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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

235 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 12

European Railway Smash. Geneva Express Crashes Into Simtlon De Luxe. 25 KILLED, 100 Injured. London. November 4

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 5

"The Times" correspondent at Paris says that the Simplon Switzerland express collided with a Geneva train near Leas, in France, late at night…

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Simplon Railway Collision Go Killed 100 Injured. Paris, November 8

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 2

The latest estimates of the casualties sustained during the collision to the simpion express are 60 injured. Further details show that the Geneva…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 2

While reterning from Canterbury Park races yesterday, a man named John Leonard attempted to night from a train at redforn, but slipped between the carriage…

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Knocked Down by Tram Child Fatally Injured, Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

Two enmur[?]on, Any sui[?]lcy, aged sqrau, and Mabel Jaunce, aged five, were knocked down by a tram at Enmaro, The former, who was on a holldny vlait from…

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Sensational Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 41

Recently Mr. Troutbeck, principal and registrar of Beechworth Technical School and Mrs. Troutbeck were driving to Wangaratta from Beechworth in a jinker, and…

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Ddiving Accident at Bungo Wannah. Young Woman Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 2

Our Bungowannah correspondent last night telephone:-Miss M. Chambers, while driving to Albury this morning had the misfortune to meet with a very…

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Verdict of Accidental. Death. London, November 17

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 2

At the inquest into the death of Lieut. Douglas, his fiauc[?]e gave way to an outburst. asserting Lieut, Douglas infor[?]nder the machine was inadequately tested…

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His Nasty Accident

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 3

Visitor (to prisoner): How do you happen to be in prison? Convict 99: It was the result of an accident, ma'am…

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Railway Accident in Meath. The Driver Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 2

A Dublin train was derailed in West Meath, and toppled over a steep bank, being completely wrecked. The driver was killed…

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Boating Fatality. Melbourse

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 November 1919 · page 2

Mrs. Louisa Huy[?], wife of a commercial traveller, died as the result of a bonting accident at chalsen last evening. Her husband and son were with her in a bont…

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Motor Fatalities and Accidents. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 November 1919 · page 3

Thamas Molley, 69 years, was knocked down by a motor car in CLeveland street, Redfern, last night, and later died from a fractured skull…

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Boy Killed in Motor Accident. Car Falls Over Embankment

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 November 1919 · page 2

A motor car containing a number of persons fell over an embanicment near Gulnrg[?] had larned a somersault. A boy aged 10, named Birks, was killed,…

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Drowning Fatality. School Boy's Death

The Independent · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 2

An unfortunate drowning accident occurred on Monday afternoon last at about 4,30 o'clock, the victim being a lad named Angus McDonald, 11 years of age, who…

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A Remarkalbe Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 32

In the Criminal Court, Adelaide, Charles Alfred Anderson, 32 licensed victualler, charged with having at Kingscote on September 11 feloniously killed Thomas…

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Boy Drowned in River

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 2

A school boy named Angus McDonald, 11 years of age Was drowned in the river on Monday after noon, at the bathing place near the gaol. The boy’s parents…

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Said Drowning Accident on the Richmond Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 6

Two daughters, aged 16 and 13, and son, aged 11 of E. L. Arnett, near Kyogle Were drowned in the Richmond River on Sunday morning…

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Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 3

Whilst driving to his home at Bijiji vineyard on Sunday evening last, Mr. Harold Gehrig, who had been on a visit to Morningside, was the victim of a…

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Sunday's Drowning Fatality. Verdict of Accidentally Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 2

Mr. G.S. Shepherd, PM, District Co[?] yesterday afternoon conducted an inquest into the cire[?] the drowning of high alfred…

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Latest by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday. Serious Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 2

Eight young women were, more or less seriously injured by a collision between a motor bus and a tram car, on the Abbatoir road near Glebe Island…

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Bathing Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 45

A fine young man, Hugh Alfred Ferguson, employed in the office of Mr. V. F. Nagle, solicitor, and son of Mr. W. J. Ferguson, of Hume-street, was accidentally…

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