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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

228 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 12

Disturbance at Prison Camp Two Warders Injured. Bathurst

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 2

Two warders were injured, one seriously, yesterday, when they attempted to quell a riot among 50 prisoners in the Oberon prison camp…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 3

A peculiar motor accident, when resulted in injuries to James O'Shea, motor mechanic of Murphy street, Yarrawonga, occurred on Tuesday…

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Child Accidentally Shot

The Independent · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 1

Mary Fay Ashley, aged five years, daughter of Mr. Alfred Ashley motor garage proprietor, of Hay (N.S.W.) was killed on Saturday when she was…

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A Sad Accident. a Child Accidentally Shot

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over the town on Saturday when it was learned that Mary Fay Ashley, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. Alf. Ashley,…

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Shooting Fatality at Hay

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

On Friday last a distressing shooting fatality occurred at Hay It appears Mary Fay Ashley, aged five years, was playing in the house of the next door…

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Tornado in Bengal Gaol Buildings Collapse. Big Roll of Killed and Injured. Over 200 Prisoners at Large. Calcutta, Tuesday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 1

Twenty-two warders, convicts, and political prisoners were killed and over 100 were injured when the Mymen Singh gaol buildings collapsed in…

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The Indian Trouble Eighty Dead; 870 Injured Calcutta

The Independent · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

The curfew order and the presence of British armoured care, together with constant police patrolling to-day, had a salutary effect in Bombay, although…

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Burning Accident Kerosene Tin Explodes Incident at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 4

Early on Wednesday morning last Messrs. Norman and Jack Hooper, grown-up, sons of Mr. Samson Hooper were preparing…

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Motor Accidents Farmer Killed Near Springhurst Fatality at Euroa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred on the Springhurst road just before eight o'clock on Saturday night, the victim being Patrick Banco (71), a…

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Old Couple Injured Accident on Jindera Gap Car and Sulky Collide

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 4

An elderly man and his wife were the victims of a collision between a motor-car and a sulky on the Jindera Gap on Thursday…

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Accidents at Mathoura

The Independent · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 8

Two Mathoura lads sustained fractures last week as a result of being thrown from horses (writes our correspondent). On Sunday, 22nd inst.,…

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Recent Burning Accident at Daysdale Death of One of the Victims

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 1

Mr. Norman Hooper, one of the victims of the burping accident which occurred on his and his brother's property near Daysdale…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 2

Mr. Fred [?]eadthro, of Rutherglen, was admitted to the Corowa Hospital last week suffering from severe injuries received to his leg through an…

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Accident at Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 3

While unloading wood at his father's home in Yarrawonga on Monday Mr. Norman Bott met with a painful accident. He had unfastened the back…

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Strange Accidents Thief Hanged by Sausages Bee Stings Mule : Mule kills Man

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 4

You never can tell what is going to happen next. Here is a list of strange accidents which befall people. They all happened within the last twelve…

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Accident at Taronga. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 2

When Clive Macpherson (19) attempted to jump from a high rock and swing on to a tree at Taronga he missed his tooting, and fell on the…

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Shoulder Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 2

When galloping after a fox at Mr. J. Holschier’s property, last week. Mr. H. Pollard met with an accident. The horse stumbled and fell and Mr…

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Fatality at Sunshine a Woman Missing. Two Children Drowned. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 2

Dragging operation were continued in the Sunshine swimming pool, in an attempt to recover the body of a woman who is believed to have been…

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Further Rioting in India. Scores Injured: Two Fatally Calcutta

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 2

Further rioting, due to Hindu-Moslem conflicts, took place at Bombay. There have been numerous stray assaults and stabbings in the inside…

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Telegrams. Sunshine Drowning Fatality. Mrs. Russell's Body Found. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 1

The police found the body of Mrs. Russell in the deep water in the pool at Albion, where the bodies of her two young sons were found during the…

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