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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Albury Storekeeper Fined Following a Collision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 8

Collision between a truck and a motor cycle in Wyse st. had its sequel in Albury court yesterday, when The driver of the car, William Frederick Harris, storekeeper, of Thurgoona st.,…

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Man in Mystery Accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 November 1950 · page 2

Wodonga police are investigating a “mystery” accident. Late yesterday afternoon a man was found lying injured on Hume…

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N.T.’S First Level Crossing Accident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

DARWIN, Wed: The once weekly Birdum-Darwin rail car was last night involved in the first level-crossing…

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Items of News Cars in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

One of the cars involved in a collision at the intersection of Kiewa and Smollett sts. on Tuesday was owned by the Border…

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Farmer Believed Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 23

SYDNEY, Fri.: An elderly farmer is believed drowned and thousands of acres of wheat [?] fallowing widespread…

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Ate, Drank, and Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 4

Wodonga acting-coroner, Mr. O. G. Hartsman, J.P., yesterday found Chat Istvan Pleske, 30— year-old New Australian cook,…

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Shoulder, Arm Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 14

WANGARATTA, Sunday : Arthur Kingsbury, of Wangaratta, suffered severe injuries to the right shoulder and arm when the…

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Man Injured in Balcony Fall

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 2

A man who took the wrong turning early on Saturday morning crashed over a balcony overlooking the street at Sars’…

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Accident Victim Dies

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 14

SYDNEY, Sunday : A critically injured victim of a motor accident on Friday died in Balmain Hospital early this morning…

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Three Drowned in Floods

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 15

JOHANNESBURG, Monday.: Three people were drowned in floods last night when over two inches of rain fell in one hour…

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Yarrawonga News Items New Australian Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 6

Danylak Hryhoir a New Australian, employed by the Forestry Commission of Victoria, at Burramine, was seriously injured on…

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Accident Oddities

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Mon.: The National Safety Council today quoted these odd accidents: Alice a trained chimpanzee,…

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Unusual Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 7

A motor coach from Corowa and three transports, from Lavington, Holbrook and Urana respectively, were involved in an unusual crash on the…

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Boy Believed Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 3

WAGGA, Wed.: Police and civilians with three motor boats dragged the Murrumbidgee River at the Wagga bathing beach until…

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Plants Injured by Weedkiller,, Insecticide Sprays

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 4

Since the introduction of hormone-type weedkillers such as 2, 4, 5-T and 2, 4-D, and of insecticides such as D.D.T., the Biological…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 2

When his motor cycle crashed into a -car in Dean st shortly before 7 o’clock last evening, Edwin Douglas Moss, of North…

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Two Injured in Crash

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 1

This ear was badly damaged last night when it collided with a truck at the intersection of Dean st. and…

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Boy, Aged 7, Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: A boy, aged 7 was drowned in a deep channel near St. George Sailing Club premises, Sans Souci, this…

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Body of Drowned Boy Recovered

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 3

WAGGA, Sun.: The body of Ross Lindsay, aged 7 years, who was drowned at the Wagga bathing beach on Wednesday was recovered…

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Injured Seaman’s Cliff Rescue Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 8

A seaman with a badly injured ankle carried a 12-year-old boy 15 feet up a cliff-face at Maroubra this…

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