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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

274 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 14

Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 2

On a recent .Saturday night a number of young people engaged a motor lorry to take them from Berrigan to Finley, where they intended…

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Farmer Found Drowned Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 2

Edwin Ingold, 48 a wellknwon farmer, was found drowned in the Narrawarles Creek, near Milton, yesterday…

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Night Motor Smas[?] Collision on North Ro[?] Several Passengers Hur[?]

The Independent · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 2

Two people were [?] unconsctons and had to [?] tended by a [?] result of a [?]…

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Motor Accident North Deniliquin Smash

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 2

Late on Saturday night two cars collided at North Deniliquin, just on the west side of Morran’s bridge. The occupants of the cars…

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Mine Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 4

Thomas Antony Freeman, underground manager at the State coalmine, Wonthaggi, was crushed to death by a skip which broke loose in the main…

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Fatality at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 24

A man whose name is thought to be Maurice Ivey, aged about 60 years, was driving along Beckham-street, Narandera, in a spring cart when he…

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Carter Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

Mr. J. Dunlop, employed by Leahy's grocery store, Corowa, on the delivery cart, was thrown from that vehicle when it struck a tree stump out…

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Crossing Fatality. Traveller Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 24

A collision between a train and a motor car at a railway crossing half a mile from the Griffith railway station on Tuesday, resulted in the death of…

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Motor Collision at Hay

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

A collision between a motor car, driven by Mr Thos Ashley, and a Ford lorry, driven by Mr T. Boyle, took place on Saturday evening…

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Fatalities & Accidents Benalla Farmer's Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 29

Mr. W. J. Hooper, farmer, of Boxwood (Vic), met with an accident while at work on his farm. He was operating a spike roller in the fallow…

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Country Edition Telegrams. Suffocated by Gas. a Pymble Accident. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 1

Two men, Jack Simmons (46), turncock, and Herbert Shar (46), labourer, were suffocated by an escape of gas in a Water and Sewerage Board…

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Car Crashes One Man Killed; Two Injured Melbourne

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 3

Robert Watson, 30, was killed, and Robert Rc[?]hilly, 39, and Clarence Shields, [?]8. were injured, when their motor car crashed into an iron stand…

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Serious Railway Accident. Paris

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 2

A paris express bound for Nimes, collided with a goods train near Mouline. The express was derailed and some coaches were overturned. Nine…

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A Chapter of Accidents Same Family Sufteps

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 3

MR J. A. [?] formerly of Messrs Rowe and Co., Pty. Ltd., Merchants of Shepparton, enlisted for the great war and was on…

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Sir Austen Chamberlain. Injured in Motor Mishap. London. June 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 20

"While returning from the Foreign Office to his home late on Friday night the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Austen Chamberlain) was…

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Motoring Accidents. Car Crashes Through Window

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 18

When the driver endeavoured to avoid a bicycle ridden by a boy at the corner of Smith and St. David's streets, Collingwood, motor-car skidded on…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident. At Dubbo Railway. DUBBO, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

Leaonard Brown, employed at the Dubbo Branch of the Railway Department, was assisting to unload sleepers when one fell on the small end of…

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Racing Accident at Broken Hill Eight Horses Fall and Three Jockeys Injured

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 3

The most sensational smash in the history of the Broken Hill occurred on Saturday afternoon last in the Novice Handicap, when eight…

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Railway Collision Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

When the Lithgow-bound goods train, winch left Enfield shortly after midnight collided with another western bound goods train, which was…

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Woman Fatally Injured Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

When Kathieen Griffiths, 47, attempted to separate two men who were fighting, she received a violent blow which knocked her down. She…

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