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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,311 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 66

Woman Killed When Car Somersaults Husband Critically Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 1

A woman was killed and her husband critically injured when a motor car somersaulted several times on the Holbrook-Gundagal…

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Speedway Crashes Two Men Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 1

Riding in the open handicap at the Speedway Royal last night S. Shue[?] lost control of his machine which hit the fence, somersaulted and…

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Missing on Glacier Guide Believed to Be Drowned Wellington

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 1

Guide Christie, of Weheka, failed to keep an appointment yesterday to meet three men at a ridge near Fox Glacier. A search was made for him,…

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Train Smashes Car Two Passengers Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 1

Hit with great force by an electric train and thrown against a fence 35 [?] away, a single seater car was badly damaged at Amees street level…

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Bowlers in Smash One Fatally Injured Another Critically Hurt Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 1

When a motor car in which they were returning from a bowls match capsized on Heidelberg road, Fairfield, late to-day…

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Tram Hits Car Two Men Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 2

Dougal McDonald, 66 years, Blanche street, Collingwood, und his nephew, William McDonald, 40 years, Wellington street, Clifton Hill, were injured…

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Burned to Death Motor Car in Flames Three Others Injured Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 2

Harry Angel, 19, of Cooma, and Leo Percival Northcote, 22, of Newtown, were burned to death, and three others were seriously injured…

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No Beds in Hospitals Injured Youth’s Misfortune Coroner’s Comments Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 3

[?] the inquest to-day on [?] Walker Stephenson, 19, who [?] from injuries received in a cycle [?] at Hurstville on the night of…

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Fatal Dock—side Accident As Steamer Leaves for Australia Gallant Rescue by By— Stander London, November 1

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 1

As the Blue Funnel Liner Nestor was about to leave Liverpool for Australia to-day, with Andrew Murphy, who -had secured a trimmer's…

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Bathroom Fatality Coroner on New Regulations Their Necessity Stressed Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 5

Remarking that the new regulations for the installation of gas bath heaters, which were to come into operation on January 1, 1936, were a most…

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Shocking Motor Accident Two Lives Lost on Hume Highway

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 2

A tragic motor accident occurred on the Mundarlo hill, 20 miles this side of G[?]ndagai on Friday last, when Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Browne, of Killara…

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Two Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 1

Mr. Hugh McKinnon, an employee at Messrs Falkiner and Sons’ Wanganella Estate, was treated by Dr. Gorman for two accidents on Tuesday. Through…

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Seman Drowned Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 November 1935 · page 7

Jack Harvey, 50, a seaman, or.the Sailors Home West Melbourne, was drowned this afternoon when he fell between the w[?] and the coastal…

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Injured in Gravel Pit Workaman Buried in Landslide Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 November 1935 · page 1

Caught by a landslide which followed the explosion of a charge if dynamite at the Plenty Sand Company’s graved pit, East Preston, to-day…

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RUTHERGLEN. Accident at Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 November 1935 · page 7

While at cricket practice on Tuesday evening Len Edwards attempted to turn a ball to leg, but it struck his face, cutting his lip so badly that…

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Boy Fatally Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 November 1935 · page 1

As the result of a collusion between bicycle he was riding, and a motor [?] at Chelsea last night. Bernie [?] 12 of Thames Promenade,…

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Three Men Injured [?] Have Skulls- Fractured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 November 1935 · page 1

Three men were injured to-night when a car in which they were travelling over[?] bear south [?] Stanley Henderson and Eric…

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Woman Driver Killed Mother Critically Injured Motor Car Capsizes. Murwillumbah

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 November 1935 · page 1

When a motor car got out of control in descending the Razor back mountain at Coolangatta yesterday. The [?] Mrs. N. J. McDermitt, was…

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Collision Near Springhurst

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 November 1935 · page 3

On Sunday evening last a collision occurred, on the Wahgunyah-Springhurst road, near the Springhurst butter factory, between cars driven by…

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Car Driver Killed. And Companion Injured. Doctor’s Discovery Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 November 1935 · page 1

D. Clarton, of Hunter street, Sydney, was killed and his companion, Mr. Finucan, of Brisbane, was injured when a single seater car capsized on…

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