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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Jap Strikers Injured in Clash

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 6

TOKYO, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Eighty Japanese strikers were injured, four seriously, when 2000 police last night fought…

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Vince Bulger to Rest Injured Arm

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 12

Gundagai’s game little winger, Vince Bulger, will not be playing on Sunday. The selectors have decided to rest him. Vince is still…

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Gundagai Man’s Death Was Due to Drowning Coroner Holds Inquest

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 9

The Gundagai District Coroner (Mr C. G. D. Allman) conducted an inquiry last Thursday into the death of the late Robert Paine,…

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Cyclist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

When a bicycle came into collision with a car at the Intersection of Best and Edward Streets late yesterday afternoon…

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Man Escapes From Blazing Truck After Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 4

Mr. Walter Scott of Whitton, had a remarkable escape from death or serious injury on Monday night, when his truck collided…

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Coronial Inquiry at Adelong the Late Mr. Edward Fitzgerald Accidental Finding Returned

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 4

The Adelong Coroner, Mr. N. E. Mackay, conducted an inquiry at the Adelong Court House on 9th June into the death of the late Mr. Edward Lawrence Fitzgerald, which occurred on the night of April 22 as the result of a motor car accident on the…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Accident Near Culcairn

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 1

A 20-year-old North coast airman was admitted to Wagga Base Hospital following an accident involving a motor cycle and…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Near Culcairn

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 2

A 20-year-old North Coast airman was admitted to the Wagga Base Hospital on Friday night following an accident…

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Car Overturns on Nangus Road Three Occupants Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 1

Coming into Gundagai on Saturday last, three Sydney residents were injured when their car overturned and crashed into the…

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Death. Destruction in State's Worst Floods Seven People Drowned; Evacuees Housed in Halls

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Although floodwaters are receding in many areas of the New South Wales coast, leaving a trail of drownings and destruction, the position in the Lower Hunter River Valley has become critical…

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Fatality at Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 1

GRIFFITH, Tuesday: James Hall, aged 20. mechanic, of Griffith, was fatally injured at noon today when struck by a…

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Griffith Fatality Mechanic's Death

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 1

James Hall (20), mechanic, or Griffith, was fatally injured at noon yesterday when struck by a train at Ulong street level…

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Tumut Man Killed Accident at Gadara

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 1

Reginald, Baker, 34, of Carey street, Tumut, was killed at Gadara about 6 lost night. Baker was travelling in a…

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Canadian Davis Cup Player Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 2

MONTREAL, Wednesday: The body of Marcel Raiville, former Canadian Davis Cup tennis star, was recovered from the St…

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Tragic Accident at Gadara Tumut Man Killed Instantly When Track Overturns

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

Reginald Thomas Baker, aged 34, well-known Tumut man, was killed instantly when pinned beneath his utility truck which overturned when it failed to negotiate the sharp bend in the Tumut-Adelong Road at Gadara near Mr. Tom Burbury's property at…

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Fight to Save Sight of Boy's Eye Unfortunate Accident this Serious Result

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 4

Graeme Hatton, 10 12 years, was taken to Sydney yesterday by his mother for the purpose of consulting a medalist in the hope that…

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Wagga Man's Death After Collision Five Hurt

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

One man was fatally injured and five others hurt when a head-on collision occured between two cars on the Urana Road,…

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Boy Injured in Fall Into Trench

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

A seven-year-old boy suffered concussion and injuries to the head when be fell into a sewer trench near his borne in Urana…

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Man Dies After Collision Near Wagga; 5 Hurt

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

One man was fatally injured and five others hurt when a head-on collision occurred between two cars on the Urana Road, about 12 miles from Wagga, at 12.30 a.m. on Saturday…

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Fight to Save Sight of Junee Boy’s Eye Unfortunate Accident Has Serious Result

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 6

Graeme Hatton, a 10 year-old Junee boy was taken to Sydney last week by his mother for the purpose of consulting a…

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