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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

320 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 16

Road Accidents Down SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 2

An extraordinary decrease in road accidents and fatalities had occurred in NSW during the last three months, stated the Commissioner for Road…

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Rand Man Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 2

On Monday evening last Mr. N. A. Smythe, aged 52, of Rand, fell into an engine pit at Wangaratta while crossing the railway line, and…

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Lowesdale Man Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 2

Mr. Alf. Keenes was admitted to Corowa Hospital by ambulance on Wednesday with back injuries sustained when he fell from a cart. He…

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Mr. R. Hill Seriously Injured Leg Fractured in Car Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 1

Mr. R. (“Dick”) Hill, well-known throughout the district as local representative of Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., had his right leg fractured…

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King Michael Reported Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1943 · page 1

The Istanbul correspondent of American Associated Press says that the Rumanians have announced that King Michael was injured in the air raid…

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Mr. "Dick" Hill Seriously Injured Leg Fractured in Car Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 1

Mr. R. ("Dick") Hill, well-known throughout the district as local representative of Goldsbrough. Mort and Co., had his right leg fractured…

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Young Man Believed Drowned SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 2

Charles Fleming, aged 23, of Lake Illawarra. who left Wollongong yesterday in a 13 ft canoe to paddle to Lake Illawarra, is now missing and believed to have been…

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Injured Man's Death on Train SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 1

Thomas Coe, aged 50, of End st, Deniliquin. a member of the CCC, whose body was encased in a plaster cast because of a fractured spine, died on a…

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2 Killed When Truck Overturned Several Airmen Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 1

When a utility truck overturned on Friday afternoon, about 5.30 o’clock, on Echuca road, 12 miles sooth of Deniliquin, two men were killed and several others injured. The men killed were :…

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The Mount Bogong Fatality Miss Gadsden's Body Found

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 2

The body of Miss Gadsden, the third member of the ill-fated party which perished on Mt. Bogong last week, was found on Wednesday 250…

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Two Airmen Killed And Several Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 2

When a utility truck overturned on Friday afternoon, about 5.30 o'clock, on Echuca road, 12 miles south of Deniliquin, two men were killed and…

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A Manager Fatally Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 August 1943 · page 2

Whilst returning to Mr L. M. McFarlane’s property, “Yarrawa,” Bundalong South, where he was employed as manager Mr Semen Willett. aged 40, of…

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Boy Drowned in Lake Moodemere

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 August 1943 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Lake Moodemere on Saturday afternoon last, when a boy named Michael John Todd, aged…

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"We Are In Awful Mess," Moans Rome Radio Fascists' Air of Injured Innocence London, August 23

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 August 1943 · page 1

An admission that the Italians were in an awful [?] and completely bewildered was made by Rome radio today. The…

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18,000 Germans Drowned As Result of R.A.F. Raid LONDON, August 25

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 1

Beuter's correspondent in Zurich says It can be revealed that 18,000 persons were drowned when the Elbe tunnel received a direct hit during the recent…

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18,000 Germans Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent in Zurich says it can be revealed that 18,000 persons were drowned when the Elbe tunnel received a direct hit during the…

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Soldier Dies at Result of Road Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 2

Spr. William Watson, whose parents live at Five Dock, Sydney, died in the Wagga hospital on Saturday night as the result of a severely crushed chest,…

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Norong Man Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 2

While riding a horse-driving cattle on Saturday last, Mr. Jack Fitzgerald was thrown to the ground when his mount fell, and the sustained severe…

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Burning Accident at Wodonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 2

Cr. J. S. Hore, President of Wodonga Shire Council, met with a serious mishap while working in his garage on Tuesday afternoon of last…

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Accidentally Killed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 1

A message has been received by his father stating that Pilot Officer James Mudie R.A.A.F., was killed in a accident in Staffordshire, England, on…

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