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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Three Hurt in Wagga Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 2

THREE Wagga and district: residents were injured in accidents yesterday and on Thursday…

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Three Sea Accidents on U.k. Coast

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 3

LONDON. Friday (A.A.P.): Three sea accidents were reported yesterday around Britain's coastline…

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Many Accidents in Wagga Busiest Easter on Record for Ambulance

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 1

Wagga Ambulance superintendent (Mr. M. P. Loth) reported yesterday that the Easter weekend was the busiest the ambulance had known. Over the weekend (Good Friday to Easter Sunday) the ambulance handled 31 cases…

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Leeton Girl Injured in Fall From Horse

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 2

LEETON, Monday: A Leeton girl who fell from a horse in Wamoon today was admitted to hospital with concussion, a…

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Albury Girl Seriously Hurt in Collision

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 1

ALBURY, Tues: Miss Marie Melanie King, 20, daughter of the Albury Hospital Board president (Ald. J. C. King), of Young…

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Racing Driver's Death Accidental

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 3

BATHURST Tuesday: A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. W. S. Bromhead) at an inquest…

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Tragic Death Of Dr. Richard Kennedy Failed to Regain Consciousness After Being Injured in Car Accident Gifted Surgeon and Noted Benefactor Was Only 44 Years of Age

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

Injured in a car accident on Friday night last, well known Macquarie Street specialist, Doctor Richard Thomas Kennedy, failed to regain consciousness and in the Gundagai District Hospital on Monday at 12.15 p.m. death claimed one of Australia’s most gifted…

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Girl Cyclist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

When she fell from her cycle in Baylis Street yesterday, Olive Aimee Richardson, 13 of 5 Urana Street, Wagga, sprained…

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Girl Injured in Fall From Horse

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 4

Miss Edna Lewis, of 28 Waratah St., was seriously injured last Monday morning about half past ten, when she was thrown from a horse…

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Tractor Accident at Greenethorpe

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

First degree burns to the face and neck were received by Paul Bryant, of "The Kurrajongs," Greenethorpe, in an accident on…

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Farming Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

While removing grass and other rubbish from the types of a combine on Saturday last, Mr. Alan (“Tiny”) Edyvean of Tooyal,…

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Cart Driver Fatally Injured

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Reg Collis, 46 of Yarralla Street, Newtown, was fatally injured when a goods train crashed into his horse and…

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Baby Badly Burned North Wagga Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 1

A baby girl was badly burned in on accident at Wagga yesterday. Three-years-old Lorraine…

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Wallendbeen Youth Killed Accident at French Park

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 1

A youth was killed at French Park on Saturday when he fell under a scarifier behind the tractor he was driving…

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Wagga Man Killed Car Accident Near Adelong

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 2

Edward Fitzgerald, of Wagga, was killed instantly as the result of a car smash on the Tumblong Road about miles from Adelong on…

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Three Injured in Accident at Yanco

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 3

AT 6.30 last evening a car driving to Yanco came into collision with a stationary truck, and three of the…

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Wagga Man Killed Car Accident Near Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 1

Edward Fitzgerald of Wagga was killed instantly as the result of a car smash on the Tumblong road, a few miles…

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Accidents Due to Poor Visibility

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. warn road-users that accidents will increase sharply from now on unless far greater care is…

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Trotter Wanted to Jump Over Barrier Great Lawn Injured, May Nat Start on

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 1

A two-year-old trotter tried to jump an imaginary barrier at the Junee showground last night during training for Saturday's…

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The Road Hogs Are Causing Accidents

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 2

Since autumn weather has lengthened the hours of darkness, long distance haulers have been increasing the dangers of the…

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