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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,311 stories in Murray's papers · page 51 of 66

Hod Carrier’s Fall Is Seriously Injured Sydney, Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 5

While working on a new block of [?] at Manly this morning John [?]hearn. 42, hod carrier, lost his [?] on the second floor level and…

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A Child's Accident. Badly Burned. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 2

Emily Hurchum, aged four, was playing with a number of other child-ren at Alexandria last night, when her clothes ignited from a fire which…

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Troop Train Disaster 200 Killed; Hundreds Injured Shanghai, September 23

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 September 1935 · page 1

When a troop train plunged into a ravine near Loyang, in the province or Honan, 200 soldiers were killed and several hundreds…

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Yachtsman’s Experience Washed Overboard and Back Again Companion Drowned London, September 23

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 September 1935 · page 6

Washed overboard, and then washed back on to the deck, with his pipe still in his mouth, was the experience described by Captain…

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Workers’ Compensation Accident at the Weir Albury Man’s Claim

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 September 1935 · page 4

The Workers’ Compensation Commission held a sitting at the Albury court house yesterday. His Honor Judge Betts, and Mr. Commissioner…

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Seymour Railway Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 2

No further inquiry will be made by the Victorian Railway Commissioners into the cause of the fatal collision at Seymour on the 1st inst, until the…

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Belgium's injured King

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 1

King Leopold, walking behind the coffin of his wife, Queen Astrid, in her funeral procession at Brussels,…

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Jumped From Train and Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 45

John Withers, a pupil attending the Albury High School, had a narrow escape from death or serious injury at Culcairn on Wednesday. He was…

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Railway Fatality Man Ralled by “Concretegun”, Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 7

Ernest Terry, 37 laborer, was killed while working a “concrete gun” in the city railway beneath Macquarie street to-day. The machine was used…

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Deaf and Dumb Patient Drowned While Rowing. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 3

While William Kent (54) an inmate of the deaf and dumb institution at Blackburn, Victoria, accompanied by Ronald Stevenson, was rowing in a…

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A Sea Tragedy Fishing Boat Sinks Whole of Crew Drowned London, September 25

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 6

Eleven men, comprising the whole of the crew of the fishing vessel Skegness, were drowned to-day, despite brave and strenuous…

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Weir Accident Albury Man Claims Workers' Compensation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 4

The Workers' Compensation Commission held a sitting at the Albury court house on Wednesday. His Honor Judge Betts and Mr. Commissioner Routley,…

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Essendon Footballers in Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 38

B. Reynolds, winner of the Brownlow Medal as the best and fairest player in the Melbourne League last season; Mr. F. Woods, a member of…

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Mulwala Accident on Canal Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 4

Whilst working on one of the bridges on the Mulwala canal, Norman Dow was assisting to carry a plank when one of the men slipped, the…

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This Magpie Caused an Accident

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 6

Yesterday morning Mr. R. J Moore of Wangaratta Cycling Club, whilst cycling from Myrtleford to Wangaratta was attached by a magpie which…

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Road Accidents in Britain Decline on Last Year But Still Very High London, September 26

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 September 1935 · page 4

In one week, the third in September, 155 persons were killed and 4762 injured in road accidents in Great Britain. These figures compare with…

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Senator’s Son Injured Collision Near Avenel Crashed Into Wrecked Cars Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 1

When they were returning from the Holbrook Show James Guthrie, son of Senator Guthrie, and Cecil Scott, the Australian actor, were injured…

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Youth Seriously Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 1

Maurice Gurney, 17 of Heyfield, Gippsland, was picked up unconscious near Wheeler’s Hill this, morning A bicycle lay on the road, and…

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Trams in Collision Two Smashes in City Elderly Max Hurt Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 1

Following a train smash in Spring street, city, yesterday when two were injured another crash between two trains occurred at Rose Bay early…

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Accident Victim Dies Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 1

As a result of injuries he received an hour earlier, when he was struck by a motor car in White Horse road Balwyn, Alexander Hamilton 42 of…

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