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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

274 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 14

Washed Off Horse Man's Drowned in Lagoon HEYFIELD (Vic.).Tues

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 5 October 1927 · page 7

Reginald Nicholas, 20 years of age, was drowned in food waters yesterday morning. He went out to bring in some farm horses, and in…

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Cars in Collision

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 October 1927 · page 2

On Sunday evening last,at 5.30 o' clock, the cars driven by Mr.C.Phipps of Corowa, and the Rev. R.N. Morrison, of rutherglen, met in collision at…

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Motor Accident

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 8 October 1927 · page 4

A rather serious accident occurred on Saturday evening last, on the Moulamein to Swan Hill Road. Dr. Keils Bush motored to Swan Hill…

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Two Youths Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 22

A double drowning accident occurred at Mario, near Orbost (Vic.). Seven youths, aged from 17 years to 19 years, went swimming at a spot known…

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Three Boys Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 39

Two boys, both aged 16 years, lost their lives by drowning in the Start River at Blackwood (S.A.). Rodney Saint was swimming in the river when…

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One Killed: One Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 18

A man was killed, and another injured, when two cars collided on the main Wellington-road, near Wongarbon. The victims were" Reginald…

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Motor Car Falls Into Creek Father and Daughter Drowned. Wellington (N.z.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

Paul Fromont, of Wanganui, and his only daughter, aged 25, were drowned when their motor car crashed through the railings of a small bridge…

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Butter Factory Accident Assistants Fingers Crushed

The Independent · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

[?] While engaged putting in a [?] the Deniliquin Butter Factory [?] week, Mr. Percy Hanell had [?] to badly crush too of…

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Riding, Accident Unlucky 13th JUMP

The Independent · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

While schooling a horse ever the jumps at the show grounds on Sunday morning last, Reg Dunn, of Deniliquin, was injured…

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Shot-gun Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 34

Henry Margrave Terry, aged 69, a retired surveyor of the Dubbo district, and one of the pioneer settlers of the Mirrool area, was discovered in his…

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Drowned Man's Body Found in Murray River, Near Mildura

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 October 1927 · page 3

On Wednesday last the body of Alfred E. DcGaris, 40, who has been missing from his home, Sarnia avenue, Mildura, since Friday night, was found…

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Latest Telegrams. Nine Injured in Motor Collision. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 October 1927 · page 2

A motor car, while travelling towards Ocean Beach, Narrabeen, came into collision with a motor lorry returning to Manly, and nine were…

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N.Z. Motor Fatality Auckland, N.Z.

The Independent · Tuesday 18 October 1927 · page 2

Two young men, John Ward and Walter Reynolds were riding a motor cycle, near Hamilton, when in motor car crashed into them. Both were…

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Rescued From Drowning. a Lad’s Fine Action

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1927 · page 4

On Sunday afternoon a youth named Constantine had a narrow escape from being drowned in the backwater of tho Murray River…

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Man Shockingly Injured Caught in Revolving Belt SYDNEY

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 19 October 1927 · page 3

While Lisle Williams, 27; was working at MoLeod'e Mills, at Wellington, N.S.W yesterday, he was caught in the belting and whirled round several…

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Double Drowning Accident. Melbourne, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 4

The names of the two children who were drowned in the River Yarra, at Melbourne, yesterday, were Molly Gleeson, aged 12, and Edna Gleeson,…

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Awful Accident. Car Crashes Into Gig. Young Woman Receives Concussion

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 3

What might be described as the most awful accident that has occurred in Corowa took place on Sunday afternoon last, a little before 6…

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Motor Car Smash. One Killed; Five Injured

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday, Noel Burns, 20, was killed and five others injured, three seriously, when a motor car crashed into a telegraph…

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Gig Capsises When Hit by Car Occupants Severely Injured

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 2

One of the most dreadful accidents in local history occurred on Sunday evening at a little before 5 o'clock when a car driven by Mr. Chris Gale…

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Steamer Wrecked 34 Persons Drowned Struck a Submerged Hulk (Reuter.) LONDON

The Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 2

The steamer Principe[?] Mafalda, with 1258 persons aboard mostly women and children, outward bound for [?] Aires from Genoa, Italy…

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