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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

170 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 9

Eight Days' Raids Moonlight Season Attracts Enemy Planes. Monday Night's Raid. 10 KILLED; 38 Injured London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 6

An official message states in yesternight's air raid there were ten killed and thirty-eight injured. It is officially stated athat all our…

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Boating Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 2

On Sunday morning last two of our townsmen, viz., Messrs. E. H. Bent and W. H. Parkin, had an unpleasant experience as well as rare good luck in…

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Motor Fatality at Wangaratta. Two Persons Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 2

A very sad fatality occurred at Wangaratta at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, by which two well-known residents lost their lives, viz., Mr. Charles…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 2

Two men named Teague and Rowe have been killed at Wangaratta, Victoria, through an engine running into a motor car…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Hay

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 October 1917 · page 3

The wife of Mr Harry Albert Byers, of the "Riverine Grazier" staff, lost her life in tragic circumstances on Sunday afternoon. Byers had rowed his family…

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Another Attack on England 27 People Killed; 53 Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 2

It is officially reported that six or seven airships attacked eastern and north-eastern counties of England on Friday evening, and proceeded some…

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Narrow Escapes From Drowning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 3

Two drowning catastrophes were narrowly averted on Monday, at Chiltern Valley, where a bridge over Black Dog Creek has been washed away by…

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Destroyer Lost in Collision

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 2

A destroyer has been sunk in collision. Twenty-three men were saved…

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Narrow Escapes From Drowning. Rutherglen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 46

Heavy fain fell all day on Saturday and continued up to 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, when a violent gale of wind blew up. All the low-lying country was submerged…

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Motoring Accident Car Falls 50 Feet Into River. Father and Daughter Drowned

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 1

A shocking, fatality occurrcd on the road between Masterton and Tindi, in the Wairarapa district. The steering gear of a motor car went…

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Fatal Accident

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 2

Mr M. Gleeson, who was admitted to the Jerilderie hospital last week suffering from severe injuries sustained in a driving accident at…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Cootamundra

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 2

Four local railway men on a trolly collided with an incoming train near Cootamundra. The trolly was smashed to pieces, and one man, Fred Day,…

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Death of Australian Airman. Funeral of Airman William Douglas . Sloane, of Mulwala, who was accidentally killed in England while flying to France

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 4

The following is a description of this soldier's funeral, written by Dr. Gordon, a relative, who was present. It is pleasing to know that, while the…

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Railway Accident Man Killed at Cootamundra

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 1

A man named Frederick Day, a gangor in charge of a gang, re-laying on part of the Temora lino, was killed at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday night,…

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Accident on the Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last about 4.30 a nasty accident occurred on the road between Corowa and Wahgunyah. Mr. and Mrs. J. Aylward and child, from…

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Accident

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 2

An accident that may have been attended by serious consequences befell a party of pleasure seekers on Sunday last. Mr A. Fegan, was…

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Highway Robbery in New Zealand. a Motor Car Stuck Up. the Driver Shot Dead and Occupants Injured. Robbers Get Away with £4000 SYDNEY, Friday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 November 1917 · page 1

A sensational highway robbery has occurred at Greymouth, New land. William Hall, employed at the Point Elizabeth mine, and P. James,…

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An Inverell Solicitor and His Daughter Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 November 1917 · page 2

Mr. W. B. Halloran, a well known solicitor, of Inverell, and his little daughter, were drowned while crossing the Macintyre River in a sulky…

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Accident on the Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 2

Mr. A. Body, a representative of the I.O.A. Insurance Company, met with an accident on Monday night last on the bridge Approaches between Wahgunyah…

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Railway Accident on Jerilderie Line. Trucks Leave the Rails. Passengers Escape Injury. SYDNEY, Friday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 November 1917 · page 1

When the down mixed train from Narandera was eight miles from Jerilderie yesterday, a truck, about the centre of the train, left the rails,…

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