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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

243 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 13

Burning Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 17

A young man named Alfred Bassett, aged 28, at Moree met with a burning accident which terminated fatally. It appears he was in the act of filling…

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Shocking Fatality. Young Married Woman Killed

The Independent · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

One of the most shocking deaths which we have had to record for many years occurred on the estate of Messrs McLaurin Bros. "Pine Grove," Moroco, on Sunday…

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German Communists. Collision with Police. Imposing Imperial Pageant. Berlin. May 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 25

Communists and the green police came into conflict at Halle, in Saxony, where General Ludendorff planned the greatest Imperial pageant since peace…

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A Sad Accident. Balldale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is quito a long time since I last wrote to the Children's Page. Dad is building a house round near the Grammar School in…

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Rabbiter Drowned. Inquest at Barratta

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 2

On Saturday, William Walter Ledger, a rabbiter, employed at Barrata station for several years, was drowned in Barratta Creek, near the…

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Two Men Buried by Wall. Both Fatally Injured. BOWRAL

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

James Robertson, 77, and Augustus Shiels, 35, were demolishing a kiln at the local brick works yesterday when the wall collapsed burying…

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A Peculiar Accident. a Fatal Chase

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

While a deaf and dumb twin daughter of Mr. J. Lynch, of Botobelar, near Mudgee, was chasing a fowl from a room with a long pointed…

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Death from Drowning

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 2

On the 14th inst the body of John Douglas Lang aged about 70 years, was found floating in the Yarra near Princes Bridge. The deceased who was an…

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Law Suit Against Government. Premier's Motor Car Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 2

The Under Secretary of Justice, Mr W. J. Kessell, as nominal representative of the State Government, was the defendant in an action at…

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Fatal Racing Accident Jockey Killed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 2

On Tuesday last the Balranald racecourse was the scene of a very distressing accident, which resulted in the almost instantaneous death of a well-known…

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Accident to Memorial Tablet. a Costly Incident at Young

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

Workmen were erecting memorial tablets at the Soldiers' Hall, Young, when the tablets crashed and just missed the workmen. A tablet…

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Accident to Football Team

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

Saturday last will bo long remembered by the Milnwa footballers because of its many and varied experiences. The team left Milnwa in J. P…

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The Death of Boxer Mendies Verdict of Accidental Death. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

At the inquest to-day into the death of the boxer, George Mendies, the medical evidence was that death was due to haemorrhage. Dr. Palmer,…

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Shocking Motor Collision a Man Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 5

A shocking motor collision occurred this afternoon at the corner of Concord and Parramatta roads. A motor cycle and motor lorry come…

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Fatal Accident Near Toowoomba a Teamster Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 2

At Toowoomba a teamster, Martin Ready, 33, was killed instantly through falling against a wheel of his bullock waggon at Bell. His two…

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Latest Telegrams. a Fatal Accident. Wife of Victim Compensated. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 5

Mr. Justice James directed a jury of four to return a verdict for £550 in favor of Mrs. Isabella Harvey, who claimed £2000 from Eustace…

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Fatal Gun Accident. Young Boy Victim

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 5

Police inquiries show that Walter Fellows, 13, of North Carlton, whose body was found in a shed at Ferntree Gully, last night, with a portion of…

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Accident at Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 3

On Sunday evening last, at about 9 o'clock, two young men--Bert Nicholson and Bert Wirth, both of Yarrawonga-- went for a walk over the old…

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Fearful Fatality. Man Incinerated by Electricity

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

An extraordinary fatality took place at Saint Di, Paris, as the result of an argument by two electricians as to the power of electric currents. One…

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Accident at the Spit. Value of Knowledge of Swimming

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

A mishap on the Spit punt yesterday resulted in seven children toeing thrown into Middle Harbor, but all could swim, and were, therefore,…

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