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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Shooting Charge Man Injured with Bullet

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 June 1937 · page 5

AT Moulamein Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. W. Holland, J.P. Edward George Henderson (43 years) was charged with that on June…

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Toll of the Road. Increase in Accidents. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 June 1937 · page 3

The safety campaign has had little effect on the accident problem and the figures issued to-night by the Department of Road Transport…

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Toll of the Road. Another Motor Fatality

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 5

Kevin Garnham (19) was killed and his brother, Delton Garnham (22), Kathleen Wills (18) and Dorothy Duleskesen (17) were seriously…

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Accident at Math[?] Mathoura, [?]

The Independent · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 2

When his legs became [?] between two large sleeper Duggan sustained a badly foot, which necessitated…

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FORMER M.L.C. Injured in Motor Accident Sydney

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

Arthur Yager, former member or the Legislative Council, his wife and son. Jack, were injured when their motor car capsized seven miles from…

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Members of Championship Team Injured

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

On Sunday morning the two Corowa teams which have been entered for the Riverina Championship at Wagga next month, trained over a…

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Man Killed Truck Crashes Over Cliff Second Occupant Injured Sydney

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

Crashing 100 feet over a cliff at Moonay Moonay, 10 miles south of Gosford, on the main Sydney to Newcastle road, early…

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Unusual Accident

The Independent · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 3

Lena Morris, aged six years, and Kathline Morris, agen ten years, sisters, were killed, and Daphne Morris, aged 11 years, was injured on…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Collision with Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 14

A motor-cyclist suffered injuries from which he died later, and a pillion passenger was slightly injured, when a motorcycle and a motor car collided at…

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Wagga News Boy Injured by Explosion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 16

After sweeping up some leaves from the front of his Wagga residence, Mr. E. Ratcliffe started a fire. Several children were playing nearby. A…

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Thrown From Lorry Man Critically Injured at Leeton

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

Mr. Dan Hughes, of Gogeldrie, aged 72, was driving a three-horse lorry down Pine-avenue hill, Leeton, when the horses bolted. Mr. Hughes, who was…

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Maori Brothers Fight Severely Injured Christchurch (N.Z.), July 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 38

A fight between two Maori brothers, Eli. Poreto and Fuller Porete, at Moeraki, near Oamaru, to-day resulted in severe injuries to both. The men…

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Kitchen Wrecked by Explosion Two Persons Injured Christchurch (N.Z.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 4

Two persons were injured and a kitchen was wrecked when an explosion occurred in the home of Mrs. Hatch, in Revell-street, Hokitika, this…

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Fingers Amputated Sawmill Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 1

MR. FRED BEECHAM, an employee at Eltis’s sawmill operating in the railway years at Deniliquin, had he tops of three fingers of his right hand…

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Pedestrian Injured Motorist Charged with Wanton Driving Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 2

Thomas Morrow, 45, was seriously injured when he was knocked down by a motor car at Edgecliffe late last night. He was admitted to hospital…

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Motor Fatality. Accident at Sandringham. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 2

An inquest which was opened to-day into the death of Nicholas Thos. Bernard Davis (64), of Hampton, was adjourned to July 21st. Davis died…

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Stockman Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 1

When the saddle girth broke while he was cutting out cattle at wanganella Estate on Tuesday morning, James White, a son of Mr. White of…

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Shocking Leeton Fatality Man Struck by Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 15

A shocking fatality occurred at Leeton on Saturday when Mr. "Ned" Daveys, aged 70 years, was thrown through a shop window when a car…

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Motor Truck Overturns Man Severely Injured Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 4

Thomas Farrel, 35. suffered a probable fracture of the neck and a fractured forearm when a motor truck overturned in Woodville Road,…

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Strike Riots in United States One Dead; Six Injured New York, July 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 43

One man was killed and six were injured at Massillon (Ohio) when a riot occurred outside the gates of the factory of the Republic Steel…

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