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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

274 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 14

Motor Accident Dancing Party’s Mishap

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 4

A motor party of four couples travelled fro Balranald on Saturday night en route 10 Moulamein to take part in a dance, which was…

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Are You Safe. Two Wheel Brakes Double Risk of Accidents. 84 per cent. Cars Now Use, Four Wheel Brakes

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

The N.R.M.A., with its enormous membership of 32,000 is the greatest motoring body in Australia. Mr. Fielder is its Technical Engineer…

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Accidents on Murray Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 2

An accident, which was fortunately unattended by any serious consequences occurred on the Moama approach to the Murray bridge on…

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Bulli Pass Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 11

Miss Victoria Hockley, who was injurod in a motor car accident at Bulli in which John Conroy was killed, died several days Inter. Later Louis…

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Fatal Collision in City

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 5

Two were killed and four others injured when a motor car and tram collided in Parramatta-road, Camperdown. Those killed were John…

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Ganmain Man Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 28

When driving into Wagga in a, cart on Tuesday morning Mr. W. J. Brill, a retired Gammain farmer, ran over a stump and was the thrown to the ground…

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Shooting Fatality Man found Dead on Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 3

About 2 p.m. on Sunday, Mr J. G. Jasper, of Thyra, was motoring to church, accompanied by his sister and brother, when they were…

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Mathoura by Eight Points Three Players Injured on Wednesday Colts and East Equal for Final Wednesday Decides the Premiership Title

The Independent · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

Wednesday will see the final match for the premiership between Colts and East End. Three players were injured in the match on Wednesday, between Colts and Mathours, at Deniliquin, in play that was hard…

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Mathoura Accident Flood Waters High

The Independent · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

While shunting in the station yards the engine of the 7.15 a.m. goods train from Deniliquin had [?] of accidents the first [?]when the…

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A Nasty Accident. Brookong-street, Lockhart

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner." I am nino years of age and in third class. I was playing Rugby at school and broke my…

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Drowned in Bass Strait Melbourne

The Independent · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 2

No trace has yet been found of the body of Robert Williams, mate of the pilot ship Victoria, who was drowned in Bass Straight on Thursday…

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[?] One Killed Injured Sydney

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 2

Edward [?] was killed, and two other men injured when a motor car[?] a [?] shearers from Braid[?]…

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Shearers Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 31

Ten men were injured, four seriously, when a motor truck overturned about five miles front Coolah. An were shearers going to Tongy Station, and…

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Express Train Smash 11 Killed; Scores Injured London

The Independent · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 3

Eleven persons were killed outright and scores injured, when the Southern Express, travelling at 60 miles an hour, jumped the rails, near Seven…

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A Fatal Motor Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 29

In the report of the death of Mrs. W. J. East, jun., of Lake Cargelligo, as the result of a motor accident, it was stated that Mrs. East was driving…

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Country Edition Telegrams. Amateur Rider Killed. Accident at Condoblin. CONDOBOLIN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 1

Allen Angus (27), a local amateur jockey, was fatally injured when he fell from a race horse, at the races, on Friday. It is thought his saddle…

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Fatality at Finley

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 3

On Sunday morning last Edward Cunningham (49) was brought in to the local hospital in an unconscious state from Finley. He died…

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Plucky Girl Rider Saves Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 1

From a recent issue of a Melbourne daily we extract the following:— "Courageously holding to a horse…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 6

Mr. John Williams, Janr., of Balldale had the misfortune to break his collar-bone whilst engaged training a horse for the football club's sports…

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Found Drowned Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 2

Two bodies were recovered from the harbour by the Water police last night. One was found near Dawes point and the other in…

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