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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Freak Collision Near the Rock: Two Escape

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 2

A utility lost a wheel and swerved across the road to crash into another car near The Rock at 12.40 a.m. yesterday. The two drivers luckily escaped serious…

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Premature Explosion C.M.F. Men injured

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday — Three members of the citizen Military Forces were slightly injured at Singleton last night, when a…

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Two Wagga Residents Injured Car Crashes Into Tarcutta Creek

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

When a ear crashed into the Tarcutta Creek this morning, at about 6 a.m. two Wagga residents, who…

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Strange Cases of Accidents

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

A schoolboy was standing in the carriageway taking an interest in market proceedings when the wheel of a goods…

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Rage Motorist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Jack Lanham, racing motorist, was seriously injured today when he was thrown from his car…

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Two Wagga Men Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

Two Wagga men were injured on the Hume Highway while returning from Sydney. They are John Spokes (31),…

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Seven Army Vehicles Founder in Sea Two drowned, one missing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Mon.: Two soldiers were drowned when seven Army amphibious vehicles founded off Port Stephens at about 3 a.m. today…

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Two Wagga men hurt in accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

Two Wagga men were injured yesterday morning on the Hume Highway while returning from Sydney…

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£379 Verdict for Adelong Resident Sequel To Motor Collision

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 2

In the Gundagai District court this morning, a verdict for £379/4/9 was returned for Ross Whiting, of Sharp’s…

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Motor cyclist injured in Collision with Car

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

A motor cyclist, Brian Anderson, 16 years, of Frederick Street, Urana, was seriously injured in a collision…

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Inquiry Over Drowned Soldiers Report Concluded

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—A report on the inquiry into the cause of the death of two soldiers who were drowned last week has…

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Ship's Engineer Drowned Fell Into Sydney Harbor

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — A Scottish second engineer was drowned when he fell overboard from a freighter in Sydney…

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Crashed Into Train Train at Coolac Accident Brings Fine For Unlicensed Driver

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 8

Besides being the driver of a motor vehicle which crashed into a moving train at Coolac on November 14th last, a well known Coolac resident was also an unlicensed driver, and consequently he faced two charges in the Gundagai…

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Two injured in road accident Collision Near Narrandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Mrs. W. Emerson accompanied by her sister Mrs. Reg Thompson, and the latter's husband, were motoring to…

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Fine Sequel to Collision

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

John Despoges of Sutton street, Cootamundra was fined $5 with 12 costs in the Cootamundra Court of Petty Sessions,…

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Crashed Into Train at Coolac Accident Brings Fine for Unlicensed Driver

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Besides being the driver of a motor vehicle which crashed into a moving train at Coolacen November 14 last, a…

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Four Killed in Road Accidents

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — Four people were killed and seven injured in road accidents dur-ing the past 24 hours. This…

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Fatality At Tumut Man Burned To Death

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

A man was burned to death at Tumut on Friday night last, when the weather board cottage in which he…

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General Use of Hot Water Bottles: Banned by Hospital Board Directors Because of Risk of Accident Claims

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

BECAUSE OF TUB RUM OF ACCIDENTS AND I THE POSSIBILITY OF CLAIMS FOB HEAVY DAY- I AGES, THE GENERAL USE OF HOT WAT- j ER BOTTLES IN THE JUNEE DISTRICT HOSPITAL…

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Gundagai Man Rushed by Aircraft to Sydney Loss of Eye Feared as Result of Accident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

THIS MORNING GUNDAGAI MOTORS’ MECHANIC, AND WELL KNOWN LOCAL RESIDENT, MR. VICTOR RANKIN, WAS RUSHED BY AIRCRAFT TO SYDNEY FROM WAGGA IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE SIGHT…

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