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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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

Motor Truck Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 25

At the Leeton Court House on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. W. C. Baker, coroner, found that Charles Edward Lynch, carter, employed by Richards…

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Head on Collision. Two Women Injured. Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 2

Two women. Endly Marshall and Mrs. Hemming, were injured in a head on motor collision of the rain waters road yesterday, They are in a serious…

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Railway Smash. Premier of Tasmania. Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 29

A motor party of four people, including the Premier, Mr. J. A. Lyons, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. M. J. O'Keefe, and the general…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 2

A young man named Charles Woods was the victim of a somewhat serious accident on Friday last. He was riding a motor bicycle from Wahgunnah…

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Motor Collision Claim for Damages

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 July 1926 · page 2

A collision between a Ford, and a Studebaker car on the Hay road some months ago was the foundation of a claim for £200 damages which came…

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Street Accident

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 28 July 1926 · page 2

On Monday morning a horse, owned by Mr. Albt Anderson, broke away from the groom at the Star Hotel and galloped down the right of way into…

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Motor Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 7

A tragic smash occurred in Oxford-street, Paddington, when three sisters were struck by a motor car while crossing the roadway. One of the girls…

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Motor Collision Case

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 2

A report of the motor collision case, Munro v. Sinclair, appears today on Page 4. NEXT MEETING PLACE…

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Motor Collision Claim for Damages

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 4

A. collision between tr Ford and a Studebaker car on the Hay-road some months ago was the foundation of a claim for £200 damages, which came…

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Cyclone in Victoria. One Killed — Many Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 39

Fifteen buildings, some of them brick structures, were razed to the ground and dozens of others were badly damaged when cyclonic storm swept…

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An Unexpected Explosion. Two Quar[?]ymen Injured. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 2

An explosion occurred on the new railway line, near Glebe Island, to-day. Two men were injured. Henry Hall (40), quarryman, had both legs blown…

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Prayed for Main and Were Drowned

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 4

The tale of the settler who prayed for rain and then got flooded out was eclipsed by a tragedy on Lake Disdo Japan, where there was a serious…

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Prayed for Rain and Were Drowned

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 2

The tale of the settler who prayed for rain and the got nooded out was eclipsed by a tragudy on Lake Diade, Japan, where there was a serious…

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Nyah West Fatality. Motor-Cyclist Killed in Smash with Jinker

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 August 1926 · page 2

On Tuesday night at 6.40 on the Swan Hill to Nyah main road a shocking motor-cycle accident occurred, resulting in the death of David Wilkins,…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 29

A fatal accident, occurred on the Windsor-Parramatta road, Windsor, when a motor car struck a stationary motor lorry. John Charles Maul, aged…

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Found Drowned. Tocumwal Resident

The Independent · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

After a search which extended from Tuesday until Sunday, last week, the body of Mr. F. Groutsch was disapproved in the lagoon near his father's…

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Latest Telegrams. Collision in the Harbor. Workmen's Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

Twenty workmen, travelling to the liner Tahiti, which was in Woolwich Dock, to-day, had a sensational experience. A collision occurred with the…

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Footballer Injured

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 3

On Saturday, at a soccer match between Swim Hill and Beverford, Albert Hyslop, aged 23 years, playing for Beverford, was severely injured…

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Girl Fatally Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 23

A motor car travelling to Orbost, and driven by Joseph Farmer, overturned at Cabbage Tree Creek. It is thought that the steering gear failed…

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Shooting Fatality at Culcairn

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1926 · page 2

On Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock Mr. Fred Richards, who has been employed in the office of Mr. John Wyatt, was handling a rifle in his…

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