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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Duke of Windsor. Car in Collision. VIENNA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 3

The Duke of Windsor's car collided with another on the icy road, between Enzesfeld Castle and Vienna, to-day. Although slightly shaken, the Duke of…

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Boy Drowned Brother's Vain Rescue Effort Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 5

Two brothers named McRae, aged 8 and 13, were blown out to sea at Napier (N.Z.) on a surfing raft, which capsized. The younger boy was…

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Crew of Twenty Believed Drowned. Oslo, Jan. 20

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 5

The crew of twenty of the Finnish Steamer, Aavonia, which grounded near Kristiansand (Norway), is believed to have perished. Fishermen…

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Drowned in Murray Poor Swimmer in Deep Water

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 35

Thomas Cahill, aged 24 years, a driver employed by the Vacuum Oil Company, was drowned in the Murray River at Pental Island, six miles from…

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Two Children Drowned. When Canoe Swamped. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 1

Two children, named Bockelberg, aged 13 and 15 years, were drowned near Streaky Bay, South Australia, yesterday. They were fishing with…

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Two Sisters Drowned Found Clasped in Each Other's Arms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 44

Dorothy, 11, and Patricia, 8, daughters of Mr. J. C. Harpley, baker, of Boorowa, were drowned in the Boorowa River on Saturday evening…

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Boy Injured Fell 20 Feet From Tree

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 1

Neale Victor Morrow, aged 8-years, was injured to-day when he fell about 20 feet from a tree at the rear of the Town Hall…

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Twelve Persons Injured Lorry Overturns Near Young

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

Twelve persons were injured v on Sunday following the overturning of a motor lorry on the Thuddungra-Grenfell road, 13 miles from Young…

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Duke of Windsor in Collision Near Vienna Vienna, Jan. 29

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 5

The Duke of .Windsor's car collided with another on an icy road between Enzeafeld Castle and Vienna to-day. Although slightly…

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To Be Her Only Boy Held a Dam Against a Raging Torrent and Saved Scores From Drowning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 38

It was a thrilling duel between one man's strength and the pent-up fury of a raging torrent. A LL his life William Gunthrun had…

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News of the World Places and Events About People Dug for Onions— Found £400,000,000 FORTUNE Fabulous Treasures Discovered By Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 26

Fortunes are going begging because people will walk with their noses in the air. Remember—it's never too late to bend…

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Woman and Girl Killed Car Accidents in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 38

Mrs. Lillian Parker, aged 56 years, was mortally injured near her home in Lyons-road, Drummoyne, when a motor car struck her. She died in…

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Electric Train Accident. Carriage Breaks Asunder. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 2

When portions of an empty electric train leaped the rails between Campsie and Canterbury, this morning, one carriage broke completely in two…

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Fatal Sulky Accident Mr. A. B. Schultz Killed Body Found on Road

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 2

The dead body of Mr. A. B. Schultz, 45, a well-known farmer of this district, and son of Mr. and Mrs. F. EL Schultz, Henry, was…

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Fatality on Highway Woman Killed by Car

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

Miss May Ross, aged 23, was killed instantly on Monday afternoon, last week, when she was struck by a motor car in the centre of the…

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Injured Test Players O.K. SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

It was definitely stated to-day that both Don Bradman and Fleetwood Smith will be fit to play in the Fourth Test, which commences at…

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Fatal Storm Four Lives Lost. Sydney Suffers Twenty Minutes Record Pounding. Two Hundred Injured. Damage by Lightning, Fire and Hail. Sydney, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

Four lives were lost and over 200 people injured, and property damage at present impossible to assess was caused by one of the most violent…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Independent · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

Whilst a motor cycle was proceeding along Cressy street on Saturday. a cyclist swerved across the path of the machine and was thrown to the…

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Brother Accidently Shoots Sister

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

Heather Blorksten, 5½ years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bjorksten, farmers, of Sunday Creek, about two miles from Seymour, was…

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Motor Accident Well-Known Grazier Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

MR . DAVID DAVIES of Rhyolo Barratta a well-known district grazier was severely injured yesterday, when the motor truck he was driving…

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