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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Motoring Accident Mr. Ken Chamberlain Injured Coolamon and Ganmain Blacked Out

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Mr. Ken Chamberlain, well-known farmer, of Mangain, was badly injured on Wednesday night, when his car ran off the…

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District News Matong Accidents

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

At the Grong Grong sale yards last Meek, Frank Walsh, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walsh, of Grong Grong, fell from the top rail of…

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Coroner's Inquiry Death of Mr. Joe Dixon Accidental

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

On Saturday last the Coroner (Mr. J. S. Dickson) held an Inquiry into the cause of the death or Mr. Joe Dixon, who died as the result of…

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Another Accident at Jessop's Cutting Cyclists Hurt When Machine Hits Fence

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Jessop's Cuttng, at South Gundagai, the most dangerous corner on the Hume Highway was the scene of yet another accident…

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Miraculous Escape From Injury By Three Children In Serious Junee Road Accident Last Night

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

THREE CHILDREN TRAVELLING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THEIR PARENTS' CAR HAD A REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM INJURY LAST NIGHT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT JUST PAST THE JUNEE CEMETERY ON THE GUNDAGAI…

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Drowned on Birthday

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

PORT MACQUARIE, Sunday: Malcolm Lindburn, herd tester, of Hamilton (New Zealand), was drowned on his 19th birthday…

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Man Drowned in Rescue Attempt

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Archie Harrison Beard, 60. Bonnefln Road. Hunters Hill, was drowned trying to save his friend's…

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Children Hurt in Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 2

Joan (8) and Kevin Murphy (10), of 18 Inverary Street, Wagga, were involved in a bicycle accident in which Joan received…

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Dies From Injuries in Railway Accident Former Junee Man in Broken Hill Mishap

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

Only meagre details are available as yet of the accident at Broken Hill last week which resulted in the death of Mr…

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Woman Injured in Fall From Hotel Balcony

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

About 9.15 a.m. on Tuesday a guest at the Union Hotel suffered severe injuries when she fell almost 15 feet…

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Man’s Trousers Exploded Odd Accidents Of 1949 Recalled

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

A farmer in California was spraying weeds with sodium chlorate, which saturated his trousers. When they dried, the friction as be walked…

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Freak Accident Results in Temporary Loss of Sight

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. John Quig. of Stony Point, was admitted to the Leeton District Hospital last Monday, suffering from temporary loss…

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Accidents

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

At the Grong Grong sale yards last week, Frank Walsh, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walsh, of Grong Grong, fell from the top…

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Last Week’s Motoring Accident Mr. Ken Chamberlain’s Condition

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. Ken Chamberlain, of Mangain, who was seriously injured when his motor car struck an electricity transmission pole on the…

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Man, Feared Drowned, Claims His Clothes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A man whom the police yesterday feared was drowned, today claimed possession of some clothes and a…

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Woman Hurt in Edward St. Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

A Wagga woman who wag involved in an accident with a motor cycle at 11.45 p.m. on Saturday night, was still…

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Deafness of Gundagai Man Prime Contributing Factor to His Death Coroner Finds That South Gundagai Train Mishap Was Accidental

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

IN THE GUNDAGAI CORONER’S COURT LAST FRIDAY, A VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH WAS RETURNED AFTER EVIDENCE HAD BEEN TAKEN IN THE INQUIRY CONCERNING THE DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN LOCAL RESIDENT, THE LATE…

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"Paper" Truck in an Accident Yesterday Mr. John Webb Escapes Without Injury

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

Junee born John Webb, of Cootamundra, met with an accident outside Galong yesterday when a truck he was driving struck a…

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Two Towns Blacked Out Following Car Accident

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3

Coolamon and Ganmain townships had power blackouts for two hours last week when a car smashed a telephone pole in…

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Odd Accident in Geelong

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 4

A playful dog is blamed for a fire which broke out in the house of a Geelong resident recently. It is believed to have dragged…

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