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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1960

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Child Drowned

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 January 1960 · page 2

Margaret Dawn Crocker, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Crocker, formerly of Deniliquin, was drowned in a…

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Collision at Intersection

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 January 1960 · page 1

Two cars were involved in a collision at the intersection of Cressy and Edwardes Streets on Saturday morning at about…

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Infant Drowned Near Wentworth

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 1

A 23 months old boy was drowned in the Murray River about six miles west of Wentworth yesterday afternoon…

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Cobram Fatality

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1960 · page 1

No police action has been taken against the woman driver of a [?] which struck Department of Agriculture [?]…

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Oaklands Resident Killed in Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1960 · page 1

Mr Frank Crimmins, 56, of Oaklands was crushed to death when a truck in which he was travelling crashed into the back…

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Cyclists Cause Share of Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1960 · page 6

Motor cyclists and pedal cyclists very often cause their own accidents. About 80[?] of all road…

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Injured in Tractor Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1960 · page 2

Mr. [?] very pa[?] and was severely shocked, as a result of a tractor accident just…

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Hay Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 February 1960 · page 1

Hay police have reported two automobile accidents in their district on Friday and yesterday…

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Injured Girl Moved to City Hospital

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 February 1960 · page 1

One of the victims of a car accident on Cobb Highway two weeks ago has been, transferred from Echuca to a Melbourne…

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Featuring Finley ACCIDENT

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 February 1960 · page 4

A truck owned by Mr. S. Campbell and driven by David Taylor overturned in Fuller’s Lane about six miles from Finley…

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Three Injured in Road Smash

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 March 1960 · page 2

Three people were injured in a road smash at Deniliquin early Sunday morning in which a motor car ¼ and a…

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Town Mourns Road Accident Victim

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 March 1960 · page 1

One of the most impressive funerals ever seen at Deniliquin occurred last Saturday when the remains of Miss Ada Whyman, Salvation Army lass, were conveyed to the cemetery…

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People Injured and Cars Wrecked in Road Toll

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 March 1960 · page 1

In a series of road accidents two people were admitted to hospital and a ten year old boy was injured. Police have laid a charge against one man involved in a road accident…

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What’s New in Accidents?

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1960 · page 7

Kangaroos are contrary animals. When a Melbourne insurance company sent an inspector to a town near the…

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Road Accident Near Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1960 · page 3

A motor accident occurred on the Finley road about two miles from Finley on Monday night of last week. A horse which was straying…

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Injured at School

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1960 · page 1

1 year old child at the Mathoura Public School was injured while playing at school yesterday…

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One Death In 64 Road Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 April 1960 · page 8

One person was killed and 22 were injured, in 64 road accidents, in Deniliquin last year, according to statistics released…

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Young People More Prone to Accidents

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1960 · page 6

Year after year accident statistics reveal that young people have more road accidents than their seniors. If…

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Father and Son Drowned

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1960 · page 1

A Berrigan man and his son were drowned in a channel near the town this morning (Tuesday)…

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Double Drowning Fatality

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1960 · page 1

Quite a gloom was cast over Berrigan on Tuesday morning of last week when it became known that Mr Bernard Michael Miller…

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