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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,277 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 64

Young Man Critically Injured Cycle Collided with Car Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 8

Two young men were injured, one [?] when a motor cycle they were riding to work at Australian Paper Mills, South Melbourne,…

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Woman Killed Husband Severely Injured Motor Cycle Hits Truck Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 8

A woman was killed almost instantly and her husband was severely injured when a motor-cycle outfit collided with a…

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Young Man’s Neck Broken When Car Somersaults a Youth Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 8

Clifford Ashley, 26, of Lakemba, had his neck broken, and Raymond Smith, 19, of Liverpool, suffered concussion and internal injuries when a car…

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Many Fatal Accidents at Week- End Road Takes Toll Two Men Are Killed Motor Cars Involved Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 8

Two persons were killed and three others were injured as the result of motor accidents last night. When a car he was driving struck…

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Drowning Near Chiltern Man Falls Into Dam

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 5

Charles Johnson, an elderly resident of Chiltern Valley, was drowned late yesterday afternoon in a dam at his residence…

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Head-on Collision Near Mt. Buffalo Chalet Young Man Gravely Hurt

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 8

Lionel Beasley, 24, of Maxwell, 17 miles from Wagga, was seriously Injured on Sunday in a head-on collision near the Chalet at Mount…

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Bolt Strikes Beach Three Persons Killed: 14 Injured. New York, August 7

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 8

A lightning bolt struck the heart of Rils Park beach, where 80,000 persons were bathing. Three persons were killed and 14 injured. Three persons…

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Well—known Grazier Killed in Car Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 8

A member of the well-known Sargood family, Mr. William Sargood,[?] of Flowerdale station. [?] Broadford, was killed instantly…

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Chiltern Drowning Declared to be Accidental

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 2

A verdict of death by drowning due to an accidental fall into a dam was returned by the Coroner, following an inquest at Rutherglen on the death of…

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N.Z. Rugby Union Team in Car Accident Canberra, Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 5

A car bringing several members of the All Blacks’ Rughy Union team from Sydney to Canberra, overturned 15 miles out of Canberra to-day,…

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Novel Way of Saving Children From Traffic Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 4

It is safety first for these children and a case of follow the leaders! This picture was take on the Chelses Embankment (England), when a school teacher had her pupils out for an airing. It is claimed that by having the children tied to each other traffic accidents are minimised…

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Car Hits Motor Train Aged Woman Injured

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 3

Two women and an infant had a fortunate escape from death on Tuesday of last week when the car in which they were travelling…

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Hundreds of Persons Drowned in Indian Floods Lucknow, August 10

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 8

[?] of persons have been drowned in floods in the United [?]. An area of 400 square miles of country is under water…

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MULWALA Motor Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 3

While driving a motor truck at the intersection of Melbourne and Inglis streets, Mulwala, on Wednesday last, H. Ball came into collision with a…

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Elderly Man Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 2

The body of Mr. Charles. Johnson, aged 70 years of Chiltorn West, was found in a dam on his property on Monday, At an inquest held at…

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300 Drowned As Floods Sweep India Allahabad, August 11

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 8

Nearly 10,000 villages are flooded marooned in the United Provinces. The known death roll totals 300. Thousands of homeless and starving…

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£30,000 Fire in Sydney Firemen Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 15

Five firemen were injured and age estimated at about £30,000 was caused by a spectacular fire, which destroyed the two top floors of the bulk…

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Woman's Injuries Arms Broken; Spine Injured When Team Hits Car at Level Crossing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 23

Two woman and an infant escaped death when the car in which they were travelling came into collision with the Yamiwonga—Benalla petrol-electric…

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Four Killed R.A.A.F. Bomber Crashes on Mountain Fifth Occupant Injured Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 5

Still another disaster has overtaken the Royal Australian Air Force, an Avro-Anson bomber crashing in thick fog near Dromana this morning, the…

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Toll of the Roads 427 Killed in Victoria 7278 Were Injured Last Year's Grim Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 27

In Victoria last year 427 persons were killed and 7278 injured in traffic accidents in public thoroughfares. More than, half of the number of…

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