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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Injured While Mustering Stock

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 4

James Davis, an employee of Pinndaroi Station, received fractured thigh when his horse fell and rolled on him while…

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Man Injured at Guyra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 8

Frank Parsons, of Junction Garage, Guyra, suffered a fractured leg when struck by a car on Monday night…

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Coroner's Comment At Drowning Inquiry

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

At the conclusion of the coronial inquiry into the drowning of six-year-old Ronald David Edwards on March 12 the coroner, Mr. C. E. Wheaton, said parents should…

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Man Injured at Guyra

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

Frank Parsons, of Junction Garage, Guyra, suffered a fractured leg when struck by a car on Monday night…

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Rugby League Player Injured

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 6

In the match Possibles v. Probables on Guyra showground last Sunday, Barry Starr received a hasty head…

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Collision Near Yooroonah

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

A Head on collision between two cars occurred four miles from Yooroonah on the Armidale-Ebor road…

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Injured in Fall

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

Falling at his home in George Street, on Wednesday night Mr. John Ryan sustained a fracture of the knee ca[?]…

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Car Accident on Bingara Road

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

Two occupants of a car escaped injury when their vehicle skidded in loose gravel and turned over at the Bingara…

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Man Injured in Car Accident at Guyra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

Phillip Ryan, aged 55. of Guyra, sustained head injuries in an accident involving a car approximately 1½ miles north…

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Motor Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 5

A motor mishap which could easily have had very serious result occurred on Saturday night when a number of the visiting…

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Two Hurt in Car Accident

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

Two people were admitted to the Inverell District Hospital early this morning following a car accident at Palmer’s Corner,…

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Fatality on Ben Lomond

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

A man, believed to be Raymond August Rokesky (20), of Ingleburn, was killed instantly yesterday morning…

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Mental Escape Believed to Be Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wed. A man who caused the death of his baby son last year yesterday escaped from Parkside mental hospital…

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Another Accident at Palmer’s Corner

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

Two accidents have occurred in three days on what is known as Palmer’s corner, on the Bundarra Road…

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Beardy Street Collision Motorist Mulct In £3/10/- For Breach

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 13

The act of pulling out from the kerb without first having taken precautions against interference with traffic cost an…

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Accidents in Quick Sequence

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 4

Misadventure in quick sequence this week befell Mr. Henry Austin, of Delungra. After attending a doctor’s…

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Pup Saves Boy From Drowning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 4

A cattle pup saved a two-year-old Armidale boy from drowning in a dam on Friday…

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Rivoli Gift Injured

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

Rivoli Gift, who who the class for thoroughbred stallion at Tamworth Show, had his jam broken and two arteries…

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Girl Shot Accidentally

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 4

An 18-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the stomach yesterday afternoon. She is Heather Blanch Ferris,…

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Council Officials in Car Accident

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 4

Inverell Town Clerk (Mr. J. E. Colquhoun), and the Engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) were were involved in a road…

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