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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Man Injured in Collision at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 1

A ear was turned over on its side in a collision in the main street at The Rock yesterday morning…

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Man Drowned in Murrumbidgee Near N'dera

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 1

NARRANDERA, Sun.: A married man with three children was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River about 10…

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Three Minor Accidents in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 2

Two men and an eight-year-old boy received minor injuries in acidents in Wagga on Saturday…

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Wagga Jockey in Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 6

Wagga Jockey Frank McIntyre was severely injured in an accident in Sydney on Friday night…

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Fisherman Drowned Near Narrandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

Stanley O'Leary, a carpenter of Henty was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River while fishing near Brewarrina Station…

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Here and There Around The Country Little Boy Drowned

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 3

Tragedy marred a picnic party at the Corowa Common when 6 1/2-year-old Peter Hook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Graham…

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Man Drowned at Brewarrena Boat Strikes Snag and Overturns

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

About 5.30 p.m. on Friday the Murrumbidgee River claimed still another victim, when Mr. Stanley O'Leary, a married man with a wife…

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Yanco Resident Fatally Injured in Car Smash at Narrandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

John Frederick Spencer, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Spencer, of Yanco, was fatally injured at Narrandera…

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Nurse "Raped After Accident"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: A 20-year-old trainee nurse alleged in Canberra Court today that a motorist, on the pretext of taking her to hospital after she had been injured in an accident, drove her…

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Open Verdict in Hornby Drowning Coroner's Inquest Concluded

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 2

Yesterday the Coroner (Mr. J. S. Dickson) concluded the inquest into the cause of the death of Mr. Norman John Hornby, whose body was found…

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Victim of Drowning at Brewarrena Well-Known Henty Resident

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 1

Mr. Stanley O'Leary, who was accidentally drowned in the Murrumbidgee River at Mr. W. J. Lenchan's Brewarrena on Friday afternoon, was…

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South Gundagai Corner a Death Trap Two Accidents Within Two Days

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 5

The corner on the Hume Highway at South Gundagai known as the Dad and Dave corner is one of the most…

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Woman Injured in Accident with Sulky

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

A young woman received head and body injuries late yesterday afternoon when she was dragged along the ground…

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Passenger Injured When Truck Capsized on Yanco Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

On Monday afternoon Mr. Peter Reghenzani of Corbie Hill, was driving a 1952 Ford utility truck along the Trunk…

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Two Children Drowned in Channel

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: A six-year-old boy and his five- year-old sister were drowned in an irrigation channel at…

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Narrandera Coroner Critical of Delay in Drowning Girl Case

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 7

The Narrandera District Coroner (Mr. J. S. Dickson) at the conclusion of an inquest on Miss Zelpha Ware,…

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Trapped By Falling Tree Man Injured at Gobaralong

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

When felling a tree at “Riverview” Gobarralong last Friday, William Lanting was trapped by the falling…

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Chapter of Accidents During the Week End

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

There were a chapter motor accidents in Gundagai district over the week end Fortunately no one was…

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Child drowned at Dural

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: A four-year-old girl was drowned in several feet of water at Dural today…

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Trapped by Falling Tree Accident at Gobarralong

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

When felling a tree at "Riverview" Gobarralong, last Friday, William Lanting was trapped by the falling branches…

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