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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

624 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 32

Fatal Accidents. Two Persons Killed on Roads. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 2

When a motor car overturned, near Gegederick, in the Cooma district, Mrs. Angus McColl was fatally injured, and her five months' old son…

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Burning Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 2

The youngest son, Colin, aged 4 years, of Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyd, Finley, was severely burnt on Friday last in a rather remarkable way. He picked up…

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Remarkable Burning Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 2

The youngest son, Colin, aged 4 years, of Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyd, Finley, was severely burnt on Friday last in a rather, remarkable way. He…

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Safety Bureau Car Collision in City While on Chase Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 5

While the police Bluebird car was chasing a motor car along Parramatta road, Homebush, to-day, a side-on collision occurred with a lorry, and…

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Airliner Wrecked Two Persons Killed; Eight Injured London, August 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 38

Two passengers were killed and eight of the passengers and crew were injured when the Imperial Airways flying-boat Scipio was wrecked in…

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"Impossible" Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 16

Did you ever hear of the man who was accidentally lulled while trying to commit suicide? He was a farmer at Minnetosa…

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Albury and District Riding Accident at Pleasant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 7

Bede Northmore, a young University student, who was spending his vacation with, his uncle, Mr. James Ingrey, of Calare, Pleasant Hills…

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Causes of Road Accidents London, Aug 22

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

The Ministry for Transport has issued a report containing an analysis of more than 5300 road accidents which occurred in 1935 and involved…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Fatal Car Accident. Wyalong Farmer Killed. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 1

Careering out of control down a steep hill, a few miles from Glen Innes, a car overturned several times and Edward John Adler (52), farmer,…

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Lorry and Car Collision in End Street

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 1

ON Saturday afternoon a motor lorry owned by Riverina Transport Co. struck a small stationary car in End street…

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Boy Loses Fingers Accident at Barham

The Independent · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 2

Norman Maconachie, 5, of Ba[?]ham, had the first two fingers of [?]left hand accidentally chopped off [?] his brother, Ronnie,7…

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Drowned in Creek. a Wagga Tragedy. WAGGA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

John Reginald Cook (49) was drowned in Mann's Creek, when he attempted to ford it on horseback. Accompanied by Mr. McKenzie, manager of…

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Two Miners Killed Motor Cycle Fatality Car Driver Escapes Newcastle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

Two miners at John Darling colliery, Paul Askew and another man named Stacey, were killed when a motor cycle on which they were…

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133 Slaves Drowned for £50 Insurance Money Yet Murderer Went Unpunished

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 18

FOR a whole month the slave ship Zong, with 442 shackled wretches aboard—had hove to, becalmed, off the West African coast. Then, quite…

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Strange Mining Accident Remarkable Escape

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 28

David Grant, 38, single, a machine miner employed by Paget Gold Mines of Edjudina Ltd., had a remarkable escape from instant death at…

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Unlikely Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 14

One could hardly imagine a more placid occupation than milking a cow; yet it was while engaged upon this task that the head cowman of a dairy…

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Kicked in the Face. a Racecourse Accident. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

while attending races at Parkes to-day Mr. A. J. Matthews, a well known bookmaker, was kicked in the face by a horse. His spectacles were…

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Motor Accident Two Men Injured Car Driver's Arm Crushed

The Independent · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 2

One man was seriously injured and his companion had a lucky escape when their light motor truck was wrecked in a…

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Two Miners Killed [?] and Car in Collision

The Independent · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 3

The miners were killed instantly after midnight, when the [?] on which they were riding with a car on the Pacific…

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Car Turns Over Man Badly Injured

The Independent · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 3

When the steering gear of a motor car failed near Cowshed Hill it ran over an embankment and turned upside down. Cliff Dunn and a boy…

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