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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

925 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 47

Body of Man Drowned in Creek Found Gundagai

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 2

The body of L. A. Doyle, aged 85, who was swept away and drowned when crossing a creek during a heavy storm last Friday, was found to-day at…

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Miners Injured While Members of Royal Commission in Colliery Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

While numbers of the Royal Commission inquiring into health and safety in coal mines were investigating one section of the Aberdale Central Colliery…

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Accident Deaths; Three Victims Die Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 4

Three victims of accidents died in hospital to-day. They were: Leslie Alfred Musicka, aged 51, single, drover, of Edinburgh st., Flemington, thrown…

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Mother of Injured Lad Repeats Allegations Against Albury Hospital

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 5

Mrs. G. A. Bownds, of Lavington, whose son, Robert, aged 20, had his eye badly injured while working on a property near…

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Man Fatally Injured Nhill

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

When two motor cars collided on the Western Highway. near Terang to-day, Mr. Proctor, of Strathalbyn (S.A.). was fatally injured. His wife suffered…

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Mourning Party in Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

While traveling to Yarrawonga to attend the funeral of the late Mr. Tom Cahill, on Friday, a car load of mourners had an unenviable…

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Fatal Accident Berrigan Resident Killed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Mr. G. Fitzgerald, a well-known resident of Berrigan, met with a fatal accident while engaged in clearing at Mt. Gwynne. He was using a forest…

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Boy Critically Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 2

Struck by a motor van in Jolimont road, Jolimont, this morning, William Cuthbert, aged 15, of Barrow st., Brunswick, sustained a depressed…

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Dangerous Might More Accidents Occur Road Safety Warning (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 10

Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway accidents and this is particularly noticeable during the long and loggy nights of the autumn-winter…

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Two Railway Passengers Injured Luggage Falls on Them Accident at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Fry, and her daughter. Miss Kathleen Fry, Brunswick, (Vic.), sustained bruises and suffered from shock late on Saturday evening when…

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Boy Seriously Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

When the bicycle he was riding along Melville road, East Brunswick, came into Collision with a motor car to-day, John Walker, aged 14, of…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

Severe injuries were received John Lane, aged about 40 years, of Second street, Mentone, when he was knocked from his bicycle by a car in…

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Burrumbuttock Man Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

When he was loading wheat into a railway truck at the Albury station yesterday, Otto Frohling, aged 31, of Burrumbuttock, received injuries that…

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Douglas Crashes 8 KILLED; 4 Injured Oaklahoma City (U.s.a.) March 27

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 3

Eight people were killed and four seriously injured when a Douglas airliner crashed into the municipal airport and burst into [?]. The…

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Verdict for £5500 Laborer Was Injured Judges Think Amount Awarded Excessive Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 8

The Pull Court, by a- majority, today dismissed the appeal of the Water Board against a verdict of £5500 awarded to Stanley Adrian Charlton, aged…

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Stevedore’s Fatal Injuries Accident Finding at Inquest Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 8

Fatal injuries were received by Charles Cassar, aged 38, stevedore, of Spencer street, West. Melbourne, when he was struck by a bale of wool…

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Death Rate Falls. Attack on Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 1

The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President or the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, announces that in the…

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Death Rate Falls Attack on Road Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, announces that in…

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Federal Member Passes. Fatally Injured in Car Collision. BRISBANE, Wednesday. I

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

Mr. F. M. Baker, M.H.R., for Griffith (Queensland), was fatally injured last night when a car he was driving collided head on, with a…

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Greyhounds' Fatal Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

Two valuable greyhounds were killed Instantly when they collided head on while coursing a rabbit at Euron. Their trainer Mr. M. Mimus, had…

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