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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Items of News Crane Worker Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 2

Whilst working on a crane at Albury railway yard, yesterday. S. Jock[?] fell but was not seriously Injured. Albury Ambulances attended and…

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Many Japs Drowned Troopship Sunk Off N.G. (From John Louglilin, at General Mac- Arthur’s HQ)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 1

Many Japanese troops were drowned off Morotal Island, north of the [?]malieras, on Monday night when an enemy troopship was sunk…

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Two Soldiers Believed Drowned MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 5

Two soldiers are believed to have been drowned in the Waranga Basin on Sunday when their boat overturned over a mile from the shore. They are George H. Voigt…

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Wife’s Trained Dog Drowned His Voice SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 2

In the Divorce Court today, John Charles Lord, aged 44, of Gubbata, told how his wife, Joyce Dulcie Lord, aged 31, of Wallstonecraft, trained her…

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Injured in Fall From Cycle

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 2

Roy Scott, aged 43, residing at a boarding house In Albury, was seized by a fainting fit whilst riding a cycle in Dean street yesterday afternoon,…

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Collision in Dean Street Court Action As Sequel

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 2

A civil action in which a collision between a motor truck and motor car in Dean st last May was involved, occupied some hours of hearing at…

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Picnic Party Accident Four Dead: Two Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 3

GLEN INNES, Tuesday: Four members of a picnic party lost their lives when their car left the road, somersaulted several times and then…

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Motor Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 1

A tragic metor [?] occurred on the Deniliquin road Iast Friday evening near Retreat, following which Mr George Hay, of Mayrung, a well known…

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Young Man Drowned Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 1

Thomas [?] aged [?] fell from a skiff off Shark Island, Rose Bay. [?] was [?] Police have [?] that [?]…

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Americans Fighting In Open Country East Of West Wall Enemy Is Fighting Back Desperately 6000 Germans May Be Drowned In Holland LONDON. October 4

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 1

Americans hare achieved a definite break-through of the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, according to Reuter’s correspondent with the United States First Army, who says that in a four-mile advance they broke through and…

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Ec[?]o of Tragic Accident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 2

It was decided on the motion of Cr Hore, at yesterday’s meeting of Wodonga Shire Council to ask the Railway Department to instal a wig-was…

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Accident Victim Improving

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 2

Philipt Altmeier son of Mr and Mrs Altmeier, of Splitter’s Creek, Howlong rd. who suffered severe head injuries in an accident which occurred in…

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Boy Accidentally Killed Himself Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 October 1944 · page 7

After investigating the circumstances of the death of Kevin McNamara. aged 9, at his home at Attungo, near Tamworth, the police are satisfied that…

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Killed In Unusual Accident PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 2

Murray Devon Jones, aged three, was killed in an unusual accident at Gingin, 48 miles from Perth, where he was living with his mother at the…

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Woman Believed Drowned Found Alive

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday: Mrs. Melva Bowlitch, 25, of Belmont, who was believed drowned off Nine Mile Beach on Sunday, was found sitting in the…

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Finding on Ships Collision MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 4

Giving its finding today concerning the sinking of the steamer Wear in a collision with a motorship off [?] Island, a Court of Marne inquiry held that the…

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A Young Airman Drowned BENALLA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 3

AC1 Alaf Ruprisht Bolkenstein, who was stationed at Benalla, was drowned at 4 p.m. today in the presence of two airmen who went in swimming with him at the…

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Death Follows Burning Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Ahem, of Moama, who was the victim of a burning accident and was admitted to Echuca Hospital some months ago, died on Sunday. He…

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4 Drowned; Motor Launch Overturns Perth

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 6

Four members of a party of 12 returning from an outing at Walpole Inlet lost when their motor launch was overturned by a wave at the…

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Flying Boat Crashes One Man Believed Drowned SYDNEY. Wednesday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 2

mien a Qantas Empire flying boat crashed In landing in Ross Bay this morning, one man u believed to have lost his life and [?] others were…

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