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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

624 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 32

Constable Seriously Injured. a Yass Incident. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

While Constable Newsham was questioning two men in a car, outside the Post Office, at Yass, early this morning, they speeded on, although…

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Mr. Lyons Using Sticks. Injured at Tennis. CANBERRA

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

While playing tennis yesterday, Mr. Lyons strained a tendon of his left leg. He is using two sticks to-day, and suffering pain, but the doctor…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Crashed Into Washaway. Mishap on Finley Road

The Independent · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 3

Getting off the formation when the lights of his motor cycle fused while riding along the Finley road near Mundiwa homeste[?]d on…

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Road Accidents Minister's Concern. Conference to Be Called

The Independent · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 1

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner), stated on Thursday that he was much concerned at the increase in fatal road accidents, and he had…

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Accident Near Mulwala Truck Skids in Loose Sand Two Men Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 3

While travelling along the Savernake-Mulwala road early on Saturday evening, a motor truck, driven by Mr. A. Sutton, skldded in loose…

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MISSING £13 Recovered After Collision!

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 1

When Jim McLeod, who is employed in the Booroorban district, returned to Booroorban after spending a short holiday in…

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Collision on Hay Road Mail Car and Truck

The Independent · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

Narrow escapes from serious Inury were experienced by the occupants of the Deniliquin-Hay mail car owned and driven by Mr…

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Fatality at Mulwala Truck Skids in Loose Sand Two Men Killed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 3

While travelling along the Savernake Mulwala road early on Saturday evening, a motor truck, driven by Mr. A. Sutton, skidded in loose sand near the…

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Carbon Monoxide. the Cause of Many Car Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 3

One of the definite causes of motor car accidents that has not received sufficient attention in the past is the presence of carbon…

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Two Men Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 38

When helping George Watson, a partly crippled fisherman, of Queens-cliff (Vic), to take his fishing boat to a sheltered spot, Arthur Aiken, 43,…

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One Killed — One Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 10

One man was killed and another was severely injured when two motor cars collided in Liverpool Road, Cabrainatta. One of the cars, driven by…

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Serious Collision One Killed—five Injtjeed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 38

Six persons were injured, one fatally, when a motor car and a motor cycle and sidecar met in a terrific collision at Marrickville, Sydney…

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Strous Floods in the United States [?]er Snow Accumulations Thaw [?]ttsburgh and Other Cities Inundated Many Drowned; 30,000 HOMELESS Property Destruction Widespread New York

The Independent · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 3

The most devastating floods in generations, as the result of the thawing of vast accumulations of snow during the hardest winter in centuries, poured down through eastern United States to-day [?] caused many deaths and widespread property destruction…

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Engine Cylinder Bursts Accident at Hay power House

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 2

On Saturday night the electric lights at Hay grew dim for a few seconds, which is such an unusual happening that it was noticed The cause was a…

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Motor Accident Van Overturns on Hay Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 1

A motor van owned and driven by Mr. Pearl, a mabufacturer of sweets, of Colliogwood (Vic), overturned on the Hay road, a few…

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Motor Accident Hay Resident Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 1

Mr. T. L. Long, a resident of Hay, was severely injured this afternoon when motoring from Deniliquin to Hay…

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Four Injured in Demonstrations Athens

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 3

Royalists objecting to the ceremonial funeral of Venizelos-conducted a demonstration to day and attempted to march to the Palace…

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Disturbance at Fascist Meeting Many People Injured London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 3

Wild scenes were witnessed to-night when a meeting of British Fascists was held in Albert Hall, which was filled by 10,000 people, while…

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Schoolteacher Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 5

While riding his motor cycle from Tungamah on Saturday afternoon last Mr. B. O'Bryan,schoolteacher at Esmond encountered loose sand…

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Car Overturns Driver Injured

The Independent · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 3

Severe head injuries were sustained by Mr. T. L. Long, secretary of the Hay Pastures Protection Board, on Tuesday afternoon when one of the…

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