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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

320 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 16

Where the Fatal Collision Occurred

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 4

Midgley also said that from experience as a driver on the route he knew there was a good deal of whistling at the railway yards…

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MAN-HORSE-KILLED Peculiar Accident at Wymah

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 2

Peter Jackson, aged about 48 years, an employe of Mr D. Gain, of Wollendina Station, Wymah, was killed yesterday afternoon as the result of a…

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Man Injured at Mulwala

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

Whilst engaged in excavating work at Mulwala yesterday. Mr H. Humphrey was seriously injured. The excavation was practically complete when a…

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Bomber Commands Busy Half-year Air Accident in Sth Africa London, July 1 FOUR R.A.A.F. Men Killed Durban (S. Africa)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 3

The Bomber Command dropped 60,000 tons of bombs on Western Europe in the first six months of 1943. Four members of the R.A.A.F. and four members of the R.A.F. were killed in a flying accident last Friday…

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Two Youths Drowned Woy Woy

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 2

William [?] [?] aged 20, of [?] and George Goodwin aged [?] were drowned late yesterday when a fishing boat overturned…

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Man Fatally Injured. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 3

Fatal injuries were sustained by Cyril Francis Dulton of Hawke st., West Melbourne. when he was knocked down by a car as he was crossing Wellington Parade,…

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Man Critically Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 4

Crushed between a Iran and a motor bus at Double Bay this morning. Robert Metcalf. aged 47, commercial radio announcer, was critically injured. He is in…

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Man Killed in Car-Bus Collision MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 2

When a motor car crashed head-on into a motor bus in Punt load. Windsor, tonight, Thomas Gilliately, aged 36, Elwood, was killed outright and Leopold Smythe,…

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Textile Worker Fined Sequel to Albury Street Accident

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 3

“I have come to the conclusion that if the defendant had exercised reasonable caution and driving skill he could have avoided running down this woman.”…

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Accidental Killed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 1

News was received from Queensland, the week-end that LIEUTENANT, RALPH BEGGS had died from injuries accidentally received. The deceased…

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Lad Drowned at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 2

Charles Peter Kelly, aged 12 years, of Wagga. when returning home with his two brothers, Leo, aged 11, and Ron. aged [?] slipped into the river near…

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Mr. T. Coe Seriously Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 1

An official message has been received announcing that Mr. Tom W. Coe, of Deniliquin, has been seriously injured in a quarry accident in…

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Accidents in Sport What to Do in Cases of Emergency

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 3

The list of accidents which may happen in sports is a long one, but the injuries themselves can be grouped into a few special classes. They…

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Local and General Painful Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 3

A shearer, named Hector Budd, of Euabalong, met with a painful accident at Coree Station on Friday afternoon last as a result of…

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Shearer’s Arm Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 3

A shearer named Hector Budd, of Euabalong, met with a painful accident at Coree station, as a result of which he is at present a patient in the…

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Efforts to Save Woman's Life Described Was Accidentally Infected With Sorub Typhus MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

Efforts to save the life of Miss Dora Lush, 32, of Hawthorn, research worker, after she had accidentally infected herself with scrub typhus, of the…

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Two Brothers Drowned SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 2

Two brothers, aged [?]1 and 42, were drowned in Cook’s [?] at A[?]liffe [?] afternoon when a flat-bottomed boat in which they were playing overturned…

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Plane-Car in Unusual Accident MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 2

A motor car and an aeroplane were involved in [?] unusual accident near Essendon aerodrome late yesterday afternoon The plane was coming in to land when…

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1000 People Drowned in Flood BOMBAY [?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 4

[?] [?] floods which submerged the [?] [?] days…

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