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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Agrostologist in Road Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Indy of Thomas Sidney Rudkin, 60. agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture, was found…

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Fatally Injured in Changing Tyre

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The body of Thomas Sidney Rudkin (60), agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture, was…

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Footballer Injured in Trial Match

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

J. Beness, a member of Australian Football Club, suffered a broken arm in the second half of the Australs v Deepwater…

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Cyclist's Death Accidental Evidence Weak and Contradictory, Says Coroner

The Uralla Times · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

At an inquest in Walcha Coroner s Court, the Uralla District Coroner (Mr. £. Ferris) returned a finding that in Walcha Hospital Noel John Carlon, of Salisbury Plains, Uralla, died on March 5 from injuries accidentally received when his motor cycle collided with…

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Another Drowning Reported in Wellington Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A 21-year-old man is believed to have been drowned in the flooded Bell River at Wellington, where his father and another man lost their lives on Saturday night…

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Accident on Dangarsleigh Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 4

A Ford "Prefect"car was turned over in an accident at Armidale on Saturday. The accident occurred four…

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Accident On Armidale-Guyra Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 8

A Ford "Prefect" car was turned over on the ArmidaleGuyra road yesterday morning…

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Fatal Accident with Pea Rifle

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 2

James Allen Duff (73). one of Tenterfield’s best known residents, was killed on Sunday afternoon when a pea rifle he…

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Many Drowned When Barge Sank Oporto, Portugal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 2

A barge carrying scores of men and women textile workers sank in the Douro River last night and it is feared most…

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Accident On Armidale-Guyra Road

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 4

A Ford "Prefect" car was turned over on the Armidale-Guyra road on Tuesday morning…

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Two Fishermen Drowned

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 6

Two rock fishermen were drowned on the New South Wales coast on Saturday. Victor Frederick Baker (31), of…

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Linesman Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 8

Arthur Wrightman, P.M.G. linesman, of Ohio-street, Armidale, received a badly crushed ankle while unloading…

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Fatally Injured In Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

Advice was received in Inverell yesterday that Mr. Norman Foster, son of Mrs. R. Foster, of Gordon Street,…

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Transport Driver's Death Accidental

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

At the resumed inquiry yesterday into the death of Raymond August Rokesky, 20, transport driver, who leapt to his death from a runaway diesel truck on the Ben Lomond Range on March 21, the Deputy Coroner,…

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Lorry and Car in Collision

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 4

The second accident occurred a few minutes after 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon in Otho Street when a lorry…

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Driver's Death Was Accidental

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 16

GLEN INNES: At the resumed inquiry into the death of Raymond August Rokesky 20, transport driver who…

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Bereaved Fiancee Seeks Ornament Lost In Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 8

When Ke[?]th Greasley, of Brisbane, was killed when his car overturned on the New England Highway about 10…

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Motorist's Death Was Accidental, Says Coroner

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 8

The death of Keith Disney Greasley, 25, postal employee, of Brisbane, in a motor smash…

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Phelan Injured

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 2

Tom Phelan, who won the full-back selection, on Sunday at Tamworth, in the Group 4-5 team next Sunday, will…

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Motorist's Death Was Accidental, Says Coroner

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 1

The death of Keith Disney Greaslye, 25, postal employee, of Brisbane, in a motor smash…

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