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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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

Five Men Drowned Capsize of Skiff Bay Tragedy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 28

It is feared that five men were drowned when a skiff capsized between Edithville and Chelsea in Port Phillip Bay on Monday. One body, which has…

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Five Men Drowned Capsize of Skiff Bay Tragedy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 28

It is feared that five men were drowned when a skiff capsized between Edithville and Chelsea in Port Phillip Bay on Monday. One body, which has…

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Storm Strikes Sydney Man Killed; Many Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 28

A severe electrical storm passed over portion of Sydney metropolitan area on Friday. One man was killed, several persons were injured and much…

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Storm Strikes Sydney Man Killed; Many Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 28

A severe electrical storm passed over portion of Sydney metropolitan area on Friday. One man was killed, several, persons were injured and much…

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A Tamworth Tragedy. Man and Wife Found Drowned. TAMWORTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 2

Two hundred yards from a well from which they recovered the body of his wife, Edith Mary Pinkerton, aged 23, on December 19th, the…

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Terrific Blizzard in Arctic Region British Explorer Drowned Ottawa. December 28

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 2

Out of the Arctic wastes today the Government radio ticked out reports of a terrific blizzard, which resulted in the loss of several lives…

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Snake-bite Kills Boy No Inquest to be Held a Tallangatta Fatality

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 2

No inquest will be held into the death of Keith James Membrey, need 9, of Carlton St., McKinnon, who died from snakebite in the…

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Holiday Fatalities (Continued from page 7.) Eight Drowned Two Brothers Missing Surf Drama in N.S.W.

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 28

Eight holiday drownings were reported on Tuesday. Two people in Tasmania who had been missing since Saturday are also believed to have…

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Holiday Accidents and Fatalities Two Men Killed Near Leeton Car and Truck Collide Arm Amputated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 7

A shocking accident occurred on Christmas Eve, about half way between Yenda and Leeton, when a utility truck and motor car collided…

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London's Accidents Decrease

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 6

Accident returns for the quarter ended September 30 show that 49 fewer people were killed in the London metropolitan area and 218 fewer…

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Shocking Accident to Infant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 7

A baby girl of nine months, daughter of Mr. Roche, of Tarcutta, neat Wagga, crawled off the bed where she had been left, and fell to the floor,…

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Queer Case of Accidental Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 14

One of the queerest cases of accidental death was that of a man who entered the compartment of a ship which had been closed for two years…

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Queer Case of Accidental Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 14

One of the queerest cases of accidental death was that of a man who entered the compartment of a ship which had been closed for two years…

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Holiday Accidents and Fatalities Two Men Killed Near Leeton Car and Truck Collide Arm Amputated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 7

A shocking accident occurred on Christmas Eve, about half way between Yenda and Leeton, when a utility truck and motor car collided…

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London's Accidents Decrease

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 6

Accident returns for the quarter ended September 30 show that 49 fewer people were killed in the London metropolitan area and 218 fewer…

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Shocking Accident to Infant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 7

A baby girl of nine months, daughter of Mr. Roche, of Tarcutta, neat Wagga, crawled off the bed where she had been left, and fell to the floor,…

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Two Accident Victims Dead Geelong

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 8

Miss Mabel Dunstan, aged 46, Bradshaw st., Ballarat, died in the Geelong Hospital late this afternoon from injuries received when a motor car…

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Wife Killed and Husband Injured When Car Plunges Into Creek Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 1

When a car plunged through a bridge over a creek in Buckland st., Heidelberg, this evening, a woman passenger was killed, and the driver was…

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