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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Man's Skull Broken in Wagga Accident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

An elderly man suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by a heavy piece of timber during reconstruction work at a big Wagga departmental store…

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Horrie Dunn Killed in Railway Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

When a railway truck ran off the rails on the new construction line to Radium Hill on Wednesday morning,…

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Kooba pumphouse accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

The man who suffered the electric shock at Kooba Station Pump House on Sunday morning last was Mr. Fred…

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Railway Crossing Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

Stanley R. Greenaway, of Deniliquin, driving a motor lorry between Coolamon and Marrar at about 10.30…

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Sudden Death of Injured Wagga Man

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 1

A 61-year-old man who suffered a fractured skull in an accident in Wagga on Thursday, died at the Base Hospital last night…

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Col Ratcliffe Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 8

West Wyalong’s coach, Col Ratcliffe, was injured in the match against Cootamundra yesterday, tearing a shoulder…

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Two Motor Cyclists Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Two youths were injured this morning when a motor cycle on which they were travelling skidded in loose…

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Great Mass Rescue From Blazing Ship Four Deaths; Eighteen Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

ALGIERS, Monday — More than 1500 men, women, and children, responding calmly to orders, were saved from the blazing British troopship, Empire Windrush, yesterday in one of the greatest sea…

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Temora Man Feel Under Train Accident at Mirrool Railway Station

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

A railway employee, Denzil Buckley, aged 46 years, died in the Temora district hospital on Friday morning following Injuries received when he fell under a train at Mirrool railway station the previous night…

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Man Hit by Car in Main Street Accident in Junee On Saturday Night

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

A man was hit by a car in Main street, Junee, shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday last night…

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Two Injured in Road Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

A collision occurred about 9.30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection or Brobenah road and Palm Avenue between a motor…

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Head-on Car Collision Woman Killed

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

On Saturday evening two motor cars collided head-on with fatal results for Mrs. S. G. Reynolds, passenger in a…

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Motor Cyclist's Windpipe Severed In Collision With Cow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Eric Pickin, of Wamoon, had a narrow escape from death on Sunday night when his wind pipe was severed as his motor…

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Negligent Driver Fined After Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

An accident on Morrison's Hill road, near Wallendbeen, had a sequal here yesterday when Peter William Molloy, of 34 North…

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Telegraph Pole Crushes Linesman Seriously Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

A P.M.G. linesman was crushed beneath a 55ft. telegraph pole yesterday. The linesman received multiple…

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Accidents at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

A pensioner yesterday tripped over a stone and injured his leg He is Henry Shackcloth…

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Simple Accident, Severe Injuries Junee Rail Man Taken to Hospital

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

Injuries sustained by Mr. Dave Washbourne on the railway "repair road" adjoining Seignior street yesterday…

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Child Killed in Tragic Tractor Accident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 1

A young boy, Dennis L. Collins, aged 4 years and nine months, was killed in a tragle accident at his…

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Charges After Road Accidents

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — Two men have been charged with manslaughter following fatal…

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Seven Wagga People Hurt in Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 2

Seven Wagga residents, including two girls, were hurt yesterday in a series of mishaps in the city and district. Wagga District Ambulance…

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