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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Statements After Accidents

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

"There should be no attempt by the police to browbeat a motor-vehicle driver for a statement immediately after an accident," said the president,…

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Car Accidents One Plunges Into Creek Another Overturns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 6

Early on Thursday morning last week two accidents occurred at Quinn's corner, Yundool (Shepparton, Vic. district). About 5 a.m. a car…

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Children and Road Accidents

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 4
Also in The Corowa Free Press

The irreparable loss to New South Wales of 72 children under 14 years of age who were killed during the year ended December, 1937, in road…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 5

A lad named Ronald Gentroll while clearing fallen timber on Mahonga Station on Wednesday afternoon sustained a fractured knee- cap. He was…

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Baby Girl Drowned Maryborough

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 3

Phyllis Lorraine Alderson, 19 months, was found drowned in Four Mile Creek, near her home at Havelock, four miles from Maryborough, last…

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Child Drowned in Well Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 1

Missed by his mother shortly after midday to-day, the body of Alfred Toulson, 4, was found by a neghbor at the bottom of. a 25ft. well on his…

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Man Fatally Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 1

Knocked down by a push cyclist near the corner of Myrtle street and Walker street. Canterbury, to-night. John Darnwell. 50, of Warburton street…

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Wrestlers Meet in Head-on Collision Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 7

Jack Kennedy defeated Billy Hansen in a wrestling match at Leichhardt stadium last night. After each man had taken a fall the wrestlers met in…

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Level Crossing Accident Motor Car Derails Engine. Fireman of Train Killed. Huntington, August 13

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 4

Travelling at 70 m.p.h. to-day, a goods train struck a stalled car on a level crossing. The entire train was derailed, the fireman being killed and…

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Drowned on His Honey- Moon Wellington (N.z.), Mon

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 2

While on his honeymoon on July 2, Fergus McKinnon left the hotel where he and his bride were staying and nothing more was seen of him until…

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Three Killed Motor Cycles Collide Woman Badly Injured Perth

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 8

Three persons were found lying dead, and a fourth seriously injured, on the Albany road near Mt. Barker, 300 miles from Perth, last night…

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Men Found Injured on Side of Road Hit by Motor Car Sustain Concussion and Shock

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 1

Two men, walking from Albury along Old Sydney road towards the coursing ground last evening, were struck bv a motor car, about 200…

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“Death Avenue“ Fatal Accidents on Parade Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 3

Findings of accidental deaths were recorded by the City Coroner (Mr. Tingatc, P.M.) this morning, when inquired Into tho deaths of two…

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Sequel to Finding of Two Men Injured on Side of Road Howlong Lorry Driver Fined Licence Is Also Cancelled

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 2

There was a sequel yesterday to the discovery of two injured men by the side of the old Sydney road at Newmarket on Tuesday night,…

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Motor Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 2

White returning from the looks match at Mulwala on Saturday last at as point about half-way between Malwala and the brid[?]ts a utill…

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Two Women Injured

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

Murchison, Wednesday.—While driving along the Shepparton road, near Murchison, this afternoon, Councillor C. A. Berglund, of the Collingwood City…

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Motor-cyclist Fatally Injured

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

Geoffery George Benson, aged 22 years, of Hart-street, Tempe, was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle which struck a traffic dome at…

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Ames’ Injured Finger London, August 18

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 1

Playing against Leicester to-day, Les Ames, the English Test ’keeper, injured a finger, which is to be X-rayed…

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Tragic Collision Member of Well-known Family Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 23

William Alexander Sargood, aged 37 years, was killed instantly when the car he was driving was involved in a collision with a truck owned by…

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