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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,277 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 64

Gladys Moncrieff Shockingly Injured Car Accident in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

When a, car got out of control and crashed into a pole carrying high tension wires, the well-khown singer, Miss Gladys Moncrieff, and her…

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ALBURY & DISTRICT Albury Auctioneer Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 9

When the spring connecting the steering gear of his motor car broke at Corryong last week, and the vehicle overturned three times, Mr…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Admitted to Hospital

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

When his motor cycle and sidecar skidded in sand and collided with a bridge 13 miles from Deniliquin on the the Rangemore road this morning,…

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Gladys Moncrieff Injured in car smash

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 5

When the car in which Miss Gladys Monerleff the famous singer and her manager Mr. Inn Iredale were driving from Adelaide to Melbourne…

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Car Somersaults One Killed Five Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 35

One person was killed and five were injured when a single seater motor car in. which they were returning from Gisborne left the road…

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Shocking Road Accident Four Dead Nine Injured Car and Bus Collide Tragedy Leaves Children Without Parents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 11

When the large Murray Valley service "bus and a touring car collided on the Murray Valley Highway at Brown's Plains, nine miles from…

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Plane Injured at Lismore. Occupants Unhurt. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

Pilot Frank Buchanan and two passengers had a fortunate escape from injury this afternoon when the Queensland Aero Club's Falcon plane…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 35

Whilst waiting for the hand-operated level crossing railway gates in Gifford street, Williamstown (Vic), to be opened, Mrs. Jessie Smith…

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Car Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 5

About 5.30 p.m on Wednesday, when about two miles on the Albury side of Howlong, a rear tyre of a motor car driven by Mr. Melbourne…

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Struck by Golf Club Girl's Accidental Death SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

Miss Betty McKay, daughter of Mr Roley McKay. farmer and grazier of Genanigie was killed yesterday when accidentally struck by a golf…

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Child, Feeding Gold Fish. Drowned Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 10

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the City Coroner (Mr. Oram) to-day at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of Gloria…

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Both Legs Broken Accident at Tallangatta Young Man Victim

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 6

A shocking accident occurred to a young man. Frank Kirk, son of Mr. Thomas Kirk, of Tallangatta, yesterday morning, both his legs being…

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Hundreds of Road Accident Victims Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 7

Describing it as an astounding increase, Chief Officer Mitchell revealed to-day that for three months ended last night, the Central District…

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Accidents Kill Three in One Family Junee

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 10

All three sons of Mr. R. McDowell, of Junee, have lost their lives from accidents. To-day the third son, Noel William McDowell, aged 26, died in…

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Too Many Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 6

The awful tragedy on the Ruther glen road on Saturday last brings home to the people of the district the dangers that are liable to attend any…

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Boxer Mysteriously Injured Auckland

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 6

Allan Christopher Preston, an Australian boxer, was picked up on the road at Mongers early to-day with injuries to the head and back. He was…

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One Killed; Three Injured Motor Car Overturns One Has Fracture of the Skull Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

A young woman school teacher was killed, another woman seriously injured, and two men hurl, when a car overturned seven miles from…

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Deaths of 21 People, Drowned in Flood an Inquiry Opened Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 6

An inquiry was commenced to-day into the death of 20 men and one woman, who were drowned when the Kopuwhara construction camp…

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Accident to Cycle Rider

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Jack Stollson of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stoll, [?] Whitehead street, met [?] an accident, and now lies in the Corowa…

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Two Fishermen Drowned Auckland

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

Two fishermen were drowned in similar circumstances yesterday. C. Laird was washed overboard from a launch at the mouth of the Manawatu…

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