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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

770 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 39

Premature Explosion Kills Two Men. Two Others Seriously Injured Sydney

The Independent · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 3

Two men were killed instantly and two others were seriously injured when a premature explosion occurred at Mount Isa last night Further…

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Two Dead; Two Hurt Explosion in Mine Accident at Mt, isa BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 4

Two men were killed and two were hurt in an accident at the Black Spur mine, Mt. lsa to-day. The men were drilling in a hole containing an…

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Motor Accident Driver's Forearm Amputated

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 2

Mr. B. T. Scott, of Melbourne, Pastoral Inspector for the National Mutual life Insurance Co, while travelling from Balranald to Hay, by the State…

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Motor Accident Mr R.t. Scott Seriously Injured

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 4

Whilst travelling alone by car in Hay on Friday, of last week Mr. R. T. Scott, pastoral inspector for the National Mutual Life Assurance Company…

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Cyclist Injured at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 4

While riding his bicycle across the Intersection of Beechworth and Tallangatta roads near Wodonga water tower last evening a youth named…

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Harbor Collision Sequel Master’s Court Application Judge’s Comments Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 8

On the ground that the order of the Court of Marine Inquiry, following the sinking of the ferry Bluebell in Newcastle Harbor in August, was…

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Accidentally Shot Man Fatally Wounded Wife Was Handling Rifle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 1

Accidentatly [?] by this wife at therir home at Roseville to-day [?] Water Stevens [?]died within a few minitues. the…

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Met Dreadful Death Man : Caught in Machinery Accident in Mine . MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 6

When his clothing became entangled in the belting of the machinery at Corbett’s mine near Ballarat today Henry Arthur Stevens, 67…

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Cars Meet Head-on Two Men Killed Six Persons Injured Terrible Roadside Scene Sydney’s Worst Accident for Months SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 October 1934 · page 1

Sydney’s worst motor car accident for some time involving the death of two men and injury to six other person, occurred on…

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City Traffic Trouble Sharp Increase in Accidents Hospitals Fuld Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 October 1934 · page 2

With visitors flocking to the metropolis for tho opening of the Centenary celebrations next week serious traffic congestion in the city has already…

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Foot Severed by Tram Safety Zone Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 October 1934 · page 1

Slipping from the running board of tram in Swanston street, to-day, Robert P. Allen, 40, Alexander street, East St. Kilda, had his foot cut off,,…

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Drowning Tragedy Woman with Tied Wrists Verdict of Suicide

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 2

The Coroner at Hay found that the death of Mary May Aughtie, wife of Augustus Aughtie, was due to suicide by drowning while Mrs. Aughtie was…

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Heavy Rain at Jindera Man Almost Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 2

Commencing with a thunderstorm on Wednesday evening, rain -fell throughout the night at Jindera and [?] on the following days the…

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Lorry Overturns Tried to Avoid Dog Man Killed Another Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 2

Leslie Shirewood 51 of Epping was fatally injured to-day when a lorry in which he was a passenger overturned down an embankment after…

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Man Critically Injured Crushed Between Truck Buffers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 October 1934 · page 1

Shocking external find internal injuries were received by John . Paull of Marrickville, to-day when he jammed between the buffers of two…

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Death of Child An Accident, Youth Claims Body Was Burnt New Yoke, October 15

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 October 1934 · page 2

Lawrcnce Stone, a youth, is alleged to have confessed that he burned the body of Nancy Centigram, aged 5, whose incinerated…

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Two Men Killed /Motor Truck Overturns Accident Near Mildura Mildura

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 October 1934 · page 3

When their motor truck overturned through a wheel collapsing between Mildura and Merbein to-day, O. R. Linden, garage proprietor, and O. R…

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Enormous Hailstones Fettler Injured

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 2

An unusual experience befel travellers on the Henty-Culcairn road on Monday afternoon. At about 1.30 o'clock a party motoring from Morven…

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McCABE Injured on Ship

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 4

S. J. McCabe, the Australian Test cricketer, is confined to his bunk with a sprained left ankle. He was making a cross-court drive in the ball tennis…

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Barque Badly Damaged Collision with Steamer Frederickshaven, Oct. 17

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 2

After a result of a collision between the barque C. B. Pedersen, bound for Melbourne, and the Swedish steamer, Halland, west of Skaw,…

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