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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

243 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 13

The Prince's Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

The "Daily Herald" says it is reported that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Prime Minister, should undertake the responsibility of speaking to the…

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Railway Fatality. Shunter Elect[?]ocuted

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

Les. O'Halloran, 24, a shunter, was electrocuted at Geelong railway yards yesterday afternoon…

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A Collision at Sea. Japanese Steamer Sunk

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

The Japanese steamer, Tokofuku Maru, sank after a collision with the German Heindal, in a fog off Dungeness. Twenty three of the Japanese…

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Fatality in Italy. Due to Land Slides. Fifty Villagers Lose Their Lives. ROME

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

Fifty villagers lost their lives at Amalfi, due to land slides, owing to the overflowing of the Connelo river…

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Ploughing Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 3

A man named Richard Stanley was driving a team of ten horses in a disc plough on F. G. C. Cattle's properly at West Wyalong last week, when he…

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Distressing Fatality at Carlton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 27

An accident of a distressing character occurred in Carlton, Melbourne. A mother who had taken her sick son day by day to the out-patient ward of…

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Police Inspector Accidentally Shot

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

While cleaning a revolver at home at Preston yesterday, Police-Sub-Inspector J. J. Dent was shot in the head. He is in hospital in a serious…

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Marine Disaster Outside Port Phillip Heads. The Wyrallah Sunk After Collision. Some of Crew Missing

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 1

Late last night, a wirelss from the steamer Dilkerra stated she had collided with the small coastal steamer, Wyrallah, outside Port Phillip heads…

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Fatal Accident Near Collin-gullie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 25

An accident, which proved fatal, happened to Mr. Charles Taylor, Oak Farm, Collingullie, on Tuesday night, as he was returning from the Wagga horse…

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Ex-constable's Accident. Run Over by a Train

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 5

At Cootamundra ex-Constable Reid of Young, was run over by a train yesterday. His foot was crushed and he sustained other minor injuries…

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Fatal Collision at Adelaide. Between Car and Train. ADELAIDE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

A man was killed and three women injured, late on Sunday night, in a collision between a motor car and the last train from the city to…

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Tragic Accident on Repulse. a Child Fatally Scalded

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

A tragic accident took place on the warship Repulse. A baby girl, Phyllis Short, was knocked into a vessel of boiling tea, which was prepared for…

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Motor Vehicle Accidents. a Long List

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

There were several motor vehicle accidents to-day. Charles Jones, 85, was struck by a motor lorry, and is said to be dying. Leslie Miller, tram…

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An Actress and Her Car. Secures Damages for a Collision

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 1

Miss Gladys Moncrieff, the well known actress, to-day secured a verdict for £75 damages in respect to injuries to her car, which collided…

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Dirigible Accident at Rome. Rome

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 2

An army dirigible swept into the air while three men were holding on to the ropes, carried them 3,000 feet skywards. The three men…

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Motor Bus Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 2

A motor bus turned over in Elizabeth-street, City, yesterday. Ten passengers were injured; two of whom dislocated their shoulders…

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Accident with Sausage Machine. Youth Awarded £500

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 2

The jury in the Banco Court yesterday awarded £500 compensation to Thomas Dell, a youth, who claimed £2000 from John Clancy, butcher,…

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Traffic Accident. the Late Jack Bruckner

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 5

The following report appeared in the "Argus" of March 21:--"At a late hour on the evening of March 7, John Athol Bruskner, aged 23 years, of…

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Lady Riders at the Show. Two Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 2

Two lady riders at the Show yesterday afternoon met with serious falls. Vera McMillan, 21, of New Zealand, was sent to hospital, and it…

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Sadly Injured by Falling Tree

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 4

A rather peculiar accident occurred to a young man named John Seberry, on April 17. He was walking at the head of a team of horses which were…

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