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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

325 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 17

Fatal Accident Mr. Ralph Jobling

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 2

On Wednesday of last week, a fatal accident occurred to Mr. Ralph Jobling of Kyalite whilst driving a team in a waggon on the Piangil-Tooleybuc road…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

On Monday night a youth named Noel Kernaghan, whilst bathing at Belmont Beach, got into deep water. Being unable to swim he would most…

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A "Loaded" Cigarette Man Injured by Detonator Explosion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Arthur McKenzie, 30 years, picked up a cigarette. carton on the road between Richmond and Ponrith. He found a cigarette in it and…

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Engineer’s Death Power House Fatality — Evidence at Inquest

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

An inquest was opened by the Coroner (Mr. M. Wyse) at the Court House on Saturday and concluded yesterday concerning the death of William…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

Master Don McPherson, son of Mr. and Mrs. McPherson, of Albert-street Corowa, was the victim of a rather serious accident. While the cutting…

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Preventing Motor Accidents

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 1

The Vacuum Oil Company has just issued an interesting 64-page profusely illustrated booklet called “Modern Motoring,” an important…

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Cars Collide at Albury Corowa Residents Involved in Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 3

At 4 p.m. on Sunday a collision occurred at the intersection of Macaulay and Guinea streets, Albury…

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Defendants Alleged to Be Injured. Sydney, Tuesday night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

When John Silvester (36) and Wm. Joseph Thomas (34) were charged at the Central Court, to-day, with having entered the warehouse of On Yik…

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Cars Meet Head-on Four People Severely Injured Near Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 3

A serious motor collision occurred on the Hume Highway, five miles from Albury, shortly. after midnight on Sunday…

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Preventing Motor Accidents. Free Booklet Tells You How

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The Vacuum Oil Company has just issued an interesting 64-page profusely illustrated booklet called "Modern Motoring," an important section of…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Mother and Three Children. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

The bodies of Mrs. S. King, and her three children, a daughter and two sons, aged 12 years, three years, and six months, respectively, were found…

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Two Boys Drowned Tamworth

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 1

Two-boys, Peter Paul Dean, ager 7, and Geoffrey Clagg, 7 were found drowned in the Peal River, at Tamworth, yesterday. They left their…

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Collision Near Geelong. Train and Motor Truck. MELBOURNE, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

A collision occurred last night on a level crossing, near Geelong, between a motor truck and a goods' train. The train hurled the truck into a cattle…

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Fatal Accident at Haberfield. Boy Killed by 'Bus. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

Swerving to avoid a collision, a 'bus mounted the footpath and crashed into a seat on which three schoolboys were sitting, at Haberfield…

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Fatal Motor Accident Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 1

Frederick Rocka was killed and two other men were injured when a motor lorry skidded and overturned at Ashfield this morning. Rocko was…

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Two Boys Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 6

Two boys, Peter Paul Dean, 7, and Geoffrey Clogg, 7, were drowned in the Peel River, near Tamworth. It is believed that they had been in the…

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Mother Land Children Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 6

The bodies of Mrs. S. King and her three youngest children, a daughter and "We sons aged 12 months, three years, and six years respectively, were…

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Children Drowned While on Holidays

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 8

Two children, Leslie Hamilton Hemsworth, aged 9 years, and his sister, Alma Beryl Hemsworth, aged 4 years, were drowned in Lake…

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Tennis Player Severely Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 31

Mr. Norman Brookes the famous tennis player was admitted to the Seymour (Vic.) Hospital with severe sea[?] wounds, concussion and shock as the…

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Fatality at Daylesford. Melbourne, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

Two children, Leslie Hemsworth(9) and his sister, Alma (4), were drowned yesterday afternoon in Lake Daylesford. It is thought that Alma fell…

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