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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Accident at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

Yesterday a painful accident happened to Mr. Albert Aylward, at fears. Whiteman and Sons' engineering works at Days[?]ate. He was…

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Two Killed in Train Accident Man and a Woman Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 10

Two persons met violent, deaths tonight, due to train accidents Charles Allan. 43, married, of Matraville, was crushed to death while…

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Rodney Disaster Verdict Deaths Were Accidental, the Coroner Says Gallant Rescues Praised Master and Deckhand’s Testimony Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

When the Inquest concerning the Rodney, in which 19 lives were lost, was resumed to-day, Inspector Thompson, describing…

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Spine Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 1

Noel Ireland, 20, of Holman road’, Moonce Ponds, received severe spinal injuries when he fell from a milk cart near his home this morning. He is…

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Fatal Accident in Factory Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 12

Dragged by a [?] against two iron bars in MacRobortson’s chocolate factory, Argyl[?] street, [?] this morning, Mi[?] Flannery,…

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Cyclist Critically Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 8

As a result of a collision between his motor cycle and a stationary milk cart, John Mitchell, 20, of Hill St., Bentleigli, was admitted to hospital…

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Injured in Crash at the Show Ground

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 3

One of the crashes which occurred in the cycling events al the Albury Athletic Carnival at the Show Ground on Saturday, The picture shows ambulance officers attending injured cyclists…

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Man’s Foot Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

Mr. Percy Hanell, manager of the Deniliquin Butter Factory and Ice works, received a painful injury to his foot when working at the factory…

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Three Youths Killed Two Drowned; One Shot AUCKLAND--Monday

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 3

Three youths lost their lives in accidents during the week end. A recently arrived Dalmartain youth, Tony Brkan, was killed by a charge from…

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Former Footballer’s Leg Broken Albury Court Proceedings Wodonga Railway Employe Charged Sequel to a Collision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 8

The sequel to a collision between a motor car and a cyclist in October last was heard at Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, when…

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Week-end Toll of Lives Four Are Lost in N.Z. Two Youths Drowned Auckland

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 2

Tragedy at the week-end was responsible for four deaths: Vincent Meyer, 19. and Wilfred Dick, 21, drowned when heavy seas…

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Horsewoman’s Death Was Accidental Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

In returning a verdict to-day of death by accidental causes, the City Coroner said there was no support for the suggestion that Bussye Jane Cave,…

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Car Capsizes Driver Killed; Passenger Injured Hamilton

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 2

When his truck capsized on a steep hill near Harrow to-day, E. Brewis, 24, transport contractor, was fatally injured, end a passenger, H. Sinclair,…

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Two Men Killed in Fall of Rock a Quarry Fatality Bodies Terribly Mutilated Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 8

Crushed beneath about 100 tons of [?] which came away from the fare of the quarry at Oakleigh Brick Company’s works, Stanford road,…

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Railway Employe Fined on Car Driving Charge Case in Albury Court Cyclist Was Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 2

When the case was resumed in Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday in which George Sydney Wade, 36, Victorian railways employe,…

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Road Accidents Take Toll 40,532 in Four Years and Still Mounting Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 5

Demonstrating that the road safety campaign had been ineffectual, figures issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) to-day showed…

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Early Morning Accident Tramway (Employe Dies Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 8

John Newton, 55, tramway employe, of Napier street. South. Melbourne, was working with a horse and dray in High street. Westgarth at 2 a.m. to-day when…

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Dairyman Fatally Injured Accident Near Taroutta

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 4

Charles Rlgby, 50 a dairyman, of Victoria st., Auburn, Melbourne, was fatally injured in a motor accident near Tarcutta yesterday. The…

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Collision with Car Ballarat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 8

In a collision with a motor car at the intersection of Ripon and [?] streets shortly before noon to-day a motor cyclist was killed. Although…

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Boy Drowned in Three Feet of Water Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 4

Falling from a retaining wall at Sandgate Beach, Kenneth Truskett, 5, was drowned in 3ft of water. His mother was sitting within a few yards…

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