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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Constable Killed Collision with Cart

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 3

Constable Edward Martin, 25 years Arncliffe, Sydney, was killed on Thursday, April 1, when his motor Cycle and a cart collided in…

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Motorist Injured Hand Plunged Through Glass Door

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

Extensive injuries to the right hard and forearm were sustained by Mr. R. Milin of Redcliffs, Mildura when his hand plunged…

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Girl Injured Knocked Through Shop Window by Car. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 3

When a car ran over the foot path at the corner of Albany street and Pacific Highway North Sydney, early this…

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Motor Fatality Woman Killed When Car Overturns

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1937 · page 3

While returning on Thursday from the Sydney Show to her home at Wyalong, Mrs. Cunnington, aged 54, was killed when a car…

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Weir Worker Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 3

While, working, on the Yarrawonga weir Mr. F. Stephen, who was in weir, Mr. F. Stephen, who was in the coffer dam, was caught between two logs and a truck. He received…

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Asleep at the Wheel Driver Awakened by Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 12

Whether the failing asleep at the wheel of a car could be equivalent to a sudden illness will be decided in the North Sydney Court in the near future…

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Man Drowned in Harbor Fell Out of Launch

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 15

Malcolm Beaton, aged 40 years, of Victoria-street, North Sydney, was drowned when he fell overboard from his launch in Sydney Harbor. Beaton…

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Drowned Near Cairns. Two of Ship's Staff. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 1

Two members of the crew of the motor ship Manunda, were drowned in the Barron River, near Cairns. The victims were Archbald Wilkie (33)…

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Eight Dead in Train Smash London Collision London, April 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 11

Eight deaths occurred in the collision between two electric trains near Battersea Park station, on the Southern railway. Twenty persons were…

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Five Killed Accident Victims in N.s.w

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 28

Mrs. Ellen Crawford, aged 64 years, of Rockdale, who was injured when a motor car and a steam tram collided in Prince's Highway, Kogarah, died…

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Air Accidents Australia's Record Compared

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 19

Commenting on the suggestion, that recent air accidents indicated that Australia had an unduly high accident rate on its regular air services as…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 2

While operating a circular saw on Mr. A. H. Bray's property yesterday, a young man named Samuel Lugg suffered injury through his foot coming…

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Motor Fatality Woman Killed When Car Overturns

The Independent · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 2

While returning from Sydney Show ti her home at Wyalong, Mrs. Cunningham, aged 54, was killed, when a car overturned on the Marsden road…

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Death of V.C. WINNER. London Accident. Member of Australian Contingent

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 2

Gunner Arthur P. Sullivan, the only V.C. winner in the Australian contingent to the Coronation celebrations, was accidentally killed on…

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Collision in Sydney Nine Persons Injured Oaklands Resents Included

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 2

In a collision between two cars on the top of Razoback Mountain, near Picton, on Monday night last, nine persons were injured including Mr…

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Collision with Monument

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 1

The Boer War memorial at the intersection of Cressy and Edwardes streets was again shifted from its foundations on Wednesday night when…

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Four Injured

The Independent · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 3

[?] persons were injured when a[?]lurning from Sydney, over[?]near Woodlands Bridge, 28 [?] Wagga, at. 6.30 a.m…

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Weir Worker Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 2

While working on the Yarrawonga weir, Mr. F. Stephen, who was in the coffer dam, was caught between two logs and a truck. He received…

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Child Seriously Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 1

Noelle Henderson, aged 8 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Henderson, of “Wolngi,” Finley road, was severely injured this morning when…

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Drowned Himself to Kill His Enemies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 27

Jacob Stilsky was a seamp—there was no doubt about that. In fact in his native village in Ukraine, Russia, he was caught stealing—at the age of…

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