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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Items of News Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

A motor cycle awl utility were damaged in a collision at the Intersection of Ariel and High streets, Wodonga, at 7 p.m…

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Coroner Decides Mathoura Fire Accidental

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

In the inquiry on the total destruction by fire of the Mathoura Estate Woolshed and shearers’ but on February 27…

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Two Cars in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 24

Two cars were involved in a collision at the intersection of Hovell and Townsend streets at 6.45 p.m. yesterday. Drivers of…

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Elderly Woman Fatally Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.: A 70-year-old woman, Florence Ann Blyth, of Victoria street, Ballarat, was fatally injured last night when…

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Collision in Cressy St

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

Late this morning a collision between a black Holden taxi driven by Mr. Geoff Rendel and a cream Fore Zephyr driven by…

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“Accidents cost Australia £50 million yearly”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Occupational accidents were costing Australia about £50.000,000 annually, an official of the…

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Two Road Accident Deaths

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon. : A 65-year-old man died in Royal Melbourne Hospital today from injuries received when his bicycle…

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Fewer road deaths, but accidents increase

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.: There were 198 fewer people killed in road accidents last year than the previous year. Figures released today by the acting…

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City Collision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 2

Nobody was injured in a city collision at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, near Volt lane in Kiowa street, although slight damage was…

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No one hurt in freak accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 1

Nobody was injured in a freak road accident on the Walwa road, about three miles from Granya, yesterday…

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Police Praise Wodonga Farmer Helped at Scene of Accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 1

Police praised the help of a Wodonga West farmer at the scene of a road accident last night…

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Boy hurt in an unusual accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 15

Unusual, painful accident befell 12-year-old Neville Britt, Buckhorn street, Lavington , at 5.50 p.m. on…

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Car-lorry in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

A car and a motor lorry were involved in a collision at the intersection of Guinea and Young sts about 4.30 p.m. yesterday…

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Drowned trainee had left leg strapped to stretcher

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 3

HOBART, Mon.: A national service trainee who was drowned during exercises at Brighton camp in February had his left leg strapped to a stretcher which fell into the Jordan River, the Coroner was told today…

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Car Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 4

Stanley R. Greenaway, of Deniliquin, driving a motor lorry between Coolamon and Marrar, crashed into a cow-catcher on…

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Leeton Man Killed in Railway Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

When a railway truck ran off the rails on the new construction line to Radium Hill, Mr. Horace Edwards Dunn, of…

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Woman Killed in Car Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

On Saturday, evening recently two motor cars collided head on with fatal results for Mrs. S. G. Reynolds,…

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Albury Constable Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 2

Prominent Albury Roos’ Rugby League football player, Constable Bill Elliott was injured while assisting to shift a safe at the…

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Motor Accident Claims Stabilised Awards by Juries Suggested

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Some method should be devised to stabilise awards by juries for motor accident damages, the general…

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Finds N.s.t. Drowning Accidental

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

HOBART. Fri. : A jury at Hobart today returned a finding of accidental death on a national service trainee, who was…

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