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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1959

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No Accidents To Mar Holidays

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 January 1959 · page 1

DENILIQUIN had one of the quietest Christmas and New Year’s holidays on record. Only one minor road accident, without injury to either party, was reported in town. There was one, with…

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Youth Drowned in Murray

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1959 · page 2

A 16 year old youth lost his life in the Murray River [?]ear Cobran On Sunday Deerin 8, when he got into [?]…

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Man Injured at Cattle Yards

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 1

Mr. James McCrabb of Charlotte Street sustained a broken hip when thrown heavily to the ground by a beast at the cattle…

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Girl Drowned at Jerilderie

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1959 · page 1

A 12 year old girl was drowned in the swimming pool at Jerilderie late on Friday afternoon. She was Helen Hiley, and she…

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Boy Hurt in North Road Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1959 · page 1

David Naylor Shane Moss, aged four years, was admitted to the Deniliquin Hospital on Saturday evening with a fractured skull…

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First Fatality to Mar Summer Drowning Near Deniliquin Monday Night

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1959 · page 1

A Main Roads Department ganger, George Goulding of [?] Street, North Deniliquin disappeared after a boat from which he had been fishing overturned. He had been out fishing early last night in a boat on…

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Coroner’s Finding: Accidental Drowning

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 February 1959 · page 5

A finding of accidental drowning was returned by the Deniliquin Coroner (Mr. T. F. Price) yesterday, closing an inquest into the death of George Frederick Goulding (48) of River Street on January 26…

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Tractor Accident Near Tocumwal

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 February 1959 · page 1

Mr. W. Fitzmaurice of Cressy Street, was admitted to the Tocumwal hospital on Wednesday following an accident near…

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Swimming Accidents

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1959 · page 3

Two local lads received injuries while swimming in the channel near the Finley bridge last week, through diving in and…

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C.w.a. President Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1959 · page 7

The State President of the Country Women’s Association Mrs J. A. Lander, of Darlington Point, arrived in Sydney…

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Nasty Accident with Farm Implement

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 February 1959 · page 10

Well-known district farmer Napier Myers of Passchendale was severely inured in a farm accident on Wednesday just after…

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Mystery Cyclist Causes Collision

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 March 1959 · page 1

An unknown cyclist caused a minor accident on Sunday night when he rode his bicycle without a tail-light in Charlotte street…

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Tractor Accidents Can Be Avoided

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1959 · page 3

In the past few years, and particularly in the past couple of months, there have been far too many farm accidents,…

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Collision Near Tattersalls

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 8

A semi-trailer collided with a V8 Pilot on Saturday night near Tattersall’s Hotel, police said yesterday…

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Tyre Service Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 1

Ambulance attendants were on the scene within minutes yesterday when an accident occurred at Riverina Tyre and Tractor…

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Accident on Hay Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 June 1959 · page 8

A Volkswagen car owned by Kairl Bros, and driven by John Albert Herbst was considerably damaged in an accident on the…

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Collision in Rain

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 June 1959 · page 4

YESTERDAY [?] nine o’clock two [?] involved in a [?] corner of Napier and[?]…

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Cyclist’s “Accidental” Coroner Finds

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 June 1959 · page 1

AT an inquest yesterday the Coroner (Mr. Ivo Ham) found that Allan George Willis of North Deniliquin had died on May 24 when accidentally struck by a truck on the Moonee Swamp Road, two miles…

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Collision in North

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 July 1959 · page 5

TWO vehicles collided at the intersection of Davidson and Wanderer Streets, North night…

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Accidents at Week-end

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 August 1959 · page 1

Five vehicles were involved three separate accidents in Deniliquin over the weekend. Last Saturday when Max…

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