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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Burning Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 33

News of a burning fatality at Donald, Vic, in which Mr. Loslie Forer, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Forer, formerly of Wangaratta, lost his life, was…

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Accident Near Bombala

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 20

A head-on collision occurred, between two motor cars near Bombala. Mr. A. H. Jeffreys, of Delegate Station, was proceeding from Bombala…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 5

An accident of a very painful nature happened to Mr. G. Reynolds, Mulwala, last week. It appears that whilst engaged in bag sewing, and when half…

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Sensational Motor Accident. Car Travelling 45 Miles an Hour. Gets Out of Control and Smashes a Tree

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

One of the most remarkable motor accidents which have happened in the district occurred on Saturday, on the South Side road, and those who…

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Sad Shooting Accident

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 3

The sad news was brought to Corowa on Monday of the accidental death of Mr. Herbert Rhodes, aged 25, of the firm of Rhodes Bros of…

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Motoring Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 1

The city coroner on Tuesday held an inquiry on Tuesday into the death of Ebenezer Ferbus Baker, partner in the Melbourne Sports Depot. who died as…

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Road Accident

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 2

A head-on collision, which was the means of landing young Frank Kelly, son of Mr. T. J. Kelly, in St. Margaret's Private Hospital occurred on the…

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Sensational Motor Accident. Car Travelling 45 Miles an Hour. Crashes Into Tree

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 2

One of the most remarkable motor accidents which have happened in Hay district occurred on Saturday, on the South Side road (reports the…

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Latest Telegrams. Hawkesbury Railway Accident. The Injured Train Crew Progressing SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

In connection with the Hawkesbury River railway accident yesterday, all the injured engineman are progressing favorably. An…

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Accident at Power House

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 3

On Saturday evening at about 7.30 Mr. A. H. McDonald, electrician on duty at the power house had an un pleasant experience. He was just…

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Footballer's Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 5

Mr. Walter Treloar, the well known Albury footballer, who was the victim of a motor accident whilst returning to Albury after having represented his…

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Racecourse Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 5

Frederick Elliott, 19, of [?]-street. Flemington, an employee of Coleman's training stables, fell from a horse when at exercise and was taken to the…

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A Carrathool Fatality. Accidentally Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

At the Carrathool courthouse the coroner, Mr. E. J. Harrison, P.M., held a magisterial inquiry on Tuesday, as to the cause of death of…

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Motoring Fatality. Tocumwal Pastoralist Killed

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

A motoring fatality occurred about 4 o’clock on Friday morning between Murchison East and Murchison, which caused the…

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Lavington Fatality. Manslaughter Charge. Sheehan Acquitted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 11

In the Court of Quarter Sessions at Albury on Thursday, before Mr. Justices Bevan, and a jury, Arthur Edward Sheehan was charged with that he did…

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German Communists. Another Collision with Police. Berlin, March 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 23

Six people were killed and 23 seriously injured in a collision between the police and Communists at Halle in Saxony…

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Latest Telegrams. a Cow Derails Train. One Man Killed; Four Injured. WELLINGTON, N.Z.

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

A number of railway workers were returning to Opunka last night, when the train was derailed by a cow. The guard, Farman, was killed and four…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Independent · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

Early on Thursday morning of last week a well known district pastoralist in the person of Mr William A. E. Edwick was killed near Murchison (Vic.) as the result of a…

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Fearful Motor Accident Train Smashes Into Car. Eight Occupants Killed. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

A terrible accident took place at the level crossing on the Mordialloc line last night. An electric train crashed into a motor car, which it…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 3

On Thursday evening last four young men from Corowa were motoring to Hopefield when they met with disaster. They were Messrs. Wm. Lumby…

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