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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Truck’s Wild Career Crashes Into Telegraph Post Three Persons Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 7

Three persons were injured when a truck left the road one mile west of Bacchus Marsh on the Ballarat road early to-day, smashed down 70 feet…

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Vain Fight for Life of Woman Accidentally Shot. Long Snow Journey on Sledge

The Independent · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 1

The efforts of a gallant band of volunteers who trudged for two nights and a day across the snow, to take her to hospital failed to save…

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Fatal Accident at Echuca

The Independent · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 2

Harold George Ingram, who was injured in a motor accident at Echuca on Friday, died in the Echuca Hospital on Monday night. He jumped…

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Motor Accident on Henty-culcairn Road Man and Woman Knocked Down

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 3

A serious accident occurred on the Henty-Culcairn road on Wednesday evening at about 6.30 o'clock, about six miles from Henty…

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Member in Accident Mr. Thorby’s Narrow Escape Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 4

The County Party member for Calar[?] (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) had a narrow escape from serious injury last night when, while driving his car to…

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Henty Youths in Road Accident

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 4

Travelling from Culcairn to Henty on Wednesday evening on a motor bike two Henty youths, Bob Gabriel and Stan Stein, met with a nasty…

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Fall From Train Man Fatally Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 1

Jumping from a fast moving electric train as it entered Flinders street station on the morning of August 7, David Lyne Milburn, aged 41, clerk,…

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Both Legs Broken a Skiing Accident Girl is Victim KOSCIUSKO

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 1

Miss Marjorie Finlay, of Roseville, broke both her legs below the knee to-day when she crashed into the soft snow at the end of…

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Father and Son Drowned Pathetic Fishing Tragedy Fatality Attends Rescue Attempt Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 1

While on a finishing expedition at Sherwood on Saturday Richard Tainton, 45, [?] and his son, Keith, 6, of Sherwood, lost their lives. They…

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Drowned in Bath Shocking Death Takes Two Boys Overcome by Fumes Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 1

A shocking tragedy occurred at Parramatta this afternoon when two brothers, aged 13 and 8, were forma dead [?] a bath at their…

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Candidate for Hume Escapes from Motor Accident Car Completely Wrecked Gundagai, Sundays

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 2

Mr. G. O’Sullivan, Federal Labor candidate for Hume, and Mr A. Hogan Federal Labor Party Senate candidate, were involved in a [?]…

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Duck Shooter Injured

The Independent · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 2

After having brought down a duck on the lake at Myall Plains Station, Frederick Muller tried to drag it ashore with his gun. The trigger…

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Victim of Strange Accident Man Seriously Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 5

With a serious throat injuiry, and also suffering from concussion, Thomas Eddy, 35, Richmond, was admitted to hospital to-night. He was the…

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Woman Fatally Wounded Occurrence Was Accidental Coroner’s Finding Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 1

The coroner at Tumut to-day returned a verdict of accidental death at the conclusion of the adjourned inquest on Mrs. Joan Roberts, who…

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Albury Sklier in Peculiar Accident

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 2

Mr. W. P. Crosthwaite, of Macaulay street north, met with an unusual and remarkable accident on Sunday. With a party of companions he visited Mt…

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Railway Accidents Cost £40.000 Last Year

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 1

The increase in accident pay is causing some concern to the administrative heads of the New South Wales locomotive and traffic…

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Motorist Injured When Car Somersaults

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 2

Mr. Bertie Lodd, 54 of West street, North Sydney, suffered two fractured ribs when his car overturned a short distance north from Holbrook…

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Young Man Killed at Wagga Shockingly Injured in Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 4

Henry Mills, 23 years died in the Wagga Hospital on Tuesday as the result of shocking injuries he sustained when a motor cycle he was…

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Station Gardener Drowned

The Independent · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 2

Following dragging operations in the Lachlan River near Tupra Station on Friday, the body of Mow King an elderly gardener, who had…

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Farm Laborer Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 37

Owen Lynch, farm laborer, of Binya, was conveyed to Griffith on Saturday night and admitted to hospital in a critical condition. An examination…

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