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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,277 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 64

Sequel to Motor Collision Driver on Manslaughter Charge. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 6

David Ashley Wright 23, motor driver, was [?] for trial from [?] court today on a charge of [?] the death of…

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Mid-air Collision Air Force Machine Lost. London. Feb. 24

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

Two Royal Air Force aeroplanes collided to-day in mid-air of Spithead. One machine crashed into the sea. [?] no trace has since been found of the…

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River Drowning Report Cries for Help Heard. Body Seen, But Not Found. Police Search Fruitless

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 6

Mystery surrounds the reported drowning of a man in the Murray River at the foot of Hume street, near the “whirlpool,” at the rear of the sports…

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Coronial Inquiry. Death Allan Joseph Richmond Accidental Says Coroker

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 3

Allan Joseph Richmond, a railway employee lost his life on the 14th February last, when he fell under the wheels of a railway…

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Safety Lanes Suggested Use in Albury. Avoiding Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 4

If Albury Municipal Council decides to co-operate with Inspector Bower, of Albury police, school officials. and members of Parents and Citizens’…

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Boys Search for Man Who Was Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 6

These lads are scanning the whirlpool, following publication in the “Mail” on Saturday that campers had expressed the belief that a man had been drowned. The body of an old pensioner was found yesterday in the river. From left to tight, the boys are: G. Hill, R. Dickinson, K. Payne, R. Fellowes, L. Webb and C. Yardy, with Mr. J. Bohr pointing at the whirlpool…

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Farmer Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. James Glenn, senr, of “Argyle,” Mathoura, a well-known farmer in that district, was admitted to the Deniliquin Hospital on Friday suffering from a…

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Shocking Fatality at Broken Hill. at Broken Hill. Sydney. Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

Mrs. Mary Caroline Smith (61) was shockingly burned in a fire at North Broken Hill early to-day. She was found dead, with practically all…

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Accident on Yarrawonga Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

Mr. Henning a driver at the Yarrawonga weir, accompanied by his [?] Mrs. Bidstrup, was returning from Corowa on Saturday evening last…

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Car Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

On Tuesday might last when returning the coureing meeting in [?] Mr. Clark, of Albury, who was driving a car ran into the mail car…

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Accident at Maude Weir

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. Bert Morris, whilst working at the Maude Weir early on Tuesday morning, had the misfortune to have his right foot caught between two…

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£3000 Claimed Following Sea Collision Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 4

Arising from a collision between the trawler Durraween and the passenger liner Wangaratta near Montague Island. In December last. [?]…

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£2250 for Woman Who Was Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 3

A verdict for £2250 damages was returned for Margaret Hunter, 23, or Vaucluse, in the supreme Court today in her action against Sydney James Thomson. The claim was for…

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Taxi-cabs and Accidents Large Number in City Minster’s Figures Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 5

When a taxi-cab owners’ deputation waited on the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) to-day to protest against the cruising ban, the Minister…

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Motor Collision Near Coota-mundra Three Persons Injured Cootamundra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 5

Three people were admitted to the Cootamundra District Hospital late last night as a result of a collision between two motor cars on top of the…

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Youth Drowned in River

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 39

Cedric Kellett, aged 19 years, of Ivanhoe, an employee of Mr. E. Johnson, fruitgrower, of Werribee (Vic.) was drowned in the Worribee River…

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Weir Worker Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

A workman named R. Dow sustained a broken heel when he fell from seaffolding at the Yarrawonga weir into the excavation work being carreid…

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Crashed Into Train Two Men Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

Two young men named K. Bronley and Alan Larighy were injured, and three other had remarkable escapes when a motor car crashed into a goods…

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How Woman Was Injured Struck by Cyclist School Boy Makes Statement

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

It was learned yesterday that Mrs. Anile Dixon, 08. of Cadel street, who was found lying on the [?] near Newmarket…

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Bondi Surf Tragedy Five Accidental Deaths

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 19

Praising the work of the Bondi life-savers, the City Coroner' (Mr. Aram) at Sydney found that the live persons who were drowned on Bondi beach on…

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