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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,277 stories in Murray's papers · page 54 of 64

Baby Boy Drowned Grafton

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 6

Wandering on the wharf at Harwood Island to-day, Gerald Eggins, 18 months, fell into the river and was drowned…

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Eight Men Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 10

When a lorry carrying railway workmen overturned three times at C[?] to-day, eight men were injured The condition of some is serious…

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Two Boys Drowned Wellington (N.z)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 1

Two boys, Roy Shepbard and Jim Nattrass, were drowned in Wellington Harbor to-day when a makeshift bout constructed of corrugated iron…

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District Court Sequel to Albury Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 45

An accident to an 11-year-old child resulted in a claim being made in the Albury District Court on Wednesday for £81/13/, representing hospital and…

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Reducing Road Accidents Duty of Citizens

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 8

Residents of provincial and rural areas are being appealed to this year by the Road Safety Council to co-operate in the task of reducing the…

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Accidentally Shot Dead London, November 9

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 10

Mr. Nicholas Purcell-Fitzgerald, a member of Mr. Edmund de Rothschild’s party, that recently visited Australia and New Zealand was accidentally…

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Shocking Accident at Allan’s Flat Little Girl Loses Leg in Harvester

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 6

A shocking accident occurred at Allan’s Flat when three-year-old [?] Miller lost a leg as the results of being struck by a reaper and binder…

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Mine Tragedy. Seventh Fatality Within Month Kalgoorlie

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 November 1938 · page 1

The seventh fatality within a month, the worst month for 85 years, occurred late yesterday, when Rex Thomas Edwards, aged 33, single plunged 80…

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Items of News Injured in Bicycle Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 November 1938 · page 2

Florence Cook, of Wodonga, was admitted to Albury District Hospital yesterday for treatment, of injuries sustained when she had a fall from her…

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Young Man Drowned in Strong Current Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 November 1938 · page 1

While bathing in the Warragamba River about 12 miles from Penrith today, John Lee, 23, of Pyrmont, was caught in a strong current and…

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Six-year-old Child Drowned While Bird Nesting Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 November 1938 · page 6

The body of Leo Rowsell, aged six, a State ward, who was living with Mrs. Margaret Lynam, of Horns[?]. was found in a 1000 gallon tank on the…

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Air Force Soldier Drowned in Four Feet of Water Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 November 1938 · page 3

Despite desperate attempts al rescue by two mates, William Francis Ryan, [?] member of the Air Force, was crowned in the Hawkesbury River…

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Twenty Injured Engine Crashes Into Train Smashes Steel and Wood Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 November 1938 · page 1

Twenty people were injured, one seriously when a railway engine crashed into the rear of a stationary train at Hawkesbury River station…

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Drowning Accident. Necessity of Learning to Swim

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 2

On Saturday morning, the P.M. Mr. Collins, conducted a magisterial inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Ronald Hally, who was…

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Shooting Fatality. Verdict of Suicide

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 2

On Saturday morning the Coroner, Mr. Collins, P.M., conducted an inquest touching the death of Wm. Henry Stretton, who was found dead…

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Steamer Captain Drowned. When Returning to Ship. ADELAIDE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 2

The master of the British tramp steamer. Naillsea Manor, Captain T. W. Brooks, was drowned and the second officer, and a seaman, were…

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90 Persons Injured in Clash Cairo, November 14

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 8

Ninety persons were injured in a clash to-day between Wafdists and [?] Wafdist students, when the latter tried to prevent the holding of a…

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Clash in Cairo. Ninety Students Injured. CAIRO

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 2

Ninety were injured in a clash between Wafdist and non-Wafdist students when the latter attempted to prevent the commemoration of the…

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Accident at Chiltern Valley

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

On Wednesday, Father O'Connor, of the Chiltern-Rutherglen parish, had a lucky escape from death when the car he was driving crashed into a…

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£400 for Petrol Burns a Garage Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 1

[?] a reserved judgment, Judge Foster awarded £400 damages to Albert Robert Charlton, electrician, of Leopolo Crcscent, Surrey Hills, who had…

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