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Accidents, 1950

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Hunting Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK.--Hunting accidents claimed the lives of 28 Oklahomans during 1949. There were 92 hunting…

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Hunting Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK.--Hunting accidents claimed the lives of 28 Oklahomans during 1949. There were 92 hunting…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Hunting Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK.--Hunting accidents claimed the lives of 28 Oklahomans during 1949. There were 92 hunting…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Hunting Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK.--Hunting accidents claimed the lives of 28 Oklahomans during 1949. There were 92 hunting…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Hunting Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK.--Hunting accidents claimed the lives of 28 Oklahomans during 1949. There were 92 hunting…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Hunting Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK.--Hunting accidents claimed the lives of 28 Oklahomans during 1949. There were 92 hunting…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Hunting Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK.--Hunting accidents claimed the lives of 28 Oklahomans during 1949. There were 92 hunting…

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Eight injured in tram collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 7

A tram driver, a conductor, and six passengers were injured late yesterday when a crowded tram crashed into the rear of another tram in…

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Four killed in accidents on roads 68 Injured in Holidays

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 7

Four people were killed and 26 injured in road accidents in New South Wales yesterday. This brings to six the total killed during…

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Racing plates checked after horse injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 20

Stewards at Randwick yesterday questioned the shoeing inspector after the running of the Easter Handicap, to check if illegal racing plates had been used on horses in the race. The stewards took this…

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Mulligan Injured: May Miss Newtown Match

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 31

Rugby League Test forward, Noel Mulligan, has a badly sprained wrist and it is doubtful whether he will play for St. George against Newtow on Saturday. Earlier it was feared that a bone in his wrist was fractured. The wrist was X-rayed in…

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Suspended Rider Says He Was Injured When Mount Took Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 8

Suspended for two months for having caused interference to Admetus in the Coogee Handicap at Randwick yesterday, jockey Barry Smith said his mount, Lordly, had taken charge of him and caused…

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Trams and Cars Collide in Holiday Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1

LEFT: The interior of the rear tram which collided with another in Alison Road, Randwick, last night. The driver and conductor were seriously injured. RIGHT: The rear cabin of the leading tram…

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Ten killed in Vic. accidents

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- There were ten road deaths in Victoria during Easter. This total was reached…

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Two Riders Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 10

Two riders—a woman and a man—were injured in the main ring at the Show yesterday. Both were taken to hospital…

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2 Cyclists Hurt in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 14

Two men were seriously injured when the motor-cycle on which they were travelling collided with a car in Marion Road,…

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Eleven Hurt In Bus Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.— Eleven people were injured when two buses collided in Beaconsfield Terrace, Sandgate,…

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Drowned Man's Body Recoverd Today

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Canberra police today recovered the body of Leslie Savage (45), laborer, of Queanbeyan, from…

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Drowned Man's Body Recovered Today

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Canberra police today recovered the body of Leslie Savage (45), laborer, of Queanbeyan, from…

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McCOY Not to Play for 2 WEEKS Injured knee improves slowly

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 34

St. George Rugby League centre, Mat McCoy, will not play for at least another fortnight, club secretary (Mr. Baden Wales) said yesterday…

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