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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

373 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 19

Serious Burning Accident. Tripped While Carrying Lamp. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 2

Francis Beanger (63), a resident of Palmer Street, City, was crossing his room, this morning, with a burning lamp in his hand, when he tripped…

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Woman Drowned. in Jerilderie Creek

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 2

A woman was drowned in [?] circumstances on Thursday [?] Billabong Creck at Jerilderie [?] William George Hilton was [?]…

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Drowning Accident Fatality at Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 3

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Billabong Creek near Jerilderie on Thursday afternoon last, as a result of which Mrs. Theresa…

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Fatality at Jerilderie Woman Drowned in Billabong Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 32

Mrs. William George Hilton, aged 37 years, of Jerilderie, whose husband is well-known in Wagga, was drowned in the Billabong Creek at Jerilderie…

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Fatal Collision on River. Sixty Chinese Drowned. SHANGHAI

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 2

Sixty Chinese are believed to have been drowned, yesterday, when a small Chinese steamer, proceeding to Hankow along the Yangtse River,…

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Two Youths Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 39

Erie Sly, 17 years, and Richard Norris, both of Clayton, wore drowned in a clay swimming hole at Notting Hill (Vic.), 200 yards from the…

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Woman Drowned Unusual Circumstances

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 4

A woman was drowned in unusual circumstances last Thursday in the Billabong Creek at Jerilderle. Mrs. William George Hilton was…

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Nicholson's Fall to Avoid Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 4

Riding along Point Nepean road on Monday, "Ossie" Nicholson, the Victorian cyclist now engaged in setting a new world's record for a year's…

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Child Drowned in Tub at Barham

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 8

On Tuesday afternoon Yvonne Ar[?], the 19 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Arrol, of Barham, was playing near a tub which contained…

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Cloudburst in Brisbane Han Drowned in Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 7

A man was drowned as a result of a cloudburst at Brisbane on Monday, low-lying streets were flooded, and gardens damaged. Adrian Quist, the…

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Fearful Fatality in Florida. Train Crashes Into School Van. Crescent City (Florida)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 2

Nine children were killed and about thirty others theirs injured, when a goods train, going at a good speed, struck a crowded school omnibus in a heavy…

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Leichhardt Accident. Man Caught in Belting. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 2

George Begbie (22), an iron worker, employed at the Commonwealth Telegraph Supplies Ltd., Leichhardt, had his right arm wrenched put from the…

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Church Tower Crashes. Fatal Accident in Rome. ROME

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 2

Six persons were killed and four injured, including several convicts, when the tower of an old church crashed in the town gaol…

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Woman Cut to Pieces Shocking Fatality at Henty

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 December 1933 · page 3

Cut to pieces, the body of Mrs. Ethel May Plitz, 45, of Henty, was found strewn along the railway line near the town, at about 6.30 on Saturday…

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Boy Drowned in Irrigation Channel

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 27

While attemping to show a small brother his powers at swimming, Dudley Webb, 12, eldest son of Mr. James D. Webb, farmer, of Wamoon, near…

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Member of Parliament Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 2

Mr. Roland Green, M.H.R., who was crippled as the result of war injuries, was injured at East Ballina on Sunday night. His crutch slipped when he…

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ALBURY & DISTRICT Injured Whilst Starting Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 9

Mr. Robert Reid, a well-known property and stock owner, of the Kiewa (Vic.) Valley, sustained a compound fracture of the right wrist when…

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Collision in North Sea Swedish Steamer Sunk. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 2

The stewardess and six of the crew, who were sleeping in their bunks were drowned when the Swedish steamer, Castor, sank in two…

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Drowned in Botany Bay. a Fisherman's Fate. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 5

Robert Valentine Rowles (48), was drowned at Botany Bay when he threw out a kellick, became entangled in the rope, and was dragged under the…

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Car Rolls Down Bank Three Passengers Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 4

Returning to Clear Springs from an entertainment given by pupils of the Jingellic State School, a party of eight in a motor car driven by Mr. C…

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