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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

494 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 25

Accidentally Shot

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 4

Mr. Denis Bowler, aged about 30 years, was accidentally shot last Saturday afternoon at his property near Finley…

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Level Crossing Collision

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 9

Mr. John McCulloch "Genblook" Finley, had the misfortune to collide with stationary train in his car on Saturday night last…

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Widow claims £10,000 damages for husband who was drowned

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A widow claimed £10,000 damages in the Supreme Court today for the loss of her fireman husband, who was drowned when he fell into the bay while trying to hoard the tug Eagle in rough weather…

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£8000 Damages for Accident Victim

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A Supreme Court jury today awarded £8000 damages to a man who had his skull fractured and…

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Boy drowned in river

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri: John Gamble, aged 18, of Cook st„ Abbotsford, was drowned when he fell fully clothed into the…

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Boy Drowned in Creek

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: A nine-year-old boy was drowned in a creek at Danville, near Coff’s Harbor, today. He was John Raymond…

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Wangaratta star footballer badly injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 10

Wangaratta star full-forward Max Williams was seriously hurt and his brother slightly injured when the motor cycle…

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Yarrawonga Coroner finds Albury man’s death accidental

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 7

An inquest into the death of Kevin Thomas Haire, Albury, who was killed on the Murray Volley Highway on March 7 near Yarrawonga, was conducted by Mr. D[?] C. Forbes, J.P., acting Coroner, on Friday at Yarrawonga…

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Premature Drowning Story

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 2

There's no doubt this police force always gets its man—recently in Wagga the police and other rescue workers dragged the river…

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Cyclist hurt in bus-car collision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 8

A cyclist was injured near Albury baths yesterday afternoon after being knocked down by a car which was involved in an…

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Accident Near Howlong

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 3

Early on Monday morning last a man named. Edmund Doyle was admitted to Corowa Hospital suffering with head…

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Drowned -trying to save wife

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 3

MILDURA, Tues.: A 63-year old man was drowned in an irrigation channel at Merbein, near Mildura, this evening while…

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£750 for injured girl

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A £3000 damages claim by a Sebastopol girl for injuries received in a road accident on September 23,…

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Fines Follow Road Accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 16

As a requel to a road accident, Alfred Harold Edmonds, 48, shearer and rabbit trapper, was fined £10 in defeault distress in…

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Fatal Head-on Collision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: A 57-year-old laborer was fatally injured in a head-on collision between a utility truck and a car at…

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Football Coach Injured

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

Deniliquin Football Club’s coach. Ted Whitfield, had the misfortune to injure one of his eyes with a billiard cue last…

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Driver charged following fatal accident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: A 65-year-old invalid pensioner was killed tonight when hit by a truck at Glebe. He was Walter Scott, of Bridge…

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Mangoplah Man Injured in Road Accident

The Observer · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 5

Alfred Geier, aged 23, well known Australian Rules footballer and tennis player, of "Glenferry," Mangoplah, was…

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Boy Drowned in Baths

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: A 14-year-old schoolboy was drowned in the City Baths yesterday, minutes after entering the water…

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Figured in Collision with Utility

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 15

Mr. Lindsay Woods and his employer, Mr. H. G. Henry, of “Willow Lodge,” Yarrawonga, escaped serious injury when their car (above) collided with a utility truck on the Murray Valley Highway. Mr. Henry received broken ribs and Mr…

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