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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Aftermath of Motor Accident

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 2

Francis Knox v. : Lionel Joseph Crump and John Keirah Moloney, claim £5,000 damages in respect of injuries received in a motor vehicle…

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35 Injured in Sydney Tram Smash

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Thirty-five men were injured when a packed tram crashed into a stationary one along Anzac Parade, Moore…

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Man's Death in Car Accident Near Young

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

One man was killed and four injured when a motor car ran off the road four miles from Boorowa on the Young road…

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Fatal Accident Near Young Young Man Killed Whilst Returning From Dance

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

One man was killed and four injured when a motor car ran off the road four miles from Boorowa on the Young Road early on…

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Milbrulong Farmers in Accident Lynch Brothers Injured

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 4

Messrs. Jack T. Lynch and P. Joseph Lynch, two well-known farmers of the Milbrulong district, had the misfortune, to-day, to sustain severe…

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Rugby League Football Narandera Plays a Draw with Yenda Brilliant Player Lance Peacock Injured

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 2

Narandera juniors travelled to Yenda on Sunday for what looked like another win for the Kangaroos, but rain set in half-way on the journey and it…

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Aftermath of Motor Accident

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 4

Francis Knox v. Lionel Joseph Crump and John Keiran Moloney, claim £5,000 damages in respect of injuries received in a motor vehicle…

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Winter Weather Causes Accidents

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 2

Road accidents were lower in New South Wales last June than in any month for years past, but even then the toll was: Killed…

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Aftermath of Motor Accident Verdict For £1500

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 2

At the Supreme Court, Narrandera, before Mr. Justice Harvey, last week, Francis Knox sued Lionel Joseph Crump and John Keiran Moloney…

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Two Men Injured Near Lockhart

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 1

LOCKHART, Thursday — Two men were injured and admitted to the Lockhart Hospital after a sulky in which they were…

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Coolac Woman's Bother Killed in Motor Accident Two-year-old Child Also Fatally Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 1

A brother of Mrs Vincent Carberry, of Coolac, and his two year-old were killed in a motor accident near Taree on…

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Trains in Collision Doctors Rushed to Scene

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 2

People at Cowan, three-quarters of a mile away, heard the Cessnock Express crash into the Newcastle Flyer on Wednesday morning…

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No Inquiry Into Train Accident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A public inquiry would not be held into the rail smash at Cowan yesterday…

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Local Items Wagga Woman Injured

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 2

Mrs. Ellen Dwyer, well-known 75-year-old Wagga resident, of 26 Flinders Street, met with a painful accident on Friday…

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Nine Hurt in Wagga Accidents Over Weekend

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1948 · page 2

Nine people were injured—one seriously—in one of Wagga's worst week-ends for accidents this year. ON Saturday the Wagga Ambulance station had its…

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Child's Finger Injured When Axe Missed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 2

On Friday afternoon the four years old son of Mr. A. Peatlie, of Waratah Street, was holding a piece of wood for a boy to chop, when the latter…

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Unusual Accident Causes Dislocated Neck

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 2

Arthur McDonnell, of Lower Cooper street, was admitted to the Sacred Heart Hospital yesterday with a dislocated neck as…

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"New Look" and Road Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 4

The "New Look" in women's clothes has started a controversy among road safety students. According to the N.R.M.A., they…

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Collision Near Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

A semi-trailer and a utility truck collided on the Old Junee road, about four miles from Wagga, last night…

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Cannery Worker Injured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

While working a planing machine at the cannery yesterday, Mr. E. T. Jones suffered severe injuries to his right hand, including deep lacerations…

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