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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

481 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 25

Footballer Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

J. M. Stewart, of Sandy Creek, suffered .an injury to one knee when playing football on Saturday. He was admitted to Albury…

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Ambulance Officer Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

Ambulance officer Roy Duell suffered a crushed finger yesterday when he jammed it in the door of an ambulance wagon. He was on…

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Many Rugby Players Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

Twelve players were injured in the Albury “Blues” v ’Roos Rugby match at Albury yesterday, keeping ambulance officers…

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Four Die in Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: Four persons were killed and at least 17 others injured in road accidents throughout the State…

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Railway Man Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 2

Mr G. Stokes, of the railway goods department, was admitted to Albury District Hospital after treatment by the Albury…

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Oaklands Fatal Motor Cycle Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 3

When returning to Oaklands from Urana on Saturday night last, a motor cycle being ridden by Corporal Marquet and carrying Mr. J. Caughey…

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“Drowned” Man Now in Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 2

PERTH, Fri.: A further chapter was added to the adventures of Edward Lewicki, 37, former Polish architect, former member…

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Youth Drowned When Canoe Overturns

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 14

SYDNEY, Sun.: A 20-year-old youth was drowned in the Nepean River at Penrith this morning when a canoe containing three…

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Cars Collide : No One Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

Two cars were slightly damaged when they collided on Tallangatta on Saturday night. No one was injured. The respective drivers…

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Baby Among Injured in Car Crash

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 14

SYDNEY, Sun.: Five persons, including a 17-months-old baby, were injured when a car crashed through a fence and plunged…

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Items of News Little Boy Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

A four-year-old boy suffered severe lacerations to the head last evening when another child he was playing with ran into him…

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Girl Accidentally Shot While Rabbiting

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Sun.: Norma Marie Cashin, 18 of Cardwell st., Canley Vale, is in the Parramatta Hospital in a serious condition suffering…

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Sequel To Motor Accident at Coolac

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 1

Late in January last a car driven by Constable Arthur Jones, of Corowa, collided with a transport on the Home Highway at Coolac near…

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Allegedly Drowned Baby

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tues.: Charged with the murder of her daughter’s newly-born baby on February 13 Mrs Anna Matilda Hoff…

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Drivers in Fatal Collision Claim They Saw Nothing

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 10

A finding of occidental death was returned by the Coroner, Mr. A. S. Kendall, at the Albury Coroner’s Court yesterday after he had inquired into the death of Frederick William Davey, 57, formerly of Union…

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Young Hurdler Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 15

The promising young hurdler, Gallant Force, was injured while galloping at Mentone on Thursday. He was galloping seven furlongs…

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A Woman Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 2

When returning home last evening Mrs Imma Clara Geier, of Stevens st., suffered a badly lacerated leg when her bicycle was…

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140 Jap Fishermen Believed Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Sun.: A sudden south-easterly wind, accompanied by rain, hit Kagoshima prefecture on Saturday, and sank one ship…

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Two Men Fatally Injured in Falls

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Two men were fatally injured in falls in Sydney last night. James Gregory Hassett, 59,…

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Three Killed in Week-end Road Accidents Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 3

Three persons were killed and 14 others injured in road accidents in N.S.W. over the week-end. The fatal accidents…

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