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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

197 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 10

Gun Accident Shot in a Taxi Deniliquin Boy Injured

The Independent · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

On Sunday last, while a party of Denliquin youths were returning from a shooting expedition, an accident, which, luckily, did not and…

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Gun Explodes Boy’s Arm Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Norman Ferguson, son of Mr E. Ferguson, had his arm-badly injured when a gun exploded accidentally on Sunday afternoon…

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Accident at South Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Arthur Wark, son of Mr. E. Wark, met with a rather serious accident recently. While playing he ran into some barbed wire inflicting a…

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Latest Telegrams. Serious Motor Collision. Perth

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

Three motor cars collided on the main road from Bruce Rock to York (Perth), on Friday night, and a boy named Fergis Reid was killed, and…

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The Booroorban Motor Fatality the Inquiry

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

On Friday, the P.M. opened an inquiry concerning the death of Angus Edward Simpson, who met his death through a motor car accident on the…

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Two Men Drowned Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 3

Two men named Charles Byfield (40), and Herbert Byfield (22), cousins were drowned in the Darken River (West Australia). It is supposed…

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Booroorban Motor Fatality

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. Soane, P. M, held an inquest at Hay concerning the motor accident at Booroorban which resulted in the death of Angus Edward Simpson…

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Struck by Motor Truck Deniliquin Youth Injured

The Independent · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 2

Joe Hethrington, son of Mr. Geoff. Hethrington, of Deniliquin, met with an accident in Melbourne, early this week. While attempting to board a moving…

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Drowning Fatality at Tooleybuc

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 1

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Norah Bend on the Murray River, about two miles from Toolcybue, on Saturday afternoon last about 6 p.m…

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Drowning Fatality near Pooncarie

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 3

A drowning fatality occurred at the Reedy Point punt, on the River Darling seven miles below Pooncarie and eighty miles from Wentworth, on…

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Gun Accident

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 1

Mr. John Lugsdin, of Hay, had a narrow escape from a serious accident recently (reports the "Grazier") He had been out in his car the previous…

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Drowning Fatality. Ex-corowa Youth's End

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

News was telegraphed to Corowa yesterday of the death by drowning of a youth named Charles Jones, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jones,…

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Power House Accident Broken Pulley Wheel

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

With a noise that could be heard all over the town last night, between 10.30 and 11 o’clock, the big pulley wheel on the Hornsby engine broke,…

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Motor Accident Fatal Collision

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 3

A cyclist was killed, and two persons were injured in a collision which occurred between the police wireless patrol car, under Inspector…

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Latest Cables. Students Riots at Cairo. Thirty Injured. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

At Cairo, serious student riots resulted in 30 being injured, also eight police, whom the striking students stoned from the Wafd building, in…

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Accident at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

On Saturday evening last little Bobble Moras, only son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Moras, of Wahgunyah, whilst playing "hide and seek" had the…

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Motor Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

On Tuesday of last week Mrs. Dunkley wife of Berrigan Shire Clark drove to Yarrawonga in a motor car accompanied by two lady…

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Shocking Accident at Irymple Five Persons Killed and Four Injured

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 2

The most dreadful accident in the history of the Mildura settlement occurred at the Koorlong Avenue railway crossing on Tuesday morning,…

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Fatality at Hume Weir

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at the quarry at Hume Weir last week, when John Glen, aged about 60 years, who resided at the barracks, fell from the…

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Drowned at Condobolin. Condoblin

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

Dr. Jim Fitzsimmons while swimming in a pool at Condobolin, was swept over, the weir and drowned…

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