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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

325 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 17

Accident at School Boy's Eye Injured Verdict for £450

The Independent · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 1

Before Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury of four, in the Supreme Court, Deniliquin, on Thursday last, Charles Stewart Perrin, 13 years of age,…

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Fearful Air Tragedy Two Air Defence Officers. Killed in Air Collision. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 3

The Air Ministry has announced that Air Vice Marshal Holt, Air Officer Commanding the fighting area air defence of Great Britain, and…

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Motoring Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 35

On Friday night last, Theodore H. Quick, aged 25 years, employed by the Shell Oil Co. at Junee, was driving a motor to Queanbeyan, where his wife…

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Life-saver Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 11

George Smith Greenwell, aged 17 years, of Lorne-avenue, Killara, was drowned in most distressing circumstances at Collaroy Beach on Sunday…

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Boy Drowned Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

Arthur Freeman, aged 7, with his father, were walking across a log over the flooded river at Invergordon, near Gloucester, when they both…

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Billiard Saloon Keeper Injured in Melee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 8

A brawl began near the Albury Post Office on Tuesday night and ended in Mr. James Irvine's billiard saloon in Kiewa-strect, when Mr…

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Disastrous Explosion at Naval Works. Two Hundred Men Killed and Injured. Rio De Janerio

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

Half of the 400 employees of the naval labour works, at Richtheroy, were reported killed or injured when an explosion wrecked the plant…

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Circular Saw Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 5

Mr. Frank Price, aged 40 years, foreman at Mate's timber yards, came in contact with a circular saw on Wednesday afternoon, and sustained…

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Fatal Motor Accident Man Killed at Myrtleford

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

On Monday evening at 7.30 Mr. John F. O'Shea, of Myrtleford, was driving a motor truck towards Myrtleford on the Bright-Myrtleford road…

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Wafdist Trouble in Cairo Eight Killed, Large Number Injured. CAIRO

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 3

Eluding police, six Wafd executive officers motored to Beni Suef, and entered the house of a prominent Wafdist. A crowd gathered outside,…

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Aeroplane Accidents. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 2

A canoe carrying Austin Burt (15) of Brighton-le-Sands, and two others, capsized in Botany Bay, on Sunday. The lads attempted to swim to the…

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Farmer Injured Near Ganmain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 38

Henry Eiscnhauer, farmer, of Brushwood, who is well-known in the Coolamon and Ganmain districts, was riding on his bicycle from Ganmain to…

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Car Falls Into River Father, Mother and Son Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 9

A tragedy occurred at about mid-night on Sunday on the road from Halifax to Ingham (Qld.). A motor car fell over a bank into the Herbert…

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Simple Accident

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 1

Miss E. A. Daley, manageress of the Wodonga (Vic.) Railway Refreshment Rooms, met her death in a very simple manner. She was walking from one…

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Fatal Plane Collision. Two Noted French Airmen Killed. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 3

Colonel De Malherbe, a veteran air ace, was killed to-day, when testing planes. Adjutant Duclos, in another machine, was watching the 'plane's…

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Accident to Horse

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 3

During the performance at a travelling Rodeo Shown in Rutherglen one of the buckjumpers slipped its shoulder and had to be destroyed…

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Gun Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 1

Recently, Owen Duffy, son of Mr. P. Duffy, of Gooramadda pumping station, employed by Mr. Brown, at South Corowa, was out shooting, and…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 45

The inquest has concluded in respect of a motor accident nine miles from Gundagai three weeks ago, when Thee Quick, of Junee, was killed. Mr…

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Accident Over Irish Lake. 'Plane Falls Into Lough Neagh. Kills a Fisherman. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 3

Despite the pilot's frantic efforts when in difficulties over Lough Neagh a R.A.F. bomber fell on and splintered the only fishing boat in a wide area,…

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Strange Railway Accident Engine Falls Over a Bridge. Child and Train Crew Killed. BERLIN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 3

A shunting engine was caught by an outgoing goods train near a bridge at Essen, and thrown over the railings. It dropped on a child playing…

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