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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,311 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 66

Pinned Under Big Bus Two Men Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 4

Two men suffered injuries on Wednesday afternoon, at Deniliquin, when jacks supporting a bus owned by the Great Northern Service Co. slipped,…

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Unusual Sea Rescue ’Plane Picks Up Drowning Girl A N.Z. Beach Incident Auckland

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

An unusual sea rescue was carried out at the west-beach when a seaplane landed by Hazel Bentham, of Auckland who was drowning and after…

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Floods Up North Two Lubras Drowned Man’s Narrow Escape Newcastle Waters

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 3

Forced by flood waters to abandon his motor-ear 10 miles north of Newcastle Waters, a man saved his life by wading through water up to…

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Chaffcutting Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

Mr. D. Kendall, of Henty, met with a serious accident while chaffcutting on his property. He was being assisted by his brother, Mr. A. Kendall,…

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Boy’s Heroism Tried to Save Mate Both Drowned Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 3

The heroism of a six year old boy, who jumping into the River Yarra. on January 28 in an endeavour to save his cousin, lost his…

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Boy Drowned Dived Into Shallow Water Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 5

Frank Hannan, aged eight, of Campsie was drowned in Cook’s river to-night. The lad dived into the water and when he failed to…

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Two Youths Killed Early Morning Collision Coroner’s Critical Comments Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 2

Drivers of early morning vehicles were severely criticised by the City Coroner (Mr. D. Grant) at an inquest into the deaths of Roy Alfred Cheong,…

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Ministers in Smash Two are Injured Car’s Double Collision MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

Whole returning to their [?] homes from a meeting of the Federal Cabinet to-night Senator T. C. Brennan, Honorary Minister Mr. T. Paterson,…

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Albury Railway Officer Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

Mr. T. H. Mills, Macaulay street, night officer at Albury railway station suffered a painful accident while on duty last evening. When lowering…

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Two Brothers Drowned Boy Scouts Camp

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 14

Two Boy Scouts, Tom Nettleton, aged 13 years, and his brother, Clifford Nettleton, aged 11 years, members of a week-end camping party, were…

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Schoolgirl Drowned Found in Peculiar Position Standing Up Dead Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 8

At an inquest into the death of Dorothy Jean Ogilvie, 9, schoolgirl, Crawley street, Regent, at the City morgue to-day, Theodore Ralph…

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Federal Ministers. Two Injured in Motor Crash. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) and Senator Brennan, Assistant Minister, were injured last night, when a Government car, in…

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Unemployed Riot Uproar in English Town Many Injured; Numerous Arrests London, Feb. 8

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

Six thousand persons who were demonstrating against the new scale for unemployment relief rioted outside the Sheffield Town Hall this evening…

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Injured Ministers Satisfactory Improvement Hurts Not Serious Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

Both the Minister for the interior (Mr. Paterson ) and the Assistant Minister for Commerce (Senator E. T. Brenman ), who…

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Knocked Off Cycle Accident in Dean Street Grocery Employe in Hospital

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

Percival Henshaw of Wilson street employed at Moran and Cato’s grocery store was knocked off his cycle t the union bank corner in Dean…

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Another Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

At 10.30 a.m. yesterday a collision occurred at the intersection of Schubach street and the Sydney road, between a motor lorry driven by Lionel Bryan,…

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Shockingly Burned Little Girl’s Fate Fatality at Henty

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

With her body shockingly burned by flames when some petrol ignited, Patsy, Drew, aged three years, was admitted to…

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Killed Instantly Man Struck by Car Two Companions Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

Leslie Olsen, of Glebe, was killed instantly last night when he was rundown by a motor car in heavy rain in Haris street, Pyrmont. He was…

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Factory Blows Up 8 Killed; Many Injured Thousands Flee for Their Lives CHERBOURG, Feb. 9

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

At least eight were killed and 30 injured when a naval explosives factory blew up at Mardouct near here to-day…

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Caretaker’s Death Was Not Murdered, Police Now Believe Neck Accidentally Broken Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 3

There has been considerable alteration in the trend of investigations into the robbery, at Caris Brothers’ jewellery shop as a result of…

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