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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1958

47 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 3

Cigarette Causes Collision

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1958 · page 6

Whilst picking up a cigarette he had dropped on the floor of his car, a young man lost control of his vehicle and…

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Vehicle Damaged in Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1958 · page 6

A car driven by Cecil William Agland of Melbourne Estate was damaged after it had collided with a post on the Walliston…

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Child Severely Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 January 1958 · page 1

A three year old Echuca girl suffered severe head injuries when she fell from the rear of a moving vehicle near Mathoura,…

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Week of Motor Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 1

Four motor accidents, two of a serious nature, have occurred in Deniliquin since Tuesday. Four…

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Motor Accidents, Two Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1958 · page 5

Two men have been injured, one seriously, in separato motor accidents in Deniliquin district recently…

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‘Digger’ Heriot Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 1

Mr. Les (“Digger”) Heriot of George Street, was badly injured this morning, when he fell twenty feet from a bridge…

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Womboota Farmer Loses Arm In Freak Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 1

A Womboota farmer, Donald Edward Anderson of Thyra Road, had his left arm amputated at the shoulder…

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Youth Injured When Car Overturns

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1958 · page 1

Hadyn Day of Russell Street was given medical attention last night after the car in which he was travelling…

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Fatal Road Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1958 · page 3

Well-known Strathmerton farmer, Mr Frank Christle, was killed in a car accident about two miles west of…

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Man Drowned at Moama

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 February 1958 · page 1

Police were still dragging this morning for the body of an Estonian fruit picker, who was drowned in the Murray…

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Cyclist Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 March 1958 · page 1

William Taylor, of North Deniliquin, was admitted to hospital Tuesday night, and after receiving treatment for…

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Verdict of Accidental Death Due to Drowning

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1958 · page 1

The Coroner; Mr C. A. Shebler, on Wednesday conducted an inquiry into the death of Adriano Rigodanzo, railway…

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Coroner’s Inquiry Into Cobram Drowning Tragedy

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1958 · page 2

A finding that Douglas William Robinson, and his son Gregory William Robinson, had been accidentally drowned in the River…

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Locals in Car Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1958 · page 1

Mr and Mrs C. C. Coxon and Mr Frank Pyle were fortunate to escape serious injury in a car accident near Lockhart last…

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Man Injured When Vehicle Hits Tree

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 3 April 1958 · page 1

Mr. Bill Willoughby, who resides at Memorial Park, was admitted to hospital this morning, where he received…

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Three Vehicles In Collision

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 April 1958 · page 1

Three vehicles were involved in a collision on Sunday afternoon six miles from Deniliquin in the vicinity of…

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Vehicles Damaged in Collision

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 24 April 1958 · page 1

Two vehicles were damaged in a collision at the intersection of George and Herdings Street on Monday afternoon last…

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Vehicles Damaged in Collision

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 May 1958 · page 1

Two vehicles were damaged in a collision at the intersection of George and Napier streets late yesterday…

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Man Injured at Werai Sawmill

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 May 1958 · page 1

An employee of the Werai sawmill had his right index finger partially severed yesterday morning…

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Youth Injured When Car Overturns

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 May 1958 · page 1

Neville Munro, aged 17, of Zara Station, Wanganella, was admitted to the Deniliquin Hospital on…

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