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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

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A Most Amazing Aerial Feat Performed Over Brocklesby Pilot Lands with Two Machines ! Crews Bale Out; One Man Slightly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 1

Pilot L. G. Fuller, of the Royal Australian Air Force, made world aerial history 1000ft. over Brocklesby yesterday morning. When the machine he was piloting became interlocked with another of the same type, one…

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Week-end Accidents Man and Woman Killed Struck by Car Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 2

Two pedestrians were fatally injured when they were struck by a motor car in Racecourse road, Flemington, last night. They were:…

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Max Schmeling Injured Stockholm. Sept. 29

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 3

“Aftendbladel” states that Max Schmeling, the former world’s heavyweight boxer, was seriously injured while training as a parachute troop…

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Death of Mr. Loftus the Inquest Finding of Accidental Death

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. T. F. Cook, on Friday, held an inquest touching the death of Mr. C. Loftus, who died on Tuesday evening last, following an…

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Level Crossing Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 3

There were 51 level crossing accidents during the year ended June 30,1940. In the previous year there were many, more and in the present year the…

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Jockey Seriously Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 6

The well-known cross-country jockey, K. Brinsley, was seriously injured when his [?] heavily during a [?] school at Caulfield this morning. He…

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New and Unique Pictures of the World’s Most Amazing Aerial Collision

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

Here are some more pictures of the strange “visitors” (the interlocked R.A.A.F. bombers) that were brought safely to earth on Sunday at Brocklesby, by an unprecedented feat of airmanship on the part of Pupil Pilot Fuller…

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Fatal Plane Accident Pilot Killed Near Werribee MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 3

Leading Aircraftsman Rodney Elmore Muller, of St. Morris, Adelaide, was killed to-night when the plane he was flying on solo night flying…

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Accidentally Killed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

A finding that he was accidentally killed was returned by the Hay Coroner (Mr. Cook) after an inquiry into the death of Charles Loftus…

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Fatality Near Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 4

Following a collision between a cyclist and a motor car at the junction of the Rutherglen and Melbourne roads eight miles from Wodonga, Albury…

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Level Crossing Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 4

There were 51 level crossing accidents during the year ended June 30, 1940. In the previous year there were many more, and in the present year…

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Nurse Killed in Collision Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 6

Pauline Hope Pearson, aged 23, nurse, of Auburn, died following a motor collision yesterday in Punchbowl. Hugh Walter Drysden of Lugarno,…

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Accident Victim Identified

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 2

Name of the victim of the fatal collision between a cyclist and a motor car at the junction of the Rutherglen road and Hume highway on Friday…

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Week-end Accidents Girl Killed Car Strikes Standard MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 6

A girl was killed and three other persons were injured when a motor car struck an electric light standard in Hope st., Brunswick, last night. They…

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Man Drowned at Numurkah Rutherglen Resident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 2

Herbert John Anderson, aged 27, of Rutherglen, was drowned in the swimming poof at Numurkah on Sunday last…

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Little Boy Drowned Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 6

John Kay. aged 5, son of Constable Kay was drowned to-day in a waterhole on the property of his grandfather. Mr. J. Pickett, of Oakleigh…

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Level Crossing Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 2

There were 51 level crossing accidents during the year ended June 30,1940. In the previous year there were many more and in the…

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[?] Injured In Fall From Ladder

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 1

Mr. William Tindall, an employee at [?]wood Station, was fortunate to es[?] with a sprained ankle yesterday [?] he fell 10ft. from a ladder on to…

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Motor Accident Near Cobar

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 3

A message was received in Deniliquin advising that Mr. and Mrs. Neil McDermott, who are very well known in Deniliquin, had been seriously injured…

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“18 Killed; 20 Injured” Raid on Amsterdam LONDON. October 11

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 1

According to a Berlin message, the R.A.F. heavily raided Amsterdam last night, killing 18, and wounding 20…

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