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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,277 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 64

Black Ma[?] Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 2

Black Mac will not run In the C. F. Orr Stakes at Williamstown on Monday. While walking across a bitumen road when out exercising yesterday…

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Four Drowned Queensland Fatalities Father and Daughter Among Victims BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 5

Four drowning tragedies occurred in South Queensland to-day. Vincent Josceph Conroy, 38, of Sherwood, and his daughter, Veronica, 9,…

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Three Killed in Rail Crossing Smash Husband and Wife And Another Woman Three Others Injured Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

A man and his wife and the car driver’s wife were killed and three persons were Injured in a rail crossing collision at Strathalbyn on Saturday…

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Collision in Sanger Street

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

On Saturday morning last a collision occurred near Gray's Cafe at the lower end of Sanger street, between a motor lorry driven by…

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Fatal Car Accident at Coburg. Collision With Tram. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

One man, Martin Bramford (19), was killed, and two others injured when at midnight on Saturday a car in which they were riding crashed…

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Saved Drowning Man Prompt Action by Girls

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

The prompt action and presence of mind of two girls, Kathleen Bombadieri and Nellie Norris on Sunday afternoon resulted in the rescue of Frank…

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Constable Badly Injured Alleged Mob Attack Four Men in Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

Arising out of an alleged attack early on Sunday morning on Senior Constable Thomson, 35 of Newlands road, Coburg as a result of which he…

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Motor Accidents. Man Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

Early on Sunday evening while Messrs Murdoch M’Lcan [?] Theyers and R. [?] their way to Berrigan from [?]…

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Heroic Rescue Attempts in Terrific Seas 12 Men Saved ; 11 Drowned Lifeboat Overturned London, Feb. 1

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

Scenes of heroism were witnessed from the rocky fringe at St. Ives when a lifeboat returning with 23 of the crew of the wrecked steamer Elba…

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10 Airmen Believed Drowned [?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 5

The naval [?] announce that [?] during [?] [?] about miles from [?] it is believed that 10 of the…

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Four Persons Drowned Surfing Tragedy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 11

Four drowning tragedies occurred in South Queensland on Sunday. Vincent Joseph Conway, aged 38 years, of Sherwood, and his daughter, Veronica…

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Wodonga Woman Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 6

With a leg and arm .blackened by bruises, Miss Jessie Sebastian, of Wodonga, was picked up on the roadway near Holdensen and Nielsen’s…

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Mother and Child Drowned in Dam Cootamundra Tragedy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 4

At Cootamundra on Wednesday morning the bodies of Mrs. Edgar Wilson, 38 years, and her youngest child, Margaret, four years, were found…

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Life Boat Capsizes. Eleven Passengers Drowned. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

Eleven of 23 passengers were drowned when the St. Ives' lifeboat was returning with 23 members of the wrecked Panama steamer "Alba."…

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Dies After Collision Cyclist Was Without Lights Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 10

Hiding a bicycle without a light down a hill in Bell street, near the Coburg cemetery, last night, an unknown man was struck by a car travelling towards…

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Two American Bombers Collide. Ten of Crew Drowned. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

Naval headquarters have announced that two of the navy's largest air bombers collided in mid-air 70 miles from San Diego (California)…

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Air Force Plane Crashes. The Pilot Injured. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 3

While attempting a forced landing at Laverton an Air Force Dragon Rapide plane crashed and was very badly damaged. The pilot officer…

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Truck in Two Accidents Three in Hospital

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 12

When Cedric Johnson and Messrs. C. and J. Slater were returning from Bright to Mount Buffalo early on Monday morning their truck struck a deep…

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Baths Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 44

David Taylor, a 14-year-old lad, living in Macaulay-street, who is in Albury Hospital under treatment for injuries suffered at the swimming…

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Sudden Accident Do You Know What to Do?

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 9

Every day one reads of some road accident [?] Which someone was killed or seriously injured. Frequently, serious Injury l.as town caused by…

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