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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

925 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 47

Wirlinga Road Racing Circuit Work of Improvement Club to Indemnify Council Against Accident

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

At the meeting of the Home Shire Council on Wednesday, a discussion took place on the work of improv[?]g the Wirlinga Circuit for motor…

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Girl’s Leg Almost Torn Off in Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 8

There were several serious road accidents to-night. John Kent, aged 20, of Windsor, and Rose Clarke, aged 17, of Northcote, were riding a motor…

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Burning Accident Victim Walks 14 Miles to Meet Mail Car

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 1

Suffering intense pain from extensive turns on both hands and arms, as well as severe shock, Mr. Charles Reid, of End street Deniliquin, walked with two…

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Horse Dies After Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 2

So badly injured was a horse, owned by Mr. J. Smith, carrier, of Creek street, on Saturday afternoon, that it subsequently died. The animal was…

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Timbering Collapses Miner Fatally Injured Ballarat

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 6

Suffering from injuries to the back and head, William Lindorff, a miner, of Pitfield, was admitted to the Ballarat at Base Hospital shortly after 6.30 p.m…

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Unlucky Constable Injured in Peculiar Manner Bottle Through Train Window Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 2

Constable Vincent G. Burke, of Gertrude st., Sunshine, sustained a nasty injury in peculiar circumstances yesterday. On light duty following an…

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Woman Terribly Injured Death in Hospital Follows Child and Man Also Killed Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 2

Struck by a car while crossing High st., Northcote, this evening, Ellen Carney, 60, of Spensley st., Clifton Hill, was terribly injured. At St. Vincent’s…

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Three Accident Victims Dead Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 1

As a result of a fracture to his skull which he received when he was struck by a motor car in Malvern road, Hawksburn to-day, William Barrand,…

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Jockey Injured in Hurdle Fall

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

M. D. Glennon, the well-known Melbourne jockey, was injured when The Ranch fell while being schooled over hurdles at Flemington on Thursday…

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Fishermen Drowned At Pott Fairy MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

Two members of a party of five fishermen were drowned at Port Fairy, yesterday afternoon, when a boat capsized in strong seas. The…

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Two Young Lives Lost In Road Collision NEWCASTLE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

Arthur Edden, 18, and Olive Muir, 16, were killed, almost instantly, late last night, when a motor cycle, on which they were riding came into…

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Mr. Hughes in His Eighth Car Accident Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 1

Mr. W. M. Hughes, Federal Attorney General, was involved in another accident to-day, his eighth since 1920, unlike the others, he escaped…

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Fatal Motor Accident Formes Deniliquin Woman’s Death

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 1

A message was received in Deniliquin early on Saturday morning announcing the death, as a result of a motor accident, of Mrs. Jessie…

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Caulfield Track Smash Two Jockeys Injured Tiny Apprentice's Skull Fractured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 4

The tiny apprentice Jockey, E. Cox, sustained a fractured skull, and K. Bird another jockey, a dislocated hip, when they were…

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Items of News Holiday Shooting Accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 2

When he was out shooting with some companions in the hills yesterday, a lad named Fifield, who resides at Culcairn, was shot in the ankle. He was…

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Husband and Wife Killed in Collision on Pretty Sally Hill Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 1

Herbert Fletcher, of Church st., Hawthorn, and his wife, Christine Fletcher, were killed to-night when their car collided with a motor…

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A Terrifying Experience Woman Saves Husband Two Children Drowned in Flooded Creek Parkes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 3

A graphic description of how she saved her husband from drowning, but was unable to rescue her two children, was given by Mrs. Doris…

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Shooting Accident Victim Dead Ballarat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 6

Allan William Lock, aged 19, textile worker, of Daylesford, who was shot in the chest yesterday when his brother was cleaning a rifle at their…

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Items of News Yackandandah Man’s Leg Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 4

While Richard Sheehan, of Yackandandah, was riding his motor cycle and side-car yesterday, the bar holding the side car snapped, and penetrated his…

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'Plane Crash in Queensland Three Occupants Injured BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 2

When a two-engined eight-passenger Dragon 'plane crashed, 200 feet, on the landing ground at Mt. Surprise Station. North Queensland, the…

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