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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Anaesthetic Given on Hume Highway Batlow Woman Involved In Accident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 5

When a panel van ran off the Hume Highway about 12 miles from Yass and collided with a tree last Saturday evening, a woman passenger was seriously injured internally, and the driver was jammed in his seat…

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Five injured in car accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 5

On Tuesday evening a car driven by Mr. W. DeMamiel, and the other by Angelo Peruazi, collided on the Whitton-Griffith Road, as…

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Batlow Residents Injured Accident Near Yass

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

When a panel van ran off the Hume Highway about 12 miles from Yass and collided With a tree on Sunday afternoon last…

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Batlow Woman Involved in Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

When a panel van ran off the Hume Highway, about 12 miles from Yass, and collided with a tree a woman passenger was…

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Accident Theory in Tamarama Mystery "Frogmen" Try to Free Car

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — "Frogmen" assisting police in efforts to salvage a motor car wedged under rocks on a ledge beneath…

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School Teacher's Death After Road Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

Young district residents were deeply shocked to learn of the death of Donald Seton Wilkinson, 37, who for 16 years was a…

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Accident to an Illabo Boy Was to Have Had Party To-morrow

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 4

Robert Pratt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Pratt, of "Dundoo Hills," Illabo, met with an accident this morn-…

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2 drowned while duck shooting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Victoria's duck shooting season opened tragically yesterday, when two…

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Nine Injured in Weekend Accidents Three in one family

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Nine people were hurt in a series of accidents in Wagga at the weekend. Three members of one family were slightly hurt in a collision between a car and a panel…

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Long Climb by Injured Man Captain’s Flat Man Makes Effort For Mate

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

William Soulsby, a 49-year old miner, although badly Injured last week climbed 1000 feet of vertical ladders…

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Railway Porter on Serious Charge Sequel to Crossing Accident at Cowra

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 8

According to evidence given at the Cowra Court, gatekeepers are given no instructions of train timetables…

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Child Drowned

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — A three-year-old boy was drowned today when he fell from a jetty into deep water at Connell's…

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Boy Injured in Fall From Bicycle

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 2

Lindsay Auhl, of 14 Yanco Ave., sustained lacerated wounds to his left shoulder, right elbow, and left knee when he fell from…

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Solders Hurt in Car Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — Three soldiers were critically injured when a car swerved off the Hume Highway into a telegraph pole…

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Railway Porter on Serious Charge Sequel To Crossing Accident At Cowra

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

According to evidence given at the Cowra Court, gatekeepers are given no instructions of train…

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Young Batlow Girl Dies After Accident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 8

A 21 year old girl, badly Injured In an accident near Yass over a week ago, died at the week-end…

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Adelong Man Accidentally Shot

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. Kenneth Lawson, a married man residing at Victoria Hill, Adelong, was accidentally shot in the…

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Magistrate Says Young Man Guilty of Negligence. Sequel to Accident On Willow Park

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

A collision between two motor cycles, involving two riders and two pillion riders, occurred at Willow Park on…

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Unusual Accident with Rifle. Bullet Ricochetted 250 Yards to Hit Man

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

The danger of pea rifles was very amply emphasised at Adelong a few days ago. Mr. Ken Lawson was in…

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Trainer Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 2

Wagga trainer P. J. McIntyre broke his collarbone on Friday afternoon when a horse he was leading reared…

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