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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Girl cyclist’s death in Bonegilla accident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 9

Action of a cyclist turning to look behind when the horn of a passenger bus was sounded was the cause of an accident in…

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River Death Inquest Accidental Drowning Is Finding

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

A finding of accidental death by drowning was returned by the Coroner (Mr. T. F. Cook) at the Hay Coroner's Court this…

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Collision at Intersection

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

A crowd quickly gathered at the corner of Napier and Cressy Streets yesterday morning when a car and a…

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Foot Severely Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

When he was sawing a branch from a tree at North Deniliquin yesterday, James Bouchier was struck on the…

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Cyclists Allegedly Cause Accident

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

When two Cyclists allegedly obstructed a driver in Mate street last night, a truck hit the back of a car and both vehicles were…

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Wodonga Footballer Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

Wodonga Rovers footballer, Lindsay Stephens, was injured seriously at Wahgunyah on Saturday when he received a knock…

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Fishermen believed drowned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: Authorities now believe there is little chance of finding the fishing launch and its two occupants,…

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Four boys chased by police drowned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 14

WASHINGTON, Tues.: Four negro boys, all aged about 13, were drowned yesterday when they jumped into the Anacostia River…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 12

The NRMA shares the alar, expressed by the Australian Road Safety Council at the big increase in the number of accidents…

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Delegate Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs.: A Queensland delegate to the World Youth Festival in East Berlin, Gordon Ball, 24, waterside…

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Cup of Tea for Injured Footballer

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 11

Star Wodonga Rovers forward and rover, Lindsay Stephens, cheerfully received a cup of tea from Nurse M. Beasley in Albury Hospital yesterday afternoon, while Sister M. Crisp looked on. Stephens…

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Footballer Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 2

A North Albury footballer, Tom Yea, 22, Kiewa street, suffered severe lacerations to a leg when he fell from a stack of timber at…

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Lavington man’s accidental death

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 7

A verdict of accidental death was returned by Mr A. S. Kendall, deputy Coroner, at Albury Court yesterday at an…

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Ship’s captain drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sun.: The captain of an 8000-ton British freighter was lost overboard in Moreton Bay today…

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36 People May Be Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 5

BUDAPEST, Sun.: Six people Were killed and 60 injured when a Danube passenger ship sank after a mystery explosion, it was…

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Two Rugby Players Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 2

Two Rugby players were inured in the match between Albury ’Roos and Lockhart here yesterday. V. C. Mullavey, ’Roos, was…

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Two killed, in Sydney accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: Two people died and nine others were Injured in road accidents in Sydney over the week-end…

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Accident sequel brings fine

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 5

As accident at the intersection of Swift and Macauley sts. on March 24 had its sequel when John Lindsay Knobel,…

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Local and General Collision at Intersection

The Observer · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

A P.M.G. Department truck and a utility truck driven by Mr. Fred Crennan collided at the intersection of Allen and Lyne Streets on Tuesday morning…

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Accidental Death Finding in [?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

[?] from [?] when he [?] the waters of the [?] on May [?]…

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