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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

373 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 19

Many Persons Killed and Injured Every Year Danger of Falls

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 23

Falls constitute the second most, prolific cause of fatal accidents. Some of these fatalities are due to faulty construction of dwellings or bad lighting…

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Farmer Accidentally Shot by Wife

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 11

Matthew Warne, 47 years, a farmer residing in the Berry district, was accidentally shot dead close to his home by his wife. According to the…

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Fatal Gun Accident Lake Cargellico Minister's Death

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 3

A message was received from l[?] Cargellico on Tuesday last advist[?]g of the death of Rev. James Robin Kay, M.A., the Church of England minister…

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Fatal Train Accident. Football Excursionists. a South African Fatality. Cape Town

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 3

Seventy were killed and nine injured, when an accident occurred to a train conveying excursionists to witness the fourth Rugby League Test in…

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Motor 'Bus Overturns. Grafton District Accident. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 3

Twenty people were injured, four seriously, when a motor bus conveying a picnic party overturned near Grafton on Saturday…

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Wagga News; Injured By Golf Ball

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 16

Whilst watching the match for the championship of the wagga Golf Club between her father (A. M'Leish) and W. C. Hanes, Miss Dorothy…

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Fatal Train Accident. Near Stanmore. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 2

Mrs. Mona Hunt (24), died this morning from injuries sustained when she fell from train near the Stanmore railway station late last night…

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Fatal Shooting Accident Near Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 2

A fatal shooting accident occurred at Riversdale, near Jerilderie on Tuesday afternoon last, as a result of which a…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 1

Mr. Steve Bextream who with Mr. Aubrey Chandler, is engaged in mining operations at Wahgunyah was the victim of an accident which…

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Accidental Death at Silo[?] Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 September 1933 · page 2

At the City Coroner's Court to-day an inquiry was conducted into the death of Frederick Johnstone, 40, of Lilyfield, who crashed 110 fee[?]…

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Collision at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 3

As a motor car was returning to Rutherglen at about 4 a m. yesterday morning from the R.C. Ball at Corowa, it came into collision with a…

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Driving on Wrong Side a Corner Collision

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 September 1933 · page 1

John J. Keats was charged at the last local Police Court with driving his car on the wrong side of the street as a result of which an accident…

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Accident at Railway Station

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 September 1933 · page 2

Mr. J. Crompton was loading plaster at the Railway Station this morning when it slipped and fell on his leg, causing a fracture. Mr. Crompton was…

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Show Visitor Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Dennis Martin, 60 years a grazier, of Barnawartha, left the Junction Hotel at Oakleigh, where he had been staying, to…

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Stationmaster Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 4

Mr. F. Canterford, stationmaster at Barnes, met with an unfortunate accident on Tuesday. He was assisting to unload stock when one of the…

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Albury Express Delayed Accident to Engine at Beveridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 6

The Albury express train which left Melbourne at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, was delayed for an hour and a half near Beveridge, 20 miles from Melbourne…

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Minister in Car Accident Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 3

The Minister in charge of sustenance, Mr. W. Kent Hughes, M.L.A., while driving his car at Camberwell this morning, crashed into a tree, and…

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Mill Employee Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

Cliff Cuthbert, an employee at Evans Bros.’ Sawmill, Echuca, had a fortunate escape from serious injury on Friday morning, when he was…

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Religious Bathers. Thirteen Drowned in India. CALCUTTA

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

Thirteen of a party of 31 religious bathers were drowned in the flooded Courtaillum waterfalls, in South India…

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Young Stribling Meets with Motor Accident. MACON (Georgia)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

Young Stribling, heavyweight boxer, was critically injured when struck by an automobile while riding a motor cycle. It was necessary to amputate…

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