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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

624 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 32

A Domestic Quarrel. Three Persons Injured. MUDGEE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 2

Said to be the result of razor slashing the outcome of a domestic quarrel, Edward Ferguson (26), his wife, Connie Ferguson (26) and her…

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City Smashed to Pieces—by Logs Five Million Drowned When River Overflows

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 26

"When Old Man River gets into ugly mood death and destruction follow...as the recent American floods have shown…

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Bullets and Brawl at Sydney Match 200 Spectators Fight; 30 Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 38

Ricochetting bullets that fell among the crowd and the brawling of 200 barrackers which held up the game and injured about 30 persons were among…

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Did Not Stop After Accident Albury Youth Fined at Wodonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 31

Because he did not stop the car he was driving after it had crashed into a car driven by Miss Phyllis Gadd, of Mount Alfred (Vic.), on Hume…

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Burning Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 4

Frank, aged 10, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Honnessy, Wahgunyah, was lighting a fire at his home on Wednesday morning when his pyjama…

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Boy Badly Burned When Pyjamas Catch Fire Accident at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 5

When lighting a fire at his home early on Wednesday morn- In last, Frank aged 10, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hennessy, of…

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Level Crossing Accident Motor Train Crashes Into Car

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 1

On Friday, at about 3.30 p.m., when Alexander Cargo, license[?] of the Hotel [?]ranquiaty, and Victor O'Shea were returning from Wagga,…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 2

John Young, who was riding from Wonthaggi to Melbourne, was killed instantly when his bicycle and a milk truck came info collision near…

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Cars in Collision. At Rose Bay. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 1

When a motor car, alleged to have been stolen, collided, when travelling at a high speed with another car, in Rose Bay two occupants of the second…

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Truck Falls Into Creek Two Persons Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 18

Mr. Frederick Armstrong, in charge of the Jugiong pumping station for Burrenjuck, accompanied by his wife, was motoring to Cootamundra on…

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Car Somersaults on Narandera Road Two Seriously Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 9

Four Chinese residents of Sydney concerned in a sensational motoring accident 19 miles from Narandera on the Narandcra-Wagga road on…

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Four Dead and 26 Injured Car's Dash Into Crowd Rio De Janeiro, July 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 7

Four deaths were caused and 26 persons were injured when a racing automobile driven by a Frenchwoman, Mle. Helie Nice, plunged into a crowd…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 4

Claude Mullavoy, of Mullengandra, was engaged in repairing a motor car on the roadside on the Hume Highway on Tuesday night when he was struck…

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Footballer Injured

The Independent · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 2

William Allen, a member of Deniliquin football team which played Imperials at Echuca on Saturday, sustained concussion as the result of a…

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Speedway Rider Seriously Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 3

Dick Smythe, Australian speedway rider, visiting England, has been placed on the danger list in hospital owing to a crash in the National…

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Waggon and Car Collide Four Persons Injured Accident Near Avenel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 3

Four persons were injured when a transport waggon carrying petrol, and a motor car collided on the Hume Highway,…

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'Plane Crash Youth Seriously Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 3

While taking off from a paddock about three miles from Essendon aerodrome at dusk on Saturday a plane piloted by G. B…

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Man Drowned While Onlookers Powerless Tragedy at Huka Falls Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 3

Falling into the river above Huka Falls, New Zealand, when getting water for a motor car radiator, Arthur Hodgson, 27, was swept over the…

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Hit and Run Accidents Alarming Increase Reward for Detection of Offenders? Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 3

It is reported that the acting Police Commissioner, Mr. Lynch, will probably recommend a reward during the week for the…

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Air Accident Plane Crashes; Two Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 15

An aeroplane crash, involving tho almost total destruction of a DH60 Moth plane, occurred on Saturday in a paddock about two miles from Essendon…

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