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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Fatality on Albury Express Military Prisoner Shot While Attempting to Secure Loaded Rifle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

Under a guard of six returned soldiers in charge of a sergeant, and four military policemen, nine military prisoners, recently arrived from England (where they…

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Influenza Patient Drowned Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 2

The body of Russel Searle, who resided at Groydon, was found floating in the Parramatta River. Deceased was a patient in the Walker…

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Albury Express Fatality the Official View. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 2

"It was a case of who would get in first in a struggle with desperate men," said Major W. T. Conder, Assistant Provost Marshal, to-day, referring to the…

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Motor Load of Children. Collision with a Sulky Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 3

A motor and a sulky collided at Lakemba last night. The sulky was smashed. Eleven children were injured. Two children and an adult were…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

A party of sportsmen, principally Albury residents, who attended the Beechworth races on Easter Monday, had a sensational experience whilst…

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General Mangin Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 11

When General Mangin was inspecting the French troops in readiness for the solemn entry into Metz his young thoroughbred charger took fright at the noise of the…

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Seymour Sensation. Victim a Cootamundra Man. "It Was an Accident." Albury

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 1

In connection with the shooting of Private E. Jemmett (whose relatives reside at Cootamundra), on the Mel-, bourne Sydney express at Seymour,…

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Jockey Mason Injured Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 4

R. E. Mason, a leading cross-country rider, was seriously injured by a fall in the Hurdle Race at Moonee Valley today…

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Trans-atlantic Flight Patrols in Case of Accident. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 3

Additional preparations which have been made by the American Navy in connection with the trans-Atlantic contest include the employment of 5 1/2 destroyers…

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Workers' Accidents. Zam-Buk is Needed to Prevent Blood Polson and Disease

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 1

Every worker should always keep a pot of Zam-Buk within easy reach. Cuts and bruises are a daily occurrence, and unless they are dressed with Zam-Buk…

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A Sulky Fatality Wife Killed: Husband Injured Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

Mr.J. Rogers, accompanied by his wife, was driving to Glen Innes in a sulky, when the horse bolted, and threw both of them to the roadway…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Monday Evening Serious Trouble on the Fremantle Wharves. Collision Between Police and Unionists. Over Thirty Casualties. the Attitude of the Men. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 2

Consequent upon the decision of the State Government to re-open the wharves and afford protection to the Nationalist workers at Fremantle, a…

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Accident at Balldale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 2

A painful accident happened to Mr. Ted. Anderson yesterday morning near Balldale. Two teams were engaged on the property of Mr. M. Pollock in the…

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Fall from a Horse. Boy Seriously Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1919 · page 2

A very severe accident befel Master Denis Miller, 12 years of ago, son of Mr and Mrs D. Miller, of Berrigan, on Saturday evening last. He…

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A Cow and an Injured Knee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 33

In the civil side of the Maitlantl Circuit Court, before his Honor, Mr. Justice Sly, Clifford Alston Suters, a minor by his next friend, George Suters, sued…

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Fatal Motoring Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 29

A motor car in which a party left Belgrave, Vic, to attend the races at Moonee Valley overturned on the main road at East Burwood, with the result that one of…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 2

Through a collision between a motor car and horse-breaker’s jinker on Saturday night on Conargo road, Mr W. Mitchell, chauffeur, was seriously injured…

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A Blasting Accident Two Men Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 2

While two men, named Swanson and Anderson, were engaged in blasting rocks at Leichhardt to-day, a charge of gelignite exploded unexpectedly. Swanson…

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Shooting of Military Prisoner Fatality in Albury Express. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 2

Corporal Poluston, charged with the shooting of Private Jemmett in the Albury express, was further remanded at the City Court till May 24, as the inquest…

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fall from a Horse. Accident Proves Fatal

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 3

The death took place on Sunday afternoon last in the [?] private hospital of Master Denis Miller, son of Mr and Mrs D. Miller, of [?]…

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