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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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“Train Deliberately Wrecked” 4 KILLED, 108 Injured Baden (Pa), March 18

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 2

Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to-day sought the saboteurs responsible for the wrecking of the Cleveland-Pillsburgh…

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[?] in Train Collision London, March 19

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 6

Sixty persons were injured when a train [?] at a slow speed with the rear of a stationary train at Layton. The [?] of the stationary train…

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Taxi-driver and Child Killed [?] on Collision with [?] MELBOURNE. Wednesday [?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 2

A [?] [?] were killed [?] when a taxi [?] [?]…

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Train Crash; 300 Men Injured Windham [?] March 19

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1

A Commuter train, which each day carries god men who are employed on the construction of a huge Government arsenal project at Ravenna, was wrecked…

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Workman Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

On Tuesday last, while Mr. K. Pethrick, an employee of Neon Electric Signs Ltd., was employed erecting a neon sign at the Royal Hotel, Corowa,…

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Girl's Presence of Mind Saves Boy From Drowning

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 6

SPRINGHURST.—The presence of mind of Miss Eileen Wighton saved the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Sorensen, of Springhurst, from drowning last Monday…

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Two Child Evacuees Drowned Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 4

Two child evacuees from Hong Kong, James Fergus, aged 4, and Jack Elliott, aged 6. were drowned to-day in a lagoon at Kirra Beach, Coolangatta…

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Street Collision £5 Fine For Negligent Driving

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 3

A sequel to a collision on New Year’s Day between a car and motor lorry was a charge of negligent driving made by the police against…

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Fell Between Train and Platform Former Albury Resident Fatally Injured

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 33

Miss Kitty Kildea, aged 73 years, a former well-known resident of Albury, was fatally injured when she fell from a train at Wallendbeen station last…

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Car Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 1

A car driven by Mrs. Riding, of the Forestry Commission, Wagga, turned over when negotiating a turn on the road, about six miles from Barham, on…

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Fatal Mid-air Collision Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 2

At an inquiry into the death of Robert Henry Stratford aged 21 leading Aircraftman, attached to the R.A.A.F. Point Cook the city Coroner found…

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Died in Ambulance Man Was Shockingly Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 6

Francis Bede McGuinness, aged 30, of Fairfield, died in an ambulance on the way to hospital after being shockingly injured on Saturday night…

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Injured by Bag of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 2

On Friday last, Mr. E. Kardner, who is employed on the property of Messrs. Munro and Aitken, Savernake, sustained injuries, to the back when he fell…

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Air Accident at Narandera Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 2

During a sold training flight from the Narandera Air School, a trainee this morning, in a Tiger Moth 'plane crashed. The trainee, Martin Butter,…

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Two Killed in City Accidents Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 1

Actually accidents were numerous to-night, but only two of them proved fatal. The people involved in the others were treated at hospital for minor…

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Motor Accident On Barham-Bonum Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 2

Barham “Bridge” gives the following story of a motor accident reported in our last issue:— On Tuesday evening Mr. Reg…

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Airman Badly Injured Narrandera

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 4

Leading Aircraftman Martin Mahoney, aged 20, of Upper Yarraman, Qld., was seriously injured when a Tiger Moth training plane crashed…

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Motoring Accident at Moonbria

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 2

A motoring accident occurred at Monbria on Tuesday afternoon last in which Mr. and Mrs. John Carse and Miss Nan. Carse were involved…

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Fewer Killed in Road Accidents Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 4

According to figures released by the Ministry of Transport to-day. traffic fatalities in N.S.W. last year were the lowest recorded in five years…

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Early Hour Car Collision

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4

At half past one yesterday mo[?] two motor vehicles coll[?] at the [?] tersection of Guinea and Mar[?] streets, Albury. No one was[?]…

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