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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Items of News Albnry Airman Accidentally Killed

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 2

On Saturday Dean Slattery advised Mr. and Mrs. Walter King, of Townsend street, Albury, that their son, Fight- Lieutena[?] Waiter King, had…

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Wedding Party in Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 July 1941 · page 2

When two cars collided in Sanger street on Saturday evening shortly after 8 o'clock, with a loud noise, people in the vicinity rushed to the scene…

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Girl Drowned When Mother Faints Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 July 1941 · page 3

[?] bathing her four months old in a tub at her home at [?] to-day. Mrs. Margaret Ward [?] When she revived she found…

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Fatal Accident Man Killed in Fall From Horse

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 3

A fatal accident befel a man named James Maloney on Monday morning last, when he sustained a fall from a horse that brought…

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An Unfortunate Accident, Says Coroner Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 3

Giving evidence in the City Coroner’s Court to-day, Stanley William Parsons, analyst and inspector of the Explosives Department of the Department of…

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Accident proves Fatal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 2

Arthur Clinton Osborne, aged 60, drover, of West Albury, sometimes known to friends as "Midnight" Osborne, died early yesterday morning…

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Child's Mouth Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 1

Marjorie the 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Willoughby had her mouth severely injured when she fell and struck the broken neck of a…

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Berrigan Landowner Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 3

While driving along a road near one of his properties, looking at the wheat crop, and not taking particular notice of where the horse attached to the gig…

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Blowering Resident Found Drowned in River

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 19

TUMUT.—Mr. Ernest Johnston, aged 53 years, of Blowering, was [?] drowned in the Tumut River near Jones' Bridge at Blowering…

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Four Injured In Car Crash

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 13

Four people were injured early last Sunday, when a cat crashed into a tree at the southern end of High-street, Wodonga…

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Police Want Accident Witnesses

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 2

Albury police are anxious to secure independent eye-witnesse[?] of the accident at the comer of David and Swift streets last Friday night, when…

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Accident on Golf Links

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 2

Miss P. Williamson, a teacher at the Deniliquin Intermediate High School, and a popular member of Deniliquin Golf Associates, met with a…

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Fatal Accident At Yanko

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 2

When mustering have or [?] Station. Jerilderie, James Maloney form a horse and died. If [?] not [?] how the accident happier 1. Ma[?]…

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Returned Soldier Drowned Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 2

Private Ronald Dickerson (30) was drowned in the Parrama[?] river this afternoon before the eyes of a number of fellow convalescent soldiers, who…

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Mother Fainted; Baby Drowned Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

Marga[?]et Alice Ward told the District Coroner (Mr. G. R. Williams) in the Ryde coroner's court to-day that while bathine her 17 weeks' old baby,…

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Two Brothers Killed Accident Near Gosford Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 3

Two brothers -- Arthur and John Davis, 27 and 22 years respectively, were fatally Injured in a collision between a small car and a motor cycle…

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P0lice C0urt Evidence in Accident Case

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 3

Giving evidence in the case in which Sydney Whinray was charged with having driven a car under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and…

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Motor Cycle Accident at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 2

At 11 o'clock on Monday night Mrs T. W. P[?]arnaby and Mrs. Fletch[?] were walking home from a meeting in Wodonga. and when in B[?]chwor[?]…

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Accidents in Coal Mines Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 4

[?]e attributed the increasing accident rate in coal mines to the introduction [?] many machines, declared the Minister for Mines (Mr. Badd[?]) in…

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Collision With Track find Tree

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 2

Colliding with a truck at Wagga yesterday, a P.M.G. truck .went on to strike a cedar tree outside the council chambers and up-root it. Three men…

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