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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Farm Worker Injured While Working Tractor

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon at 4.15 p.m. Brian O'Donoghue, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. O'Donoghne of Merungle Hill, was…

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Motorists Helped Accident Victims An Expression of Thanks

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

One of the parents of the girls who wore involved in the motor car accident on the Narrandera Wagga road desire to express on…

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Shotgun accident Wife and Children's Narrow Escape

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

The wife and two children of Mr. W. Blackley, of Farm 831, had narrow escapes from death or serious injury on…

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Bonnet Came Back Over Windscreen Obscuring Driver's View, Causing Accident in Which Man Killed

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

AFTER A CUP HAD BECOME UNLATCHED THE BONNET OF A P.M.G. TRUCK FLEW UP IN THE AIR AGAINST THE WINDSCREEN, OBSCURING THE DRIVER'S VISION AND CAUSING AN…

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Two Injured at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 2

A man and a child were injured yesterday in accidents at the abattoir and at home. They were both taken to…

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Lucky Escape in Bad Smash Nubba Man Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 2

Mr. Neville Grahand, 36 of Nubba, had a remarkable escape from injury last night in a car, smash four miles this…

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Unusual Accident at Marrar

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 3

On Wednesday morning last week Mr. W. A. Bell, of Marrar, received a serious eye injury when a tin of fish oil, used in poultry mashes…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Admitted to Hospital

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

Eric Burton, of Wandoo St., Leeton, was riding his motor cycle along Palm Avenue about 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, whon he…

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James Traynor’s Death Coroner’s Inquest Verdict of Accidental Death

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

After a clip had apparently loosened, the bonnet of a P.M.G. truck flew up against the windscreen, obscuring the driver’s vision and causing an…

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Injured in Fall From Horse

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 2

An Englishman, known as "Tubby" Axom, 30, an employee at Yammatree Station, Bethungra, fractured his skull in…

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The Jugiong Manslaughter Trial Jury Acquits Speedway Rider Sequel To New Year’s Day Road Fatality

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 2

On Thursday last a professional speedway rider had a vastly different view of people than he is usually accustomed. Instead of squatting on the saddle of his racing cycle and watching the sea of faces of speed racing devotees, he looked out from the dock of the Gundagai Court room and…

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These Extraordinary Accidents Prove That These Days You Are Not Even Safe in Bed

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 8

IN THE TIME TAKEN TO READ THIS ARTICLE, ONE PERSON WILL HAVE DIED AND MORE THAN TEN WILL HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ACCIDENTS. A HIGH PROPORTION OF…

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Boy Cyclist Injured in Collision with Car

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

Muster Graham Hester, of Fivebongh, was riding bis bicycle in Pine Avenue on Friday about 1.50 p.m. when he collided…

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54 Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

ALEXANDRIA, Monday (AAP): The Egyptian Navy minesweeper Sollum capsized and snak 15 miles West of…

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Man and Daughter Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday: A man and his daughter were drowned at Phillip Island today…

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Unusual Cause of Car Fatality

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

A fatal motor car accident between Marrar and Coolamon last week occurred through an unusual cause. After a clip…

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Street Accident

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

Terry Winnell (6 years) was knocked down by the P.M.G. truck in Green Street, Lockhart on Monday evening…

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Accidents Fell on Station and Fractured Thigh

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

Mr. G. N. Dempsey of 15 Jarrah Street, Leeton, slipped and fell on the Narrandera Railway Station on Friday, and sustained…

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Two Accidents in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 2

Two minor traffic accidents, in which no person was hurt, occurred in Wagga yesterday. Two cars were involved in…

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Collision at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 2

Two cars received minor damage in a collision at the intersection of MacLeay and Coleman Streets yesterday…

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