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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Double Drowning Fatality Brother's Fatal Attempt to Rescue His Sister

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

A double drowning fatality occurred at Wodonga on Tuesday afternoon, when Ray George Sheridan, aged 18 years, of…

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15 Drowned When Launch Capsizes Kingston (Jamaica), December 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

An overloaded harbor launch carrying a happy Christmas crowd of negroes capsized at Kingston less than half a mile from the shore. Fifteen…

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Injured for £58,000 Open Finding in Bank Clerk's Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

After an inquiry, which occupied six hours, the Melbourne City Coroner (Mr. Tingate, P.M.) returned an open finding of the inquest on Alan George…

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Brother and Sister Drowned Rescue Attempt Had Fatal Result Family Holiday on Wodonga Flats

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 8

In an attempt to rescue Ms sister, an 18-year-old youth was drowned with her in a creek between Albury and Wodonga on Tuesday afternoon. An…

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The Maude Punt. Last Week's Accident More Serious Than at First Supposed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 3

The accident to the Maude Punt, which caused it to sink early last week, turned out to be much more serious than was at first supposed,…

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Fatal Road Accident. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

Alan Symonds, aged 7, was fatally injured, and four other persons were hurt, when a motor lorry skidded and overturned at Penrith. The…

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Aged Woman Victim Of Road Accident at Tempe. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Ann Carney (79), alighted from a tram near her home at Tempe, last night, and was struck by a motor car coming in the opposite…

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Finger Lacerated Accident at Mathoura. Mathoura

The Independent · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 3

Whilst engaged leading appears in to a truck [?] a badly [?] his hand became [?] two…

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Cyclists Injured Fall at Pretty Pine

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 1

THE cycling events. at the pretty Pine sports on New Year’s Day were marred by two falls, one of which was rather serious…

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Woman Believed Drowned Unsuccessful Attempts to Fine Body

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 3

A human drag-net, comprising members of Wagga Life-Saving Club and Wagga police, failed to find the body of Mrs. Charlotte Emily…

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Rowers Crash Returning From Lake Regatta None Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 1

A place belonging to Holyman's Airways crashed at 7 p.m. on Friday at Murmungee, on Mr. Fenton Orton's paddock, near Beechworth…

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Indemnity for All Motor Accidents. New Queensland Protective Legislation

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 4

Advice has been received from Mr. A. G. A. G. Bill, manager of the Road Service Department, Royal Automobile Club of Australia, that the vexed…

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Strange Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 2

Blinded by a terrific flash, passengers in a sedan car, driven by Mrs. J. Carter, of Kikamah, are unable to account for the crash which shattered the windscreen…

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Painful Accident Matches Explode

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 1

Edgar Hoskins, a youth empoyed by Mr. Alan Walker, farmer, of Hay road, Deniliquin, met with a painful- accident-yesterday. He was driving a…

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Drowning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

When walking along the river bank at Wagga preparatory to throwing a line at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Robert Baker noticed the body of a woman…

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Drowning Boy Revived Artificial Respiration Successful

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 39

A remarkable revival of an apparently drowned boy was effected at Merewether teach baths on Saturday. Harry Shanley, 9 years, of Mayfield,…

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Fatality at the Rock Inquest Opened

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 41

The deputy coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) opened an inquest at the Wagga court house on Tuesday into the death of William David John Payne, farmer,…

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Note on River Bank Woman Believed Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 43

From the grim contents of a note found on the bank of the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga on Sunday, it is believed that Mrs. Charlotte Emily…

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Boys Drowned Double Tragedy in Darling River

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 14

Two children were drowned in the River Darling at Cutheroo Station, about 100 miles south-east of Broken Hill, on New Year's Day. They were:…

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Two Thought Drowned Yacht Washed Up on Beach Devonport (Tas.), Thurs

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

The yacht, Star, in which Manoel Fiento and a girl companion, Betty Brown, left here on Sunday, has been found on the beach near Georgetown…

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