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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,311 stories in Murray's papers · page 55 of 66

Tragedy in Egypt. Fifty Drowned in Ferry. CAIRO

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 2

Fifty of sixty passengers on a ferry traversing the Fuadir Canal, near Luxor, were drowned when the vessel capsized. Several entire families…

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Injured Man's Ordeal Wandered, Delirious, in the Desert

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 10

Thomas Kitchen, a Central Australian prospector, who has arrived at Mount Isa (Qld.), tells a vivid story of the ordeal of another prospector…

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Miners Use Violence Clashes in Pit Extension to Streets Many Men are Injured LONDON, October-16

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 4

Fierce fighting with bare fists, in the darkness at the bottom of a coal mine, which was followed by riotous behavior in the streets,…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Broadbent Fails. Machine Injured. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 1

The Australian airman, Broadbent, who was attempting a record flight from Darwin to London, crashed near Basra to-day, and as a result of…

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News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Berlin's Traffic Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 28

During the first six months of this year there were over 15,000 street accidents in Berlin, in which 228 were killed…

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Brothers in Accident One Is Killed Tullamore

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 2

Jack Williamson, 21, was killed, and his brother, T. Williamson, sustained several fractured ribs when a car overturned on the…

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Road Accidents in Britain Huge Losses in Insurance London, October 17

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 5

Mr. J. D. Simpson, joint general manager of the Royal Insurance Company, in a speech last night estimated that the annual loss due to motor…

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Two Brothers Injured One Seriously Hurt Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

Two brothers were injured to-day when the motor, cycle they were rifling came into collision with a motor van in Somerville road, highest They…

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A Man Killed Four Others Injured Var Strikes Tree Bendigo

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

One man was killed to-night and four were injured when a motor travelling from Melbourne to Bendigo skidded on the Slippery road near…

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Six People Drowned Car Swept Away Caught Crossing Creek Father and Three Children are Victims ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

Six-persons were drowned tonight when a motor car was washed away by flood waters as they were attempting to cross a…

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Accidents at Speedway Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

Many accidents fortunately not attended by loss of life occurred in their midget car races at Went worth speed way last night Two Cars were…

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Man‘s Skull Fractured Accident at Albury Caes Collide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

Two cars were involved in a collision yesterday afternoon about 3.15 O’clock near the bridge at the intersection of Olive and Hovell streets…

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Three Injured in Fall From Truck Accident on Chiltern Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 3

Three persons were injured and admitted to the Corowa Hospital on Saturday as the result of an accident which happened on the new…

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Struck by Car Cyclist Injured at Mathoura

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 1

Bert Hay (16), of Mathoura was admitted to Deniliquin Hospital on Saturday suffering from a fractured pelvis sustained when a bicycle he…

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Hurricane in Jamaica More Damage to Banana Crop a Boy Drowned Kingston (Jamaica). October 21

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 3

Jamaica’s banana planters counted their losses at 2,500,000 dollars alter the second destructive hurricane within a month, which added…

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Airliner Crashes Pilot and Woman Seriously Injured Machine Catches Fire New York, October 21

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 5

Miss Ruth Nichols and the co-pilot, Captain Harry Hublitch, were seriously injured and burned when a giant commercial transport, which they…

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Steamer in Collision London, October 23

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 7

While proceeding down the Thames last night the Moreton Bay collided with the Dutch motor vessel Alcyon, which was damaged and had to be…

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A Train Collision Signalman on Trial Verdict of Not Guilty MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 5

As the result of a collision between two empty trains at Seymour early on the morning of September 1, William Herbert…

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20 Lambs Drowned Brocklesby Cloud Burst Railway Line Cleared; Hume Highway Blocked

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 4

Farmers in Brocklesby district whose wheat crops were high, will possibly he involved in loss as a result of the cloud burst on…

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Swimmer Drowned in Dam

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 14

Henry George Hooper, aged 21 years, single, of Werrimull, was drowned at Mildura (Vic.) in a dam on the property of his employer, Mr…

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