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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Two drowned in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Two people lost their lives in drowning accidents in Victoria at the weekend…

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Two Men Drowned in Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: Two men were drowned in Sydney late last night. They were John William McLeod,…

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Three killed, 20 injured in week-end road toll

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Sun.: Three people lost their lives and 20 were injured in road accidents in N.S.W. at the week-end. A bride of only a few…

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Two Motor Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

Two minor motor accidents were reported in Albury during the weekend. On Saturday a car driven by Mr. B. R. Tomlinson, of…

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Utility, Motor Cycle in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

A motor bike ridden by Norman Giddings, of Albury, was severely damaged in a collision with a utility truck at the corner…

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Man drowned after wine-drinking party

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: A man who had gone swimming after a wine-drinking party had later been found floating face down,…

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School children can be insured against street accidents

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Tues.: The Public Schools’ Committees’ Association has entered into an agreement with the General Insurance…

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Youth Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

A youth, Greg. Burkitt, of 548 Stanley st., was injured in Kiewa st. about midday yesterday and taken by ambulance to Albury…

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Man injured in Wodonga brawl

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

A man was injured in a street brawl involving a number of men at Wodonga early yesterday morning. Police allege a…

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Local and General Motor Cyclist Injured

The Observer · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Culcairn motor cyclist, James Speed, was admitted to Culcairn hospital on Saturday suffering from a broken right leg…

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Coroner Told of Baby's Death Accident Finding

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Circumstances of the death of 18 months old Jennifer Irene Carver, of Carrathool; were told to the Coroner, Mr. T. F. Cook,…

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Narrow escape at scene of recent fatal accident

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

A Rutherglen Timber Company employe, Robert Wise, hod o narrow escape from serious injury when he was thrown to the roadway on the Murray Valley Highway yesterday…

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Accident near Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 16

When this utility truck overturned on the Murray Valley Highway about five miles from Yarrawonga, the driver, a man believed to be a Mr. Cameron, was not injured. Faulty steering was believed to be the cause of the accident…

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Cyclist Seriously Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 2

James Lee, of 490 Guinea st., Albury, was seriously injured last night when he was knocked from his bicycle when it was involved…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

William Henry Kelly, 75, of “Pinegrove” Lockhart, was accidentally killed yesterday when climbing through a fence on his…

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Accidental Drowning Finding at Inquest

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

Finley Coroner, Mr. K. A. Edwards, returned findings of accidental drowning at two inquests he conducted at the z…

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Three children drowned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Three children were drowned at Seaford today when a large wave washed over a sandbank where…

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Man drowned: companions panic

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Tues. : One of three fishermen stranded in a rowing boat in Port Phillip Bay, off Williamstown, was…

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Soldier Hurt in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 8

A young Bandiana soldier was injured in a collision at Wodonga late yesterday afternoon…

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Two Boys Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed : Seymour police today dragged the swimming pool at the Goulburn River from 1 p.m. until sunset…

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