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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,277 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 64

Claims Damages From Council Owner of Motor Car Early Morning Accident

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 2

On behalf or Mr. Benjamin Eden Mudfard. of Park Avenue, Albury. Mr E. E. Jones solicitor, informed Albury Municipal Council at Its last…

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Killed Instantly Accident at Henty Young Man’s Death

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 6

Sidney Wayling, 20, second son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wayling, Henty Hotel, Henty, was killed instantly, and Alex. Piltz. 24, son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Dean Street Accident Motor Cycle and Car Collide Youth’s Leg Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 4

Roginald Martin, 16, of Albury common, suffered n compound fracture of the left leg and abrasions yesterday afternoon, when a motor cycle he was…

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Two Youths Were Injured on This Motor Cycle

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 4

This motor cycle was damaged when it collided with a motor car in the western end of Dean street yesterday afternoon. Its rider, Reginald Martin, 16, and the pillion rider, Reginald Stevens, 20, were adamitted to hospital…

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Sit-down Strike Two-Hour Clash With Police 50 People Injured Vancouver, June 19

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 8

Angry relief man who had been on a sit-down strike in the art gallery and the post office for nearly a month were ejected to-day with…

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Dead in Train Disaster May Be 100 Bodies so Far Recovered Most of Victims Drowned But Others Were Crushed to Death Custer Creek (Montana). June 20

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 8

The dead in yesterday’s train disaster, when a trans-continental express plunged into Custer Creek, may reach 100. While the waters receded, revealing the torn and twisted locomotive and cars, and workers, using acetylene torches, cut through the steel walls…

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Motor Accidents

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 2

A collision occurs [?] afternoon last, between [?] at the corner [?] Chanter Streets [?]…

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Cookardinia Player Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 38

M. Brown, of Cookardinia, broke his collar-bone in the last few minutes of play in the match against. Brocklesby on the latter ground on Saturday…

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Seven Injured in Car Accident Near Wangaratta Four Women and Three Men Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 10

About 3.30 o’clock this morning, a serious motor accident occurred on the Wangaratta-Whitfield road, involving seven persons, all of whom…

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Young Man Killed Car Hits Tree and Overturns Fatality Near Henty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 26

Sidney Wayling, 20, second son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wayling, Henty Hotel, Henty, was killed instantly, and Alex. Piltz, 24, son of Mr. and…

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Britain's Road Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 28

A return has been presented to Parliament showing the number of accidents in Great Britain resulting in death or injury in which vehicles and horses…

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Happenings in Albury and District Accidental Death Fifth Victim of Road Tragedy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 9

The Albury magistrate (Mr. I. Beavers) on Monday inquired into the death of Mrs. Thelma Florence Weatherby, 27, of Albury, and found…

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The Fatal Colliery Accident. Miners Take Action. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

After the funeral of James Harrower, who was killed in Aberdare Central Colliery, on Tuesday, by a fall of coal, the miners held an…

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DOCTOR’S £25,000 CLAIM Plaintiff Continues Evidence Story of Boy’s Death by Drowning SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 10

Giving evidence to-day in the Supreme Court in the action in which he is claiming £25.000 for alleged libel against “Smith’s Weekly,” Dr. Robert…

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Bicycles and Accident. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 10

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) said 10-day that the high proportion of road accidents in Australia were due to bicycles, as…

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Woman Killed in Collision Sydney, Sunday

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 June 1938 · page 4

Mrs. Florence Jane Brunnell. 34, of Narrabeen. was killed last night when she was thrown from a motor lorry when it collided with a car at…

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Head-on Train Crash One Killed; 20 Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 June 1938 · page 8

ROUND UP (Mont[?]na), June 25. One person was killed and 20 others injured when “The Olympian,” a sister train to the one which plunged over a…

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Car Overturns Woman Killed, Another Injured SYDNEY

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 1

Miss Peggy Murray, of Sydney, was killed and her companion, Miss Patricia Tebbutt (19), of Sydney, was gravely injured when their car overturned at…

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Man Victim of Unusual Street Accident Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 5

The victim of an unusual street accident, Robert Reir, 65, of Concord West died in hospital on June 8 and the Coroner to-day returned a [?]…

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“Regulation Strike” Commenced by Shunters Sequel to a Sequence of Fatal Accidents SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 3

Because there have been fire shunting fatalities this year, the railway shunted at Enfield marshalling yards have commenced a “regulation strike”…

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