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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

274 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 14

Cheated Death Narrow Escape Deniliquin Boy Injured

The Independent · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

Master Joc White, son of Mr P. J. White, of Deniliquin, met with an unfort[?] accident near Finley inst week. Whilst driving a team of…

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Woman Fatally Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 22

When Kathleen Griffiths, aged 47 years, of Paddington, attempted to separate two men who were fighting, she received a violent, blow, which…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour Sydney

The Independent · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 2

A preliminary inquiry was opened his morning into the collision be tween[?] the [?]orry steamers Balgowlan and Kanimbla yesterday afternoon…

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Latest Telegrams. Harbour Collision. Ferry Steamer Sunk. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 2

The ferry steamer Kanimbla sank in Sydney Harbor this afternoon after a collision with another ferry, the Balgowlah. All the passengers were…

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Motor Accidents. Man Killed — Brother Hurt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 32

A man was killed and his brother injured in a collision between a motor cycle and sidecar, on which they were travelling, and a taxi cab, at the…

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Fatal Silo Accident. Rhodes

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 2

James Roache (26), fell 110 feet down a silo, at Rhodes, last week, and fractured his spine. He died to-day…

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Motor Accident at Chiltern

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 1

On Wednesday of last week a large motor truck, owned by the Electricity Commission, travelling from Spring hurst to Chiltern, skidded in the west…

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Lad's Painfull Accident. Alleged Callous Motorists. Emu Plains

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

Walter Sheenis (17), of Emu Plains was ascending the side of a gully when he slipped and fell, causing his gun to go off. The calf of his right…

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Country Edition Telegrams. Motor Cycle Accident. Causes Girl's Death. MELBOURNE, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 1

Margaret Heritage (19), walked to a farm house near Mirboo North, and announced that she and a young man named Clarke had been thrown to the…

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Two Local Motor Accidents. Some Lucky Escapes From Serious Injury

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

On Saturday night, about 12 o'clock a motor collision occurred on the Booligal Road, in which the drivers of the vehicles concerned escaped…

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A Charitable Action Injured Man Receives Practical Assistance

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 2

Mr. Charlie Taylor lies at present in the Balldale Private Hospital with two broken legs the result of being pinned by a falling tree whilst at…

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Death by Drowning. Old Identity Commits Suicide

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 2

Yesterday, shortly after 1 p.m., a boy, named James Donohoe, went to the river at the foot of Alma Street, to give a horse a drink, accompanied…

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Riding Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 3

While riding round the trough in the yard at his home yesterday morning Mr. Norman MeIntyre, son of Mr. D. H. MerIntyre, of Walla Walla, met…

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Trains in Collision Ten Killed, 30 Injured Sydney

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 3

A message from Be[?] Ayres states that ten persons will killed and thirty injured when two trains collied at Apatiacia, South America…

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Shocking Fatality. Whole Family Killed

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 3

A shocking level crossing accident near Shepparton last week, wiped out a whole family. Charles H. Sutton, a soldier settler at Stanhope, who had…

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Serious Motor Accident Near Hay Bridge Approach. Elderly Man Sustains Injuries

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 2

On Saturday evening about 6 o'clock, a motor lorry, driven by Mr Bert Cox, when near the approach to the Hay bridge, on the south side, strunk and…

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Two Ribs Broken a Simple Accident

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 2

One evening last week Mrs. Hotton wife of Mr. W. Hotton, Excise Officer, of Wahgunyah, was sitting and dozing before her fire at her home in…

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Motor Car Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 2

Messrs. Brindley and Brown had a narrow escape from serious injury or death on Wednesday afternoon last They were driving a Ford car along…

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Riverina Air Services. Three Years Flying Completed. No Fatal Accidents

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 2

Three years' flying without serious accident, have now been completed by Messrs. Australian Aerial Services Ltd. During this time…

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Riverina Air Services. Three Years Without Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 3

Three years flying without accident have been completed by Australian Aerial Services Ltd. During that time the organisation for handling…

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