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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Sequel to Motor Accident at Colac Charge Dismissed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

Lute in January last a car driven by Constable Arthur Jones, of corowa, collided with a transport on the Hume…

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Alleged Driving Under Influence Sequel to Accident in Palm Avenue

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 4

Robert Thompson, aged 30, was charged at Leeton police court on April 27, before Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M., with driving a motor…

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Young Girl Dies After Accident. Police Trying to Find Motor Cyclist

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A young girl, thought to have fallen off a motor cycle, died in hospital this morning a few hours after, being found…

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Girl Dies After Accident

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: A 19-year-old girl, found lying on a road in National Park this morning, shockingly injured about the…

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Gundagai Player Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 8

Gundagai footballer Rus Ryan suffered slight concussion yesterday and is a patient in the Young District Hospital…

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Two Injured on Oaklands Road

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

URANA, Sunday: Two men were injured, one seriously, when a motor-cycle came into collision with a utility truck on the…

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Weekend Traffic Toll is 4 Dead; 17 Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Four persons were killed and at least 17 others injured in road accidents throughout the State this weekend. Two of the dead were involved in accidents with…

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Tram and Big Truck Collide Nine People Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday — Nine people were Injured and many others suffered shock' when a tram and a 24-ton truck collided…

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Sequel To Motor Accident At Coolac Charge Dismissed

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 2

Late in January last a car driven by Constable Arthur Jones, of Corowa, collided with a transport on the Hume Highway at Coolas near…

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Truck and Taxi Accident Three Men Lose Their Lives

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

DARWIN, Tuesday — Two men were burnt to death, and one was killed Instantly, on the Sturt Highway, near Darwin…

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Two Small Boys Lost in Floods Drowned After Heroic Effort by Parents

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

(A.A.P.) NEW YORK: Four ves were lost and at least a dozen other people are missing in he floods which raged yesterday…

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Accident Mars Game in Soccer League

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 7

An unfortunate accident marred the soccer match played at Forest Hill on Saturday between R.A.A.F. Blues and…

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Players on the Injured List

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 12

Three Gundagai players, Owen Hourn, Rus Ryan and Wal Hindmarsh are still on the injured list and are not available for selection…

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Shooting Accident

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 2

An accident occured at the week end. It appears that three lads went on a shooting expedition, and were having shot for shot with a…

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Shocking Burns Cause Death Fatal Accident At Brungle Mission Station

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 1

A SHOCKING ACCIDENT occurred at the Brungle Aborigine Mission on Saturday morning last when an elderly woman’s clothes caught on fire and she received shocking burns. The victim of the accident died some hour later in the Tumut District Hospital…

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Fatal Accident at Brungle Mission Station Shocking Burns Cause Death

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

A chocking accident occurred at the Brungle Aborigine Mission when on elderly woman's clothes caught on fire, and she…

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Youth Drowned in Nepean

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A 20-year-old youth was drowned in the Nepean River at Penrith this morning when a canoe…

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Junee Boy Injured in Accident at Lake Illawarra

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

Only meagre reports are available concerning a serious accident to Mark Gaudry, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Gaudry, of George street…

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Five Injured in Smash

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Five persons, including a 17-months-old baby, were injured when a car crashed through a fence and…

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Too Much Individual Play on Saturday Stan Larkins Injured in Country v City Game

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

Stan Larkings of Junee has been asked to play in the Possibles v Probables Rugby, League match in Sydney on Saturday next…

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