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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

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Jindera Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

Found lying beside his crashed motor cycle midway up the Jindera Gap shortly before midnight last night. Bert Schmidt, of Jindera. was admitted to…

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Sinking After Collision London, April 23

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 6

The steamer Bravore sank after a collision of the south-east coast of England. Four members of the crew were rescued but 24 others are missing…

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Fatal Accident at “Death Trap” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 6

Cyril Peter -Bourke, aged 24, married, of Evelyn - street,- Prahran, sustained fatal injuries when his motor cycle collided head-on with an Air…

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Ho[?] of Fatal Accident; [?]Torist Fined Melbourne, Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 3

The sequel to an accident in which elderly woman lost her life in Wil[?] load, Hawksburn, on January 12, [?] heard in the Prahran court to-day…

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These Cause Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 4

Most unusual accident of the months is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck and smashing…

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Injured in Fall From Cart

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

Mr. Alan Luke of South Coree, met with an unpleasant accident on Monday, as a result of which he is at present a patient in Jerilderie Hospital…

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Girl Fatally Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

Knocked down by a motor car last night, Rosalie Frances, Maurer, aged 14, of Plenty road. Preston, was treated by a doctor for concussion. This…

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Fatal Motor Accident Three Killed at Adelaide ADELAIDE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

Three persons were killed and two injured, one critically, when a motor car, after ploughing through an acre of water on the roadside, swerved…

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These Cause Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 1

Most unusual accident of the month is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck and smashing the windscreen of…

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Man Fatally Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 2

Knocked down by a car in Hotham St., West St. Kilda, last night, Thomas Brown, aged 57 years, of McHenry st. Ripponlea, was fatally injured…

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Man, Who Was Drowned. Once Convicted of Murder Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 6

It was learned to-day that William James Garthwhite Tagg, aged 24 whose body was recovered from the harbor on Saturday, had been…

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Building Contractor Killed Finding of Accidental Death Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 6

At an inquiry to-day into the death of James Clapham Lodge, aged 47. building contractor, of Bonview road. Malvern. the Coroner (Mr. Tingate…

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Street Accident Fatal to Elderly Woman Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 6

[?]. Nancy Spooner, aged JE. ot Albion st., South Yarra, widow, died in hospital early to.-day from injuries received when she was knocked down…

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Real Accident Cause (Issued by the Road Safety [?] of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 4

The question has often been ask[?] What is the most serious cause the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more than [?]…

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Fortitude of Shunter Who Was Fatally Injured Broken Hill

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 4

Wilfred Bull Glover, aged 38, shunter. was killed by an engine tender when his foot became caught between the rails during [?] at Cook[?]…

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Truck Owner Victim of Strange Accident Found on Jagged Rocks at Foot of Cliff Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 8

A man who left home on Tuesday afternoon to register his motor truck at North Sydney police station was to-day found seriously hurt on the rock…

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Real Accident Causes (Issued by Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

[?]ports of road accidents through the State show that there is a [?]ceable increase in those caused by [?]ying stock on the streets of…

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Quarry Death Mystery a Breadcarter’s End Murder or Accident? Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 2

The [?] of Hamilton [?] aged 24, breadcarter, of [?] in a quarry at Oakleigh on Wednesday night has not yet…

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Man Killed in Road Accident Lorry Out of Control Katoomba

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 3

When a motor lorry, heavily laden with steel, became uncontrollable on the old Mount Victoria Pass at Mount Victoria early this morning, it struck…

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Cyclist Seriously Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 6

When the bicycle he was riding collided with a car in Kororoit Creek road, Altona, last night, Percy Jones, aged 48 years, of Altona, sustained a…

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