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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

770 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 39

“Things Moved Fast” a Mix-up in Accidents Three Men Are Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

Swerving sharply to avoid colliding with an unknown boy who was riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the road In Swan street, Richmond, at…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

While travelling from Yarrawonga to Melbourne on Saturday a car, driven by Mr. Charles Craig, agent for Messrs. Adamson, Strettle,…

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A Peculiar Accident Piece of Cup Penetrates Man’s Throat Not Expected to Live

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

Louis Grant, 26, who lives with his parents at Brucedale, 14 miles from Wagga, was the victim of a peculiar accident yesterday. His condition is…

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Girl’s Head Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 2

Miss M. Cairns, while playing in a basket ball game at Wodonga on Saturday, injured her head. She was brought to Albury District Hospital…

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Injured Cyclist Dies Ballarat

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 2

Critically injured when a bicycle he was riding collided with a car, Cornelius J. Thynee, 31, of Millbrook, died last night in Ballarat Hospital…

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Two Footballers Injured One Has Broken Ankle Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 2

In the Waratahs-Myrtleford football match at Wangaratta yesterday J. Avery (Myrtleford) fell heavily and sustained a fracture of the ankle…

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Air-liner Crashes Bursts Into Flames 2 Occupants Seriously Injured LONDON, July 13

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 3

Spectators were horrified when the air-liner Aberdonian crashed and caught fire while talking off from Dyce. Aberdeen’s…

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Shell Explodes Two Sailors Killed; One Injured Boat a Shambles Toulon, July 13

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 3

When the destroyers Vautour and Albatros had returned from target practice to-day, the gunnery lieutenant of the Vautour ordered that the…

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Plane Damaged Accident at Wangaratta Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a mishap occurred to an instructional ’plane as it was landing at the Bowser aerodrome. One wing of the ’plane…

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Rail Accident Lad Laborer Badly Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 6

Whilst shunting operations were in progress in the Melbourne yard at 10.45 a.m. to-day a rake of trucks was shunted against another truck…

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Drowned in Dam Howlong Child's Death

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 1

The hand of tragedy passed over Howlong on Sunday afternoon, when a drowning fatality occurred, the victim being Nancy McVitty, second…

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Child Drowned in Dam Tragedy at Howlong Mother Finds Body

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 2

Nancy, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McVi[?] of Howlong, was drowned on Sunday afternoon…

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Trolley Runs Off Line Two Repairers Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 4

When a motor trolley on which two repairers were seated, ran off the line in South Gippsland to-day, James Hardy sustained concussion and a…

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'Plane Damaged Accident at Wangaratta

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon a mishap occurred to an instructional 'plane as it was landing, at the Bowser acrodrome near Wangaratta. The wing of…

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£400 for Widow Sequel to Accident on Wharf Her Husband’s Death Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 1

An award of £400 was made by consent before the Workers’ Compensation Commission to-day to Mrs, Ruth Christian with respect to the…

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Rocks Hurled 75 Yards Workman Injured at Kew Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 6

During blasting operations on the yanra boulevard Kew to-day large pieces of rock were buried for a considerable distance and Thomas Bailey…

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Cycle Patrol Accident Melbourne Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 2

Two constables belonging to the motor-cycle patrol department had remarkable escapees from; injury this morning when their motor-cycle and…

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Horse Trainer Injured Daughter Gives Blood Transfusion

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 3

Found semi-conscious at 2 a.m. in the Exhibition Gardens, Melbourne, on Friday morning, Frank Robinson, aged 50 years,…

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Brave Tallangatta Man Rescued 3 Men from Drowning an Award to Be Made

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 2

Mr. Stephen Ernest-Butler, Tallangatta, has received from the secretary of the Royal Humane Society of Australia an invitation to be in…

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Head-on Disaster Sis Killed; 11 Injured Victims are Jews MONTREAL, July 17

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 2

In the misty light of the early morning, a motor-bus, which was carrying 18 passengers collided nead-on with a team this…

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