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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Mr. Salter Injured Cars Collide Near Cooma

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 1

WHEN two cars met on the Pine Valley Hill near Cooma on Sunday afternoon in a head on collision the occupants of the vehicles miraculously…

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Big Fire in Sydney £200,000 Damage Six Firemen Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 31

In the most disastrous fire in Sydney for many months, the factory of Padco Products Ltd., Wentworth Park road, Glebe, was destroyed. For…

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Tetanus Death at Albury Woman Injured in Motor Accident

The Independent · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 1

Mrs. Victoria Eva Ferguson, 52, of Walwa, who was admitted to Albury Hospital on Monday night suffering from tetanus, died late on…

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Cars in Collision. Fatality on Western Highway. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 3

When two cars collided, on the Western Highway, near Nevertire, Raymond James Caldwell (28) was fatally injured. He received shocking…

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Collision in Canada. Three Airmen Killed. TRENTON (Ontaria)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 3

Three R.A.F. airmen were killed when two planes collided, in midair and became locked together…

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Injured Driver Missing From Wrecked Car Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 3

A stolen car crashed over the cliff at Clovelly yesterday, and the driver apparently was injured, as the interior was splashed with blood. A…

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Man’s Foot Injured Pump Rod Falls Down Well

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 3

While Mr. P. J. Kearney and Mr. Jack Hamilton, of Hay were working down a 90-ft. well at Mr. Kearney’s Morningside property, at Ivanhoe, on…

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Four Drowned Mother and Three Children

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 18

Mrs. George Butler and her three children—a boy aged 5, a girl aged 3, and a baby six weeks old—were drowned in the Darby River, near the…

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Speedway Rider. Fatally Injured. BATHURST

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 2

Kenneth Bromfield (31), a well known speedway rider, was fatally injured to-day, when a small racing car left the road near Yetholme, and…

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Boy Drowned in Pit Narrow Escapes of Two Others

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 11

John Barry, aged 9 years, of Surry Hills, was drowned in a disused brick pit at Matraville on Saturday, and Michael Hynes, 12 years, of Surry…

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Sporting Caulfield Cup Victory to the Trump Talking Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 5

A record week-day crowd of 44,000 saw The Trump win the 1937 Caulfield Cup on Wednesday afternoon from Sir Regent and Donaster. The…

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One Killed and Seven Hurt Crowded Bus in Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 39

One man was killed and seven persons were injured when a motor bus containing more than 20 passengers crashed into a tree six miles from…

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Fatal Road Accident. Young Man Killed. At South Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 3

A sad accident took place at South Hay, on Tuesday, by which Mr. Noel Caulton Hirst (22). lost his life. Mr. Hirst, who has been in charge…

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Injured by Steel Wire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

On Friday, morning last Mr. Norman Eberle, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Eberle, of Honour Avenue, was the victim of a painful accident which…

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Two School Girls Drowned. Adelaide

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

Two school girls, aged ten, Thelma Jean Bickle and Valmai Cooper, were drowned when they fell from a steep slippery bank into Cox's Pool, in…

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Pinned Under Truck Young Man Choked Fatality Near Chiltern

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

A party of tennis players on their way to Rutherglen on Saturday afternoon saw an overturned utility truck on the roadside near Chiltren Valley…

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Man Seriously Injured by a Car. The Driver Arrested. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 3

James McInerney (76) was crossing a road at Redfern last night, when a motor car struck him, inflicting severe injuries to his scalp and shock…

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Glider Accident Pilot Seriously Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 14

The opening day of the new Bendigo (Vic.) Gliding Club at Myers' Flat aerodrome was marred by a serious accident in which Ernest Sayer, 24…

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Youth Drowned Collapses While Swimming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 3

Keith Houghton, 18 years, of Reynard street, Coburg was drowned in the Ovens River at Wangaratta on Tuesday afternoon…

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Car Overturns Three Occupants Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 14

When returning home from the Benalla (Vic.) show in his car, Mr. P. Branagan, of Swanpool, had a remarkable escape from being killed. He…

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