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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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

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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Youth Drowned When Canoe Collapses Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 1

When a canoe capsized in Woodford Bay, Lane Cove, yesterday, Daniel Inwood, 18, of Greenwich, was drowned. Another youth managed to…

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Three Injured When Steering Gear Fails Goulburn

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 1

When a sedan car capsized on the Hume Highway yesterday afternoon it fell into a creek. Three occupants were seriously injured. They were:…

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Courage Rewarded Rescue by Man With One Leg Saved Drowning Woman London, December 27

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 3

A case of remarkable courage, despite physical impairment, has been recognised by the trustees of the Carnegie Hero fund, in an award to…

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Injured After Marriage Another Speedway Smash Wife Witnesses Crash Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 1

John Glass, 25, well-known to Speedway enthusiasts under the name of Mick Murphy, was married at St. Andrew’s Cathedral yesterday…

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Miss Batten Injured Engine Trouble Forces Landing Slight Concussion Suffered London, December 28

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 2

Miss Jean Batten, the N.Z. aviatrix, who recently flew the South Atlantic, to-day sustained slight concussion and shock when attempting a…

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Holiday Accidents Eleven Persons Hurt Lorry Overturns at 60 m.p.h. Out of Hand in Bulli Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 1

Eleven persons were injured when a motor lorry got out of control on Bulli Pass late yesterday afternoon and overturned…

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Dame Clara Butt Song Bird’s Years of Torture Spinal Accident in Japan

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 4

I went to the little backwater of North Stoke, Berks to see Dame Clara Butt, who has been lying immovable on her back for nearly two…

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Gippsland River Fatality. a Noted Swimmer Drowned. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 December 1935 · page 2

After surviving death from drowning on several previous occasions. Paul Junglaolm (42), a Swede, lost his life while swimming across the…

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Car Crashes Into Lorry Two Gerogery Men Injured Accident on Melbourne Road

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 December 1935 · page 2

Two well-Known young men of Gerogery were injured when their ear crashed into a transport lorry on the Melbourne road,…

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Motoring Fatality Man Killed Near Chiltern Car Strikes Lorry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 December 1935 · page 1

A fatal motor accident occurred on the Barnawartha road, a mile from Chiltern, at about 3.30 on Sunday morning last. A returned soldiers'…

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Another Body in Well Was Death Accidental ? Police Suspicions

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 December 1935 · page 2

While lowering a bucket into a well supplying water for domestic uses at Aratong Hotel, Matong, yesterday, an employe…

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