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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Woman Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 2

A woman cyclist was injured in a collision with a motor car in Wangaratta at 10.30 a.m. yesterday. The cycle was damaged and the…

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Corowa Man Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 2

Arthur Stidwell, of Corowa, who, police say, was struck by a car on Monday, is in Corowa Hospital, suffering from severe…

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Children drowned when boat capsizes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 15

MONTREAL, Wed.: Three children were drowned nine reported missing and five rescued yesterday after a pleasure boat had…

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Well-known Henty Farmer Fatally Injured In Road Accident

The Observer · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 1

A well-known and highly respected identity, Mr. Friedrich Wilhelm Lubke, aged 73 years, farmer, died on Saturday night after being struck by a car on the Henty-Cookardinia Road…

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Injured by Hit-run Driver

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Stidwill, grocer, met with a serious accident on Monday night. He had run out of petrol in a side street and…

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Man weds three hours after being seriously hurt in accident on road

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs.: John Robert Dunne, 30, commission agent, was married tonight three hours after being taken bleeding and unconscious from his wrecked car. “I have waited five years…

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New Australian Woman Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 2

A New Australian, Mrs. Bertha Verik, of 1100 Waugh road, North Albury, was struck by a motor cycle in Waugh road at 6.20 p.m…

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Yarrawonga Star Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 11

Bill Whitehead, Yarrawonga’s start centre half-forward, fractured a fibula bone on Saturday and is not expecetd to play for at least…

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Marty Mcdonnell Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 9

Captain of the Ovens and Murray League team, Marty McDonnell (above) suffered concussion in the first few minutes of…

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Slaughterman Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

Well known Yarcawonga slaughterman, Mr. Geroge Hicks, was injured last week while rounding up cattle at…

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£2500 for Injured Woman

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A married woman, injured when a tourist bus in which she was a passenger overturned, was…

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He Failed to Stop After Accident English Rugby League co-manager fined £22

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Hector Rawson, co-manager of the touring English Rugby League team, had failed to stop after knocking down a parking attendant at Sydney Cricket Ground, police said…

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Corowa Man Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 2

Geoffrey Bush. Gilbert St., Corowa, received concussion and abbrasions when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a utility…

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20,973 road accidents in three months

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.: Last March quarter 20,973 traffic accidents occurred on Australian roads, 8574 involving casualties…

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Four killed in Vic. road accidents

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Four people lost their lives in road accidents tonight. Police are questioning a motorist as the…

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Oxley Drowning Coroner Finds Accidental Death

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 2

At the Hay Coroner's Court on Wednesday, it was found by the Coroner, Mr. T. F. Cook, that Henry James…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 4

Because motor cycles are favoured mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men, the…

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Moves to Cut Car Accident Damages

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A departmental committee was considering ways of reducing amounts paid in third party motor…

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Utility nearly wrecked: driver injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 1

This utility was almost totally wrecked when it crashed into the back, of a stationary truck on the Jindera…

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Two Charged Following Week-end Accidents Girl, aged 11, is killed al Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 3

Border districts had one of the heaviest crop of road accidents for months this weekend, when a girl was killed and three people were injured. The mishaps results in police actions…

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