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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

243 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 13

Found Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 3

The body of an elderly lady named Mrs. Dann, sister-in-law of Mrs. wilburd, of Corowa, was found by the police in the river Yesterday morning…

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A Motor Accident. Child Fatally Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

Malcolm Craig, five years, was playing in the street at Leichhardt, last evening, when he was knocked down by a motor cycle, ridden by…

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Sad Accident at Lithgow. Child Drowned in Wash Tub

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

At Lithgow, yesterday, while a mother was absent from a wash tub for a few minutes, her four-year-old child, Dulcie Turtle, fell in and was…

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Serious Railway Accident. on Hay Line Near Groongal. Trucks Run Off Line and Overturn

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

On Friday afternoon, one of the most serious accidents which, have happened on the Narandera to Hay line, took place between Bringagee…

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The Alpine Accident. The Young Tourist Rescued

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

The young tourist, George Nichterlein, whose fall over a precipice in the Victorian Alps was reported last week, has been rescued from his…

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Record Breaker Fined. Accidents Too Frequent

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 4

At the Holbrook Police court last Thursday, Frank Delia Valle was charged with driving at a speed dangerous to the public on…

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Triple Drowning Tragedy. Occupants in Death Trap

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 30

Imprisoned in a motor car which plunged from a ferry punt into 80 feet of water at Daradgee Crossings on the Johnstone River, near Innisfail,…

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The Dangers of Petrol. Another Burning Fatality. Jindera Lady the Victim

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 28

Our Jindera correspondent advises us that a serious accident happened on Monday evening to Mrs. Arthur Nation. She was cleaning a silk jumper with…

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Latest Telegrams. Explosion in a Garage. Three Persons Injured. SYDNEY, Thursday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

An explosion, allegedly caused by mixing chemicals, took place at a garage at Darlington, to-day. Two men and a boy were injured, and the…

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Fatal Cycling Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 3

John Bruckner, a member of tho Rutherglen. Cricket Club, who has been in Melbourne for several days, in connection with Country Week; was…

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Railway Fatality in Victoria Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 1

John Wright was killed and Thomas O'Donoghue badly injured by a train between Auburn and Camberwell stations yesterday. They were…

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[?]ram Fatality at St. Kilda. [?]Eniliquin Resident Killed

The Independent · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

[?] well-known resident of the Deniliquin [?]ct in the person of Mr. Edward John [?] met with fatal injuries through [?] struck by a tram at St. Kilda on…

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Paris Train Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 1

The Paris train passengers were asleep at the time of the accident, and agonising scenes took place before the passengers were rescued. There…

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A Surfing Accident. Man Drowned at Maroubra

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

A man named Alfred Gane, 66, was carried put by the undertow at Maroubra yesterday afternoon, while surfing, and drowned. The body has…

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Latest Cables. Accident to the Prince. Fall in Steeplechase. Kicked in the Face, but Not Seriously Hurt. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

The Prince of Wales, who had just recovered from his riding accident last month, when his collarbone was broken, had another spill to-day. The…

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Fatal City Accident. Wall Falls on a Laborer

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

A man named John Brown, 29, a laborer, was working at a stone wall being demolished in Playfair-street, city, this morning when the wall…

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Collision in the Thames. Eight Men Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

Details of a collision between the steamer Matatua and an American merchantman in the Thames show that eight of the former's crew were…

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Continental Train Collision a Disaster of the Night. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

The international express Ostend to Basle collided with a goods train at Bensdorf at, night time. Eight were skilled and ten injured…

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Saved Four Lives and Lost His Own. a Westralian Surfing Accident. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

After saving four lives at Mandural yesterday Arthur Lakeman, 23, lost his own life. A party was surfing, and four women, including his wife, were…

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Shocking Chaff Cutting Accident. a Youth's Hand Sliced

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

A shocking accident took place at Eden Creek, near Kyogle. A lad named Aubrey Taylor, getting his hand caught in a chaffcutter had to…

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