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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

232 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 12

Shocking Railway Accident

The Independent · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 2

A shocking accident, resulting in the death of a married man named Patrick Hickey, occurred at the railway station shortly before train time on Monday…

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Fatal Accident Well-known Shunter Killed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 2

Shortly before midday on Monday, Patrick Hickey, a well-known resident and employee of the Railway Company, was killed while engaged in coupling…

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Motor Car Overturns on Wodonga Road Narrow Escape From Serious Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 2

Still another accident has to be credited to the dismantled road bridge on the Albury-Wodonga road. This one luckily involved no serious consequences, but was…

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Jerome Weetman's Fatal Fall. Verdict of Accidental Death Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 2

Further evidence concerning the death of Jerome Weetman (52), a motor importer, who lived at "Chatsworth," Macleay street, city, was heard at the City…

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Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

A serious accident happened last Sunday evening to two young men, Stan. Bradbury and Roy Tucker. They were returning to Kerarbury, where…

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Drowning Fatality at Howlong an Open Verdict

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

An inquest was opened at Howlong Court House on August 30 into the circumstances surrounding the death of Charles Gilbert, who was drowned at Howlong on…

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Railway Accident at Ararat. Goods Train Runs Into Dead End

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 3

An accident occurred on Saturday t& the perishable goods train which left Ararat at 7.15 p.m. Driver Skews received the staff from the officer in charge at…

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Mentone Motor Fatality. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 3

MELBOURNE, [?]This afternoon the State Cabinet decided to adopt the recommendation of the police that £200 should he offered as a reward for information that would lead…

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GUN Fatality at Cornelia Creek Mrs Thomas Power Accident Ally Killed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2

A terrible tragedy occured about 4 o’ clock on Wednesday afternoon at Cornelia Greek, near Echuca, resulting in the instantaneous death of Mrs. Thomas…

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Two Boys Drowned Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 3

A double drowning accident occurred at Gosforth, about seven miles from West Maitland, yesterday. It appears that Edward Cant, aged 7,…

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Another Motoring Fatality. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 3

Paul Richard Jaenteth was out motoring along Inverell road in company with a returned soldier, when the car got out of control. Going down a steep incline…

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Driving Accidents

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 2

We have had quite a chapter of driving accidents recently, the first on Sunday afternoon when Mr Harry Hansen, who was returning home from…

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Biplane's Leg Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 September 1918 · page 4

While doing half pace work on the cinders at Randwick this morning, Bipla[?]e wore a bandage on his off hind leg. The New Zealand horse was galloped on in the…

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Wanganella Drowning Case Evidence at Inquiry

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 2

Mr John Kelly, J.P., Deputy Coroner, held an inquiry at Wanganella on Saturday in connection with the death of James William Myers, who lost his life…

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Treatment of Injured Soldiers Should Be More Sympathetic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 4

A storm of applause from the Maitland people, who knew the circumstances, broke out at a conversazione in honor of the Governor and Lady Davidson in…

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A Fatal Accident. Child Struck by Falling Tree

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1918 · page 2

On Monday morning last a shocking fatal accident [?] on the T[?]ppal soldiers’ settlement near Finley. Mr Henry Haines, a…

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Shocking Fatality at Finley

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 5

A shocking fatality occurred on the Tuppal soldiers' settlement near Finley, on Monday last, whereby a boy named Haines, 9 years of age,…

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Motor Car Accident

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday evening, about 7.30 Mr Wade Ferrell, Riverina Representative of the A.M.P. Society, returning from Urangeline to Urana, in his…

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Accident at Lockart Silo Foreman Killed

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 6

The carpentering foreman of the wheat silo works under construction at Lockhart railway yardes, Mr. Thomas Wylie was killed yesterday…

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Remarkable Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 October 1918 · page 3

A correspondent sends us the following:--"On Wednesday night, whilst returning from Uraugeline, Mr. Wade Ferrell (A.M.P. representative,…

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