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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,311 stories in Murray's papers · page 65 of 66

Motor Cars Collide Two Women in Hospital six People Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 3

Six persons were injured in a col[?]sion between two motor cars at the junction of Clarendon and Bridport streets, South Melbourne, this…

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Man Seriously Injured Quarrel in South Yarra VICTIM or Assault Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 3

Clarence Orchard, 39, Osborne street, South Yarra, was admitted to [?]he Alfred Hospital late last night suffering from cerebral irritation and…

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Jumped From Car Serious Accident Caused. Man’s Spine Fractured Perth

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 2

Driving along Bunbury road at Welshpool to-day,’ Charlies Richards, 39, of Victoria, gave a lift to two men, Albury Ferguson, of Wattle…

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Lone Worker Shot Accident at Jerilderie Bullet in [?] JERILDERIE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 1

Eric McPherson, 32, was seriously wounded to-day when his rifle accidentally exploded and the bullet lodged in the lower abdomen. At the…

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Skulls Fractured Motor Cycle Rams Car Accident Near Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 1

Herbert knight 23, of Station street North Carlton, and Ted Clark, 23, of Canning street, Carlton, sustained serious…

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Woman Hit by Car Driver Failed to Stop Christmas Eve Accidents Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 3

The traffic congestion and the slippery nature of the roads were responsible for a number of accidents which occurred in the city and suburbs…

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Injured Cyclist's Condition

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

Herbert Knight, of North Carlton, whose skull was fractured in a collision between a motor cycle and car near Wodonga on Christmas Day, is…

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Man Injured in Henty

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 2

John Joyce, young man, of Strathfield, Sydney, was admitted to the Wagga Hospital suffering from extensive injuries received when he was…

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Boy Injured by Car

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 2

Allan Ridding ton, 8 years, was knocked down by a motor car while walking in high street, near the stone bridge, at Yackandandah. The…

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Youth Drowned in Surh Fought would-be Resucer Doctors Work For Two Hours SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

Doctors and ambulance men worked without avail for over two hours to revive Douglas Chalker, 19, of Marrickville, who…

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Drowned in Shallow Water Man Who Sheltered From .Rain Chose Fatal Storm-channel Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

The body of the man who was found droned in a foot of water in a storm water channel at Campsi[?] yesterday was identified as that of…

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Ghastly Railway Smash Express Hits at 60 M.P.H. 30 KILLED; 72 INJURED Carriage Hurled Into Stream BERLIN December 25

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

No fewer than 30 persons were killed, 22 seriously injured, and 50 slightly injured when the Berlin-Frankfo[?]t express crashed…

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An Accident Avoided

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

A motorist narrowly missed piling his car up on a large interstate wagon in Wodonga place, Albury, early last evening. The wagon, said to be…

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The Fatal Holidays Woman Falls to Death Had Reached for Tram Bell Many Accidents Reported Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

Many motor accidents occurred in the suburbs yesterday. Two cars collided at homebush, and though both turned double somersaults, the…

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Two Riders Injured Houses Run Off Course Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 5

Two jockeys, D. Lightfoot and J. Jewell, were injured at Richmond races to-day when their mounts, Miss Sunshine and Trebartion, ran off the…

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Little Boy Drowned Strayed From Picnic Stepped Into Deep Hole Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 1

The body of Cyril Robert David Glover, aged eight who disappeared from a picnic party at Bubbin Head yesterday was found this afternoon…

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German Rail Disaster Death Roll Now 36 72 Injured Berlin. December 26

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 2

Further bodies have been removed from the smashed coaches of the local train which was struck on Christmas morning by an express…

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Two Burnt to Death Tragic Truck Accident Fire Follows Capsize. Perth

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 5

When the motor truck in which they were travelling capsized and burst into flames at Namban, 20 miles from Noora last night, a man…

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Corowa Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 2

Mr. Allan Langley, Corowa representative of the T. and G. Insurance Society, while motor cycling from Rutherglen to Corowa, skidded on…

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Apprentice Jockey Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 6

Thrown from a racehorse at Flemington racecourse early today William Blanch, 20 years, apprentice jockey, of Kent street, Ascot Vale,…

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