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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Player Fatally Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 38

Fred Rodda, aged 23 years, of Morwell (Vic"), who was" injured in a foot-ball match between Morwell and Yarragon on Saturday, died in a private…

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Injured in Coffer Dam

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 28

While working in the coffer dam at the won at Yarrawonga, J. Jennings, aged 21 year, was seriously injured when a bank near which he was working…

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Drowned Going to See Dying Son

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 7

Stanley James Macleod, of Mountain View, was drowned in a flooded creek near Gravesend while hurrying to Moree to see his dying son. The…

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Killed by Fall of Rock Fatality in a Quarry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 16

Too late to escape when warning cries were given by his workmates as hundreds of tons of rock and debris crashed down and buried him in a…

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Special Train Derailed Accident Near Mathoura Minister for Railways a Passenger

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 1

This afternoon a special train from Echuca, conveying passengers to Messrs. McNamara and Co.’s stock sale at Deniliquin, fouled the points and was derailed within a short distance of Mathoura station…

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Rail Accident Near Mathoura Special Train Leaves Rails Victorian Minister for Rail Ways Aboard

The Independent · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 2

The special train chartered by Messrs. McNamara and Co., to enable buyers to attend a stock gale at Deniliquin, was derailed near Mathoura…

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Youth Critically Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 3

Struck by a motor car whilst cycling along Urana road, near Lavington early on Sunday morning, William Stewart Sievewright, 17, of…

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To-Day's Latest. Arabs Attack Train. 179 Passengers Killed or Injured JERUSALEM

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 2

A hundred and seventy-nine passengers were either killed or injured when a train, traversing the Jewish settlement at Telaviv, was subjected…

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Boys Eye Injured Incident at Barham

The Independent · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 1

On Thursday afternoon, after school, Andy Webb, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Webb, of Barham, was playing with a school mate,…

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Motor Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 2

On Friday evening 14th inst., Mrs. Holroyd Sergeant walked from behind a motor bus near her home in Boundary road, Burwood, when she…

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Howlong Road Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 9

A point of law raised by Mr. F. W. Tietyens was upheld by Mr. Beavers, P.M., and a charge against Philip Samuel Azzi, of Brocklesby, of having…

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Service Bus and Car. Taradale Accident. Car Driver Fatally Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 2

An "Age" telegram from Castlemaine thus describes a road accident which ended fatally on Wednesday: "A resident of Footscray, Herbert L…

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Car Driver Billed Collision with Bus

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 1

A COLLISION between a motor car, driven by Henry Stephens, of Leeds street, Footscray, and a passenger bus, travelling to Deniliquin occurred on…

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Bus Rolls Down Embankment One Killed; 20 Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 6

A woman was killed and more than 20 were injured, not very seriously, when a motor bus crowded with passengers fell 20 ft, down an…

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In Car Collision Duke and Duchess of Kent Vienna, August 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 35

Count von Hoffmannstahl, host of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, was driving them by motor to the shore of Lake Alter, when the car collided…

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Melbourne Accidents Man and Woman Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 47

There was a series of road accidents in Melbourne at the week-end. After toeing knocked down by a motor car in St. George's-road, North…

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Trucks Derailed Accident Near Binalong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 3

Twenty-three trucks left the line on Tuesday when an axle of a goods train broke at Bateup, two miles from Binalong. A number of the trucks…

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Collision Near Wangaratta

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 2

A collision occurred on Saturday night at Bowner between a car driven by E. A. Wilson, Corowa, and a spring cart loaded with wood, driven by J…

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Buried by Sand Inquest on Boy's Death Fatality Near Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 3

Although there was some question as to Jurisdiction, the District Coroner (Mr. T. H. Wade) held an inquest on Thursday last into the…

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Australian Aviator Found Injured in London. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 2

Mystery surrounds the discovery this morning of the young Australian aviator, Flight-lieutenant G. L. Monzies, who once flew the Tasman solo…

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