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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

228 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 12

Child's Painful Accident. nocked Down by Tram. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 2

As a result of being knocked down by a tram, in William Street, City, Peggy Cuolohan, aged 9, had her leg amputated in hospital. The child was…

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Killed on Railway Line Accident at Wentworthville Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 2

Herbert Arnold Black (55) was knocked clown and killed by an engine near Wentworthville railway station this morning. The police believe the…

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The Bridge Fatality. Two Constables Killed. Inquiry Entered Upon. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 3

A coronial inquiry was commenced, to-day, into the deaths of Constables Clifford James Bush (26), and Joseph McCumm (23), who were killed on the…

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Overcome by Gas Fumes Fatality at Silos Wellington, N.S.W.

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 1

Overcome by cyanlde gas fumes while working at Royal silos to-day, William Catanach, 32, died, while his mate, Alfred Peters, is in a serious…

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Fatal Motor Accident Young Salesman Killed. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 3

Keith Todd (28), a country salesman, was killed last night, when a demonstration motor van he was driving struck a tree on the roadside, near…

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Man Seriously Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

Maurice Lawrence laborer, was seriously injured about the head in an accident which occurred at the Echuca wharf on Wednesday morning (reports…

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The Bridge Fatality. Coroner Finds Verdict of Accident. Sydney. Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

The Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death at the conclusion of; the inquiry into the deaths of Constables Clifford Bush (26), and Joseph…

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Level Crossing Smash Grazier Killed; Others Injured

The Independent · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

When the sedan[?] car in which they were returning from Deniliquin to their homes at Wodonga at 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening was run down by a…

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Struck by Lightning One Killed; Five Injured

The Independent · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

Lightning struck a group of sustenance workers who were sheltering from a severe storm four miles from Belgrave (Vic.) on Tuesday afternoon,…

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Fatal Crossing Accident. Wodonga Farmer Killed. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

Martin Kelly (45), farmer, of Wotonga, was killed, and his brother James, seriously injured at a level crossing accident at Shepparton, last…

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Injured in Lock-up. a Postponed Inquest. SYDNEY, Friday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 2

The Portland police advised Commissioner Childs, this morning, that John Henry Hogansen, who is charged with the alleged murder of his…

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Bridge Collapses Hundreds of Workers Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 September 1932 · page 2

MOSCOW, September 11. Hundreds of workers were drowned, and scores Injured, when the newest section of the great bridge across…

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Disaster in Russia. Hundreds of Workers Drowned. Through Bridge Capsizing. Moscow

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 September 1932 · page 3

Hundreds of workers were drowned and scores were injured when the newest section of the great bridge across the river Oka, near Nijni…

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Troop Train Crashes Into Deep Ravine 100 KILLED: 100 Injured Oran (Algeria) Sept. 15

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 2

Owing to the subsidence of the track a troop train consisting of 31 coaches, carrying 510 foreign legionaries, crashed into a ravine 270ft…

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Harbour Bridge Fatality. Elderly Man's Death. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 3

William James Connoley (60) jumped from the Harbour Bridge, and struck the water feet first. He was picked up, apparently not seriously…

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Famous Flight Pilot Injured When Alighting. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 3

Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth, the famous Schneider Trophy pilot, and holder of the world's speed record of 407.5 miles per hour, was injured in…

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Football Association. Accident Appeal Fund

The Independent · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Deniliquin Football Association the accident appeal opened by the Association was dealt with. The amount collected…

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Queer Hiding Place Child Missed Drowning, But Was Almost Smothered

The Independent · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 1

An unusual experience which event very close to developing into a tragedy, befell the 2½-years-old daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Loy, of Deniliquin,…

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Cyclist Injured Accident in Sanger Street

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 September 1932 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last Mr. Alan Osborne, a prominent member of the Corowa Cycle Club, met with an accident which…

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Steering Gear Failed Nurse Seriously Injured

The Independent · Tuesday 27 September 1932 · page 1

When the Wanganella Estate car was returning to the station from Deniliquin on Wednesday afternoon last, the steering gear failed and the car…

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