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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1969

17 stories in Murray's papers

Drove landscraper to Hay after accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1969 · page 4

A young man who had been involved in n motor accident late at night and took the use of a large landscraper…

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Drivers Injured in Collision

The Berrigan Advocate · Monday 27 January 1969 · page 1

On Saturday evening, 18th January a collision occurred between a vehicle driven by Graeme George of Mitchell…

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Accident near Savernake

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1969 · page 1

A car and caravan, driven west from Savernake by Mr B. Luttrell of Regionville was concerned in a minor…

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Tragic Accident at Stud Sale

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1969 · page 1

At about 9.50 a.m. last Friday, Mr W. F. Quirk of “The Ranch”, Finley, whilst leading a bull from the…

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Boy injured in shooting accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1969 · page 8

Last Saturday Graham Earl, aged 12 was with his brothers, on the farm, and shooting at a target with a…

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Berrigan identities killed in collision

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1969 · page 3

Two well known Berrigan identities were killed in a collision between two cars on the Benalla-Yarrawonga Road near Katamatite on Tuesday afternoon…

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Died Accidentally

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1969 · page 6

A Finley man trampled by a bull had died accidently, Deniliquin district coroner, Mr. L. McCarthy found at…

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Two-car Collision

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 8

At about 1.20 p.m. last Saturday a collision occurred on the corner of Coree and Warmatta Streets, Finley,…

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H.m.a.s. Melbourne — U.s.s Evans Collision: Eye Witness Account

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 1

A member of the crew of the H.M.A.S. Melbourne, in a letter to friends gave an eye witness account of what he saw after the tragic collision on the 3rd June…

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Fatal Accident Near Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 1

Lindsay Gordon James, aged 22 years, was killed in an accident on the Riverina Highway near Blighty at…

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Oaklands man injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1969 · page 8

The driver of a Morris utility was thrown out of his ear and injured after it hit a post and overturned on…

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1967 Fatal Accident: Man Fined $200

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1969 · page 5

A Gerogery man whose car was involved in a fatal collision, killing a Finley girl, 18 months ago, was fined $200…

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Strathmerton: Fatal Accident at Level Crossing

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1969 · page 5

A man was killed instantly and his wife seriously injured when their car was struck by a passenger train at Strathmerton on Tuesday. The dead man was…

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Tragic Accident at Tocumwal

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1969 · page 1

The man killed in the accident was Mr Robert Albert Hodges of Denison Street, Tocumwal…

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Three charged following accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1969 · page 11

Following an accident at Tocumwal on Monday night in which a Finley family were injured, three men…

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Child Hurt in Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1969 · page 1

At about 11.30 a.m. last Saturday a 2 year old boy was injured as a result of a most unfortunate…

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Tragic Accident Near Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1969 · page 8

Last Thursday, at about 3.40 p.m. an 8 years old Finley schoolgirl was killed by accident after leaving…

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