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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Two Girls Injured in Smash

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 20

Two Albury girls were seriously injured in a motor cycle smash in Lavington yesterday morning…

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A Turn Like This Can Cause Accident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 2

There is a great temptation on a rainy day for motorists to turn or stop without giving a hand signal or, as this driver is doing, lower the window a few inches and give an indiscernible signal. Such signals give little or no indication to the oncoming traffic of the driver’s intention and often result in an accident. Correct signals and driving procedure will be outlined…

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Henty Residents Injured in Car Smash

The Observer · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Several Henty residents had a miraculous escape from serious injury when the car in which they were returning to…

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Tram, Truck in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 21

SYDNEY, Fri.: A tram collided with a runaway truck in Booth St. Annandale. and then travelled 400 yards out of control…

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Amateur unwittingly took photo of drowning

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

BURNIE, Mon.: A film of tragedy shown at a Rosebery inquest today was taken by an amateur cine-photographer quite unwittingly. The inquest was on John…

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Shooting Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

A gun dog "fired" the shot which fatally founded Victor Jencke, of Warragul, near Balranald. He died in Swan Hill…

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Two Accidents on Nat. Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

Two accidents were reported on the National Bridge, Deniliquin on Saturday. Shortly before 10 in the…

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Form animals cause two freak accidents

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 11

Farm animals at Albury and Howlong caused two unusual accidents yesterday. Both occurred through kicks…

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Damaged in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 16

Damage to this truck was caused in an almost head-on collision on the Mullengandra bridge with a car yesterday morning. Story and picture of car on page 1…

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Damaged in Collision with Truck

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 1

Driver of this badly damaged car was injured when it collided with a semi-trailer on the Mullengandra bridge, 19 miles from Albury. Story on this page. Picture of damaged semitrailer appears on the Back Page…

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Seven vehicles involved in a series of accidents

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 1

Seven motor vehicles were involved in an unusual series of accidents on the Hume Highway between Table Top and Mullengandra yesterday. Only one man was hurt and three vehicle were…

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Accident Victim’s Condition Satisfactory

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 2

Condition of Cecil Claude Smith. Burrumbuttock who was pinned to his truck for 12 hours on Monday morning was last…

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In Albury Quarter Sessions Yesterday Former Holbrook farmer says he was in bed at lime of accident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 10

A former Holbrook farmer told Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday he was in bed 20 minutes before the time of an accident in which an elderly man had been seriously injured. He is Sidney John…

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Items of news Condition of Accident Victims Improving

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 2

Claude Cecil Smith, of Burrumbuttock, who was pinned by his truck for 12 hours after an accident on the Walla west road on…

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Man Shockingly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun.: A man was found shockingly injured beside the Sydney-Brisbane railway line near Kyogle this afternoon…

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Accident Near Holbrook

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 2

John Wright. of 231 A Beach rd„ Beach Rock. Melbourne, was injured when his car overturned on the Hume Highway, about 16…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 5

A motor cycle was damaged slightly in a collision with a motor lorry in young st. at 8.45 a.m. yesterday, Cycle was driven by…

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Robin Oddy Badly Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 1

Robin Oddy, 21 years old son of Mr, and Mrs. Victor Oddy, was critically injured in an accident…

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Injured Migrant Claims £20,000

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 20

MELBOURNE. Thurs: A young Czech migrant took out a Supreme Court writ today claiming £20.000 damages for…

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Accident sequel: driver fined

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 8

The driver of a breakdown van which was involved in a collision with a motor cycle in High st. Wodonga, on January…

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