

HOBART, Sunday: Thirty people [?]arrowly escaped drowning at beauty Point yesterday, when a [?]ous got out of control…

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Car in Flames After Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Sunday: A double-decker bus, a car and a motor cycle were involved in a collision in Denison street,…

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Elderly Man Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 2

Well-known Upper Murray resident, Mr Andrew Hore, 65; of “Bowen-Villa”, -Wymah, had his pelvis fractured when a bale of…

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Didn’t Heed Warn- Ing—drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A two year-old boy drowned in Gardiner’s Creek had been warned to “keep away from the creek”…

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8 Die in Mid-air Collision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Mon.: Eight persons Were killed yesterday when two R.A.F. Wellington bombers collided in mid-air…

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Home Accidents Take Big Toll

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon: More children under 11 were killed in house accidents than on the roads, the City Medical Officer, Dr. O. Mater, said…

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Accidentally Shot at Sports

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Mon.: Fatal injuries were received by Brian Phillip Brady, 18, of Hastings, when he was accidentally shot in…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 2

After the motor cycle he was riding along Dean street about 1 p.m. yesterday collided with the sear of a motor car making a…

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Fall From Horse Local Youth Injured

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 1

Mr. Norman Sweeney met with a serious accident on Saturday morning last, as a result of which he is still an inmate of the local…

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