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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Youth Charged After Accident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 11

WAGGA, Wed.: As a sequel to an accident in Narrandera last night a youth has been charged with having committed a…

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Woman Injured in Road Accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 September 1953 · page 2

A woman was struck and injured by a car which she attempted to stop on the Hume Highway, seven miles from…

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Elderly Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 September 1953 · page 2

A 76 years old East Lavington man, Charles Henderson, received head injuries and suffered from shock when he was knocked off…

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Stepped off jetty— drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun. : A 50-year-old man was drowned last night when he stepped off the end of No. 7 jetty, Circular Quay…

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Bank Manager Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 2

A Myrtleford bank manager and his passenger were injured when their car overturned on the Ovens Highway three miles from…

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Car Driver, Cyclists Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 2

Driver of a car in Guinea st. at 3 o’clock on Saturday morning was thrown half through the windscreen in a collision with a motor…

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Boy Shoots Mother Dead—accidental

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sun. : A 14-year-old boy accidentally shot dead his mother at their home in Melrose street, Braybrook,…

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Three Injured When Car Overturns

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

Three Deniliquin men were injured when a car in which they were travelling overturned twice on the Hume Highway on…

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No One Was Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 3

No one was injured when a car with a trailer attached and another vehicle collided at the corner of Macaulay and Guinea streets yesterday morning. Damage was extensive to the front of both vehicles. The drivers were Colin Donnelly, Wagga road, East Lavington, and Eric Martin, of Albury. In an accident an hour later in Dean street, a cyclist, George Arnold, Schubach…

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Baby boy hit by train and badly injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 1

A TWO YEAR OLD baby boy, Desmond Cain, was found with shocking injuries to the head by his…

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Motor Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 10

A [?] truck driven by Mr W. Council of New[?] Street, [?] called with the [?] on the [?]…

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Boy Accident Victim Dies

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 September 1953 · page 2

Desmond Cain, a two-year-old, baby, who was. badly injured when he fell under a train at Bowser on Tuesday evening, died in…

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Three Injured in Car Mishap

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 2

Three Deniliquin men were injured when a car in which they were travelling, overturned twice on the Hume Highway on…

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Ex-soldier drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: An ex-Korean veteran is believed to have been drowned at North Bondi early today…

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Animals Drowned

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 6

Well known drover Mr. James Nedrie suffered a substantial loss recently when, hitched to his waggon, his valuable horse…

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Two Motor Cyclists Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 2

Two motor cyclists were involved in a Collision on the Bonegilla road last night. They were taken by the Albury ambulance to the…

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Accidental Death

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 2

After hearing evidence the inquest into the death of the late James. McKenzie Baker, of Goolgowi, the Griffith District…

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Accident Victims Progressing

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 2

Stefan Kusen and Joe Hartamans, of Bonegilla, who were injured in a road accident on Monday night, are progressing in…

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Man, woman injured in car-trailer collision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 2

A Yackandandah man and womem were admitted to Albury Base Hospital yesterday afternoon following injuries sustained when their car (above) collided with a semi-trailer in Townsend street and ran into a drain. They were Mrs. F. Garvey, aged 35, who sustained an injured back and shock; and Mr. W. Priestley, aged 54, probable fractured leg and shock. Last night the…

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Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 2

A New Australian of Italian descent was slightly injured when his cycle came into collision with a motor car in Riley st.,…

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