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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1962

67 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 4

Mathoura man in accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 January 1962 · page 6

Mr. J. Nolan suffered abrasions to the face. when the utility he was driving overturned in some…

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Man Drowned in Gulpa Creek

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 January 1962 · page 1

Mouth- to-mouth resuscitation failed to revive a man who drowned in eight, feet of water in…

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Four Killed in Accident Near Numurkah

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1962 · page 1

Four young men were killed when two cars collided head-on on a long straight Section of the Goulburn…

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85 Accidents Here Last Year

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 January 1962 · page 1

Last year there were 85 motor accidents, but only one fatality, in the…

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Boy drowned in home dam at Mayrung

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 January 1962 · page 1

A small boy was drowned yesterday morning in a dam about 50 yards from…

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Fatal Accident Near Numurkah

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1962 · page 4

A Numurkah Shire Council employee was killed in an on the Goulburn Valley Highway a mile north of…

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Weld Pig Involved in Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 February 1962 · page 1

A wild pig was the cause of an accident on the Cobb Highway 23 miles from Deniliquin at…

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Woman hurt in collision

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 February 1962 · page 1

A woman was admitted to the Deniliquin Hospital on Saturday night with…

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Accident victim was on his way to hospital

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 February 1962 · page 1

A man who was travelling into Deniliquin for hospital treatment last night had a double…

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Vic. Man Hurt in Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1962 · page 1

One man was injured, but three others escaped being hurt when a car hit a…

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Accidental Drowning Finding on Man’s Death

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 February 1962 · page 2

The death of a Victorian man at Grips Creek near Picnic Point in December had been due to accidental drowning, the Deniliquin District Coroner, Mr M. Stollery, found…

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Two Cars in Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 February 1962 · page 1

Two cars were damaged in Deniliquin on Sunday evening when they collided at the intersection…

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Two Accidentally Killed

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1962 · page 6

In the Mulwala Coroner’s Court at an inquest into the death of well-known Corowa grazier, Norman Charles Bott,…

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Man Loses Arm After Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 March 1962 · page 1

A Deniliquin man had his right arm amputated after it was severely injured in a…

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Shooting Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1962 · page 7

A young man, Freddie Maraldo, aged 19 years, was accidentally shot in the left elbow last week end. He was…

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4 Vehicles Involved in Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 April 1962 · page 2

Four vehicles were involved in a chain reaction accident at the intersection of Cressy…

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In Hospital After Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 April 1962 · page 1

A 14-year-old Deniliquin. schoolgirl was injured on Wednesday when the bicycle she was…

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Our Road Toll last Year : Two Dead, 30 INJURED

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 April 1962 · page 2

The shocking rate of road deaths in N.S.W. has been again revealed in the latest report from the Department of Motor…

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One Dead, Seven Hurt in Weekend Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 April 1962 · page 1

A Deniliquin man has died, and seven others were injured, one of them seriously, as the result of road accidents at the weekend. It was one of the worst road accident week-ends in Deniliquin for some time, and…

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Anticipate Road Structure and You Avoid Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 April 1962 · page 9

Motor vehicles skidding and overturning or skidding, leaving the road and hitting something at the side of the roadway, once again exacted another grim toll last year…

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