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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Collision Near Werribee One Killed; Two Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 9

Two members of a party returning from a holiday at Lorne, [?] were injured; and the driver of another car was killed, when two motor [?] came…

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Fatality in Waterhole

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 30

Diving into a waterhole on the East Lakes (Sydney), golf links, John Marshall, 12 years, of Botany-road, Waterloo, became caught in some reeds…

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Two Boys Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 31

Two schoolboys who were playing on the bank of the Yarra at Ivanhoe (Vie.) were drowned after one had fallen into the river from a tree over…

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Two Children Drowned

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

Two children who slipped into the water while playing on the banks of the Yarra were drowned at Warrandyte and at Fairfield. At Fairfield,…

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Drowned When Canoe Capsized

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 11

Joseph Hutchinson, aged 18 years, who came from his parents' home at Nyora three weeks ago to live with his brother, who is a motor-cycle patrol…

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ALBURY & DISTRICT Wodonga Man Injured in Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 9

A car in which six forestry employees at Bright were returning from work on Sunday evening, overturned when it left the road after its driver…

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Boy Drowned in Hume Reservoir

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Hugh Ritchie 16 son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Ritchie Macauley Street, Albury was drowned in 16 feet of water in the Hume reservoir on…

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Boy Drowned in Deep Hole

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 37

Ernest Testro, aged 16 years, of East Kew, was drowned in the Plenty River at South Morang (Vic.). He had been camping with his brother,…

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Five Drowned Boat Capsizes in Channel

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 37

Five persons were drowned when a boat capsized at Weymouth, on the upper reaches of Manukau Harbour (N.Z.). Two children, aged 9 and 12…

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Four Injured in Fierce Fight

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 31

The police met a wall of silence when they questioned four persons who were injured in a wild melee in a small wooden house, facing Yarra…

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Level Crossing Fatality. Near Geelong. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 2

A man and a woman were killed when their car came into collision with a train travelling at 50 miles an hour at the level crossing near the…

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Accidental Shooting Young Man Killed at Ladysmith

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Eric Richard Smith, aged 21 years, of Ladysmith, near Wagga, was killed on Wednesday when a shot-gun he was carrying accidentally discharged…

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Jindera Resident's Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 5

While Mr. C. Bartsch, Jindera, was cutting wood with a circular saw at a neighbor's place his hand came into contact with the revolving saw, which…

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Mathoura News Wednesday. Painful Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Max Hillier, 7 years of age, son of Mrs Hiller, of Mathoura met with a painful accident. He was opening a bag of chaff with a pocket knife when…

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Drowned in Dam

The Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

On Monday a drowning accident occurred at a dam on Mr. R O'Dwyer's property at Warmatta, Berrigan, the victim being Adarian…

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Man Drowned in Dam

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

A drowning fatality occurred at Warmatta, on the property of Mr. E. O'Dwyer, last week. The victim was Adrian Spirling, aged 23 years, whose…

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Motor Fatality. Two Killed at Launceston. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

Christopher Harvey Isles (26), and Edward Charles Griffith (25), were fatally injured and three others were hurt when a motor lorry overturned…

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Motoring Fatality Wagga Resident Killed Was Returning From Wedding

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

When a car which he was driving to Wagga after attending a wedding in Albury on Saturday evening crashed late a tree Mr. Alwyn Jones 27…

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[?]Er's Death in Accident

The Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

[?]uest was held at Frankston [?]riday into the death of James [?]ickson, 52 years, grazier, of [?]n Station, Wanganella, and…

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Accident Near Rutherglen Motor Cyclist Collides with Car

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

At dusk on Sunday last a collision occurred between a motor cycle and a motor car on the Lake Moodemere road, just opposite Mr. Arthur…

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