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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1956

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Cars Damaged in Collision

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1956 · page 4

Two cars suffered minor damage when they collided at the intersection of Napier and George Streets late on…

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Mathoura News. Lost Eye in Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 July 1956 · page 6

A man had his eye removed by operation in a Melbourne Hospital this week as a result of an accident at his farm on Monday. He was Bruce Crump…

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Slight Damage in Collision

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 July 1956 · page 3

Slight damage was caused to a car when it came into collision with a lorry in front of the Deniliquin Post Office on…

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Well-known Showman Omits to Treat Injured Horse--Fined

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 August 1956 · page 2

Former showman with a life-long experience with horses, and who spent many years conducting wild west shows in America and Australia, was yesterday fined £5 at the Court of Petty Sessions when found…

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Flood Workers Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 August 1956 · page 8

Three men received injuries over the week-end while engaged on work in the flood stricken areas of Barong and…

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Many Rabbits Drowned in Floo[?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 August 1956 · page 4

Flood waters in the [?] have had a devastating [?] on the rabbit population [?] the month, reports [?]…

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Believed Drowned in Greek

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 August 1956 · page 1

A man was reported missing believed drowned in the flooded Jimaringle Creek on a property at Burraboi yesterday morning. The man was Fred, Langford,…

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Former Deni. Player Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 August 1956 · page 1

Brian Hetherington, former Blue and Gold player broke his leg in an Australian Rules game in Sydney last Saturday…

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Drowned After Three Days In New Job

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 August 1956 · page 5

Frederick William Lawford, who was drowned in the Jimaringle Creek, on August 13, had only started work on Mr…

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[?]Men Drowned In [?]Flooded Lake

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 August 1956 · page 1

[?] Bodies of two men reported missing in the Moira [?] area early this week have been recovered from [?] feet of water by police and civilian searchers. [?] Covering many square miles in area, the lake…

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Collision Caused By Slippery Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 September 1956 · page 1

Wet clay caused the car to slip when turning off the bitumen road in Cressy Street early yesterday morning, and to collide…

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Collision Victims Survivor Exonerated

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 September 1956 · page 7

Sole survivor of a head-on collision between a car and a utility track which killed four people told the Coroner (Mr. J; C. Bell, S.M.) at Yarrawonga recently that he had no recollection of the accident…

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Police Say “Fire Not Accidental”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 September 1956 · page 1

Police believe that a fire which razed a dwelling on the North Deniliquin Reserve to the…

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Woman Killed In Berrigan Collision

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 September 1956 · page 1

Mrs. Hilda Purtill, aged 47 years, died last night at Berrigan from injuries received when two utilities collided…

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Elderly Man Drowned in Lagoon

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 September 1956 · page 1

Early this morning Deniliquin police recovered the body of an elderly man from the lagoon in End Street at the…

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Tragic Motor Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1956 · page 9

A head on collision between a utility truck and a Land Rover, on the Berrigan Cobram road, near Lalalty School, on Thursday…

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Child Escapes Drowning

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1956 · page 1

A 19 months old boy had a lucky escape from drowning yesterday when he fell into a deep water drain in Henry…

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Young Man Seriously Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 October 1956 · page 1

Owen Campbell sustained a fractured pelvis and a broken arm in an accident at Sale (Victoria) during the…

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Grazier Accidentally Shot

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 October 1956 · page 2

A Conargo grazier was shot in the left thigh when a 22 rifle accidentally discharged on Sunday afternoon…

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Car Overturns But Men Not Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 October 1956 · page 5

A drive and his passenger escaped unhurt when the car in which they were travelling overturned six miles from…

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