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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

144 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 8

Nurse Meets with Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 22

On Friday night, at the intersection of Dean and Townsend streets, Albury, Nurse Louden, of the staff of the district hospital, met with an unfortunate experrence…

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Railway Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 19

Two trains, one a goods, which was backing into the station yard, and the other a passenger from Melbourne, collided at Mordialloc on the Frankston line…

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Child Injured by Motor Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 22

The five-year-old son of Mr. J. Collins, of Lavington, was knocked down and injured by a motor car on the road near his father's residence on Saturday evening…

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An Explosives Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 32

A shocking accident occurred afc Book Book station, Wagga. George Wood-house, who played in Riverina tennis championship tournament at Wagga…

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Accident at Burrumbuttock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 28

A young man named Harold Falk, aged 17, who resides at Glen Ellen, Jindera, met with an accident on Wednesday, at Burrumbuttock. He works for Mr. Anderson…

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Too Many Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 40

Causes of automobile accidents and losses maybe divided as follows: Skidding, careless driving, careless pedestrians, miscellaneous carelessness…

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Fatal Shooting Accident Lad Killed in a Boat

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 2

A young man named Daniel Ryan, aged 18 years, was accidently killed at Cobram East on Saturday through the accideutal…

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Fatal Accident at Moama. Coroner’s Long Trip

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1921 · page 3

Mr Rhys David Griffiths, of Berrigan, was called away to Moama on Sunday last to conduct a coronial inquiry into the death of two men…

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Motoring Fatality. Two Men Killed

The Independent · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 2

Shortly before 7 o'clock on Saturday night a shocking motoring fatality occurred on the stock route about two miles north of the seven-mile gate, and some six miles…

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A Bomb at Belfast. Six People Injured. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 4

A bomb was thrown at Belfast last night, injuring six people. (This concludes our Country Edition matter.)…

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TELEGRAMS We have arranged for press telegrams to be forwarded ever Thursday afternoon. Sydney, Thursday afternoon. Terrible Airship Accident 44 Lives Lost

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 2

A cable from London states that the new airship, R38, built for a trial trip to America, broke in halves while sailing above Mull and fell into…

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Latest Cables. Fearful Accident at Hull. a Dirigible in Flames. Falls Into the River. Fifty Persons Aboard at the Time. Twelve Bodies Recovered. Trial Trip Prior to Atlantic Journey. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 2

Dirigible R38 exploded at Hull, and fell in flames into the Humber. It passed over the city, and was finally seen to break in half, with two…

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Two Men Killed. Motor Strikes Culvert. Injured Driver’s Search for Aid

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 4

Shortly before 7 o’clock on Saturday night a shocking motoring fatality occurred on the stock route about two miles north of the…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Two Occupants Killed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 4

A fatal motor accident took place on tho Moanm Deniliquin road on the night of the 20th inst., when a car driven by Mr J. Hopkins, of…

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Motor Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 2

A motor car fell several hundred feet down a cliff at Kuringai Chase, and was destroyed. A motor lorry, which was despatched to the spot…

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Drowning Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 23

As a result of last week's heavy rains, the Tarcutta Creek, near Wagga, became so swollen that in attempting to cross it on Saturday morning Mr. Con. Pertzel lost…

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Man Drowned Near Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 18

Further reports concerning the flood show that at Lima East Mr. John O'Callaghan, 67 years, lost his life. He was stopping with some friends named…

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Accident at Levee Bank. Horse Drowned

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 2

An accident occurred at the show ground levee bank on Thursday morning, which unfortunately resulted in a valuable horse owned by…

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Aeroplane Crash at Yabtree Station. Pilot Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 45

An aeroplane accident, which resulted in the pilot being terribly injured, occurred at Yabtree Station, on Sunday afternoon between 3 and 4 o'clock. The machine, an…

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Seven Hundred and Fifty Bodies Recovered. Two Thousand Five Hundred Injured Treated. French Soldiers to the Rescue. LONDON, Thursday, later

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 2

Reuter's Mayennce correspondent says that rescue parties, including French soldiers, are searching for bodies, but it is still impossible to…

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