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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

925 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 47

Death Follows Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 December 1939 · page 2

Suffering from severe head injuries, Edward Payne, a wool classer, of Howard street, West Melbourne, was admitted to the Royal Melbourne,…

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Cripple Killed in Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 December 1939 · page 6

Residing at Russell st., Fairfield, Michael John Russell, aged 32 years, a cripple, suffered fatal injuries when struck by a motor car while attempting…

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Returned Soldier Drowned in Hume Reservoir

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 December 1939 · page 2

Matthew Brown, a 44-year-old returned soldier, who was. employed at the Granya Hotel, was drowned in the Hume Reservoir at Granya…

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Airliner Destroyed Fire After Landing Two Soldiers Injured Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 December 1939 · page 2

In making a forced fending half a mile from the Darwin aerodrome to-day, the Guinea Airways Lockheed Electra airliner, Moresby, struck a…

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Week-end Accidents Toll; Three Dead Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 December 1939 · page 6

Three persons were killed in weekend accidents. Eleven were seriously [?]urt, but only one is on the danger list. He is Johnson Hopley, aged 72,…

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Well-known Sportsman Killed in Car Accident Hobart

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 December 1939 · page 5

Reginald Beauchamp, the well-known Tasmanian sculler, was killed to-day when his car skidded between Smithton and Southport Beauchamp’s…

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Shooting Was Accidental, Youth Says Defence at His Trial a Salvationist’s Death Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 December 1939 · page 5

Charged with the, murder of Arthur Louis Lockyer de Vans, aged 53, of Suffolk road, Surrey Hills. optician, and Salvation Army…

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A Sad Fatality. Wheat Carter Run Over by Truck

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1939 · page 5

A very sad fatality occurred near Berrigan on Friday afternoon, in which a wheat carter, named Alexander Murray M’Innes, 30 years 01…

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Youth Severely Injured with Pitchfork

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 December 1939 · page 4

Clarence Brown, aged 18 years, was injured in a most unusual way when he was carting hay on a property near Wagga yesterday. Brown was sitting…

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A Sad Fatality Wheat Carter Run Over by Truck

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1939 · page 2

A very sad fatality occurred near Berrigan on Friday afternoon, in which a wheat carter, named Alexander Murray McInnes, 30 years of…

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Shooting Fatality Yerong Creek Farmer's Death Acidental Finding

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 12

After hearing evidence into the death of Carl Friederic Wilhelm Burchert, aged 55 years, farmer, of Yerong Creek, which occurred at the Wagga…

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Fatal Motor Collision. Boy Aged Four Victim. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 2

When a collision occurred at St. Marys yesterday between a car and a a truck, weighing 35cwt., which approached from opposite directions…

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Actor Injured Car Overturns at 70 Miles an Hour . El Paso (Texas), December 20

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 3

Frank Morgan,' the actor, sustained bruises and cuts, his wife a broken leg, his son bruises and the chauffeur critical injuries when his car overturned…

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Beware of Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 2

Nearly every Christmas holiday season is marred in some way by a motor car accident, a shooting accident, or a drowning. Residents should resolve…

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Holiday Motor Accidents How to Greatly Minimise Risks. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 6

Mr. Alfred Kelly, president of the Royal 'Automobile Club of Victoria said to-day that with probably more road traffic than ever…

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Fewer Deaths From Road Accidents Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 5

"Road Safety," the official organ of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. issued for the first time to-day, expresses satisfaction with the drop in…

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Woman's Death Believed Accidental Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 December 1939 · page 2

Miss Alice Paulson, aged 56, an invalid pensioner, of Marrickville, was found lying dead in a reserve near Coogee beach. Police suspected foul…

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Items of News Cars in Collision in Wodonga Place

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 December 1939 · page 2

When two. cars, one driven by Dr. Frank Grant, Wodonga, and the other by Mr. W. B. Fellowes, the curator of the Botanic Gardens, collided in…

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Ambulance Makes 400 Mile Trip Injured Man’s Wish Gratified. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 December 1939 · page 3

An ambulance made a 400 mile dash on Sunday to bring an injured man to his home so that he could be with his family for Christmas. The man…

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Man Dies After Accident Near Wagga Wife in Critical Condition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 December 1939 · page 1

George Wallace, aged 26, of Campsie, died in the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday morning from injuries received when a motor car which he…

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