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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1956

17 stories in Riverina's papers

Accidents Plough Breaks Boy’s Arm

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

Ray, the six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Rendell of Ardlethan, was moving…

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Marrar Road Fatality Coroner’s Inquest

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 1

On Saturday last at 2 p.m., the Wagga District Coroner (Mr. T. P. Flynn, J.P.) conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the…

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ACCIDENTS Wheel Over Leg

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 1

Geoffrey, the four-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Mattingly of Matong, was in his…

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Unusual Electrical Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 1

The County Engineer, Mr. A. C. Chapman, at the N.R.C.C. meeting in Temora on Monday last,…

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Double Drowning Rescue

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 February 1956 · page 1

A very fine effort of a 16-year-old lad prevented a double drowning tragedy on a local dam on Sunday week last…

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Marrar Scalding Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 February 1956 · page 1

Tom, the 14 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pattison, of Marrar, who is in the Junee…

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Boy Drowned In River

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 February 1956 · page 7

Last Sunday afternoon a Narrandera boy went, to the Murrumbidgee…

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Matong Boy in Boating Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 February 1956 · page 1

Mr. Max Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs, W. R. Evans, met with a painfull accident while…

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Truck and Car Accidents

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 February 1956 · page 1

On Friday night, Feb. 10, a truck, driven by John J. Osborne, of Ganmain, overturned on…

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Circular Saw Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Saturday 31 March 1956 · page 1

Late on Thursday afternoon of last week, while Messrs. Eddie Crocker and Bill Cross…

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Burning Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 April 1956 · page 1

John Bird, of Ganmain, on Thursday of last week, was sucking petrol from the engine…

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Beckom Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 27 April 1956 · page 1

An unfortunate accident accurred on Wed-day of last week, when Mr. Lindsay Smith, twin…

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Utility Damaged in Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 27 April 1956 · page 1

On Monday night, Mr. Ray Harris of Methul, was driving home in his utility truck when it…

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Unusual Tractor Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 May 1956 · page 1

Messrs. Tom and Bernie Pattison, of Marrar, sustained painful injuries on Saturday last…

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Tree Lopping Fatality

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 June 1956 · page 5

Whilst assisting to lop a large gum tree at the Hay Court House on Tuesday, June 19, a man…

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Tree Felling Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 August 1956 · page 1

Messrs. Kevin O’Brein, Reg Woods and Mick Leary were felling, with a mobile circular saw,…

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Accidentally Killed

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 September 1956 · page 5

Mr. Joseph Ernest Merrylees of “Groongal”, Carrathool was accidentally killed on his…

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