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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

354 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 18

Child’s Body Found Drowned In Gulpa Creek

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 1

The six days’, search for the missing girl Eunice Jean Waites, aged 4 years 7 months, ended at 11 a.m. on Sunday, when the body was found in Gulpa Creek, about a quarter of a mile from the parents’ residence…

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Fatality in Welsh Town LONDON, March 28

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 3

Eight persons were killed outright, four were fatally injured and 15 severely injured when an AA shell exploded on business premises in South…

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Pilot Killed in Flying Collision. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 2

As a result of n collision between two aircraft on training flights at a Victorian RAAF station on Sunday. Sgt A. R. Boss, of Hurstvllle (NSW), was killed. The pilot…

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Gulpa Drowning Case Evidence At Inquest

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

A finding was recorded by the Coroner (Mr. M. Wyse) at the inquest held on Wednesday, that Eunice Jean Waites, aged 5½ years, died from…

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Jindera Resident Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

When a lorry which and been licked up on chains in order to be repaired fell on him last Friday afternoon Mr [?] farmer…

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Accidentally Killed Own Men WASHINGTON. April 2

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 4

The Navy Department has announced that 13 Americans were killed and [?] wounded when a United States destroyer accidentally shelled three landing beats…

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Items of News Man Drowned at Rutherglen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 2

Henry O’Brien, agent, of Rutherglen, was found drowned in the [?] at Rutherglen yesterday in about one foot of water. He had been an…

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Fatally Injured Whilst Being Arrested EDEN

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

A verdict that Robert Bruce Marshall died from injuries to his skull while he was being arrested by Police Constable Alfred James Lambert and…

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News of the Soldiers F./o. Fred. O'keefe Killed in Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

circle of friends in the Narandera Flying Officer Andrew Frederick (Fred.) O'Keefe, late of Yamma Morundah, had ben killed in an…

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Man Drowned at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 2

Henry O'Brien, agent, of Rutherglen, was found drowned in the lake at Rutherglen on Tuesday last, in about one foot of water. He had been…

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Compensation For Injured Bushfire Fighters MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 April 1944 · page 2

Extension of the Workers’ Compensation Act to provide compensation for volunteer bushfire fighters injured while fighting bushfires was urged…

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Rider Badly Injured Cowra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 4

During the running of the Improvers Handicap at Cowro races today Considered and Yamalla fell. C. Cahill, rider of Cons[?] fell. C. fractured skull…

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Man Critically Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 1

James Wiggins, aged 52, of Enmore, was critically injured today when struck by a heavy piece of limber forming part of an air raid protection…

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Trams Crash: 12 Injured. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

When two trams carrying city-bound workers collided at an intersection at Coogee this morning. 12 people were injured. though not critically. A double tram…

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Hearse Kills Man Another Critically Injured. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 3

When a hearse belonging to a Caulfield undertaker swerved to avoid a pedestrian on Point Nepean road, Aspendale, it gol out of central and [?]…

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Items of News Street Corner Collision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 2

Early yesterday morning a military vehicle and the North Albury but collided intersection of Olive and Dean sts. No one was hurt and…

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4 Dead; Road Accident Two Wives Among Victims MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 3

Four deaths as the result of road accidents occurred at the week-end. In two cases on Saturday night a husband and wife were hit by cars as the result of…

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Man Seriously Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 2

Mr A. Mills, a truck leader at Jeff’s flour mill, Junee, received serious injuries at the mill yesterday, when he was pinned between the wall of a…

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Mathoura Tragedy Mother and Five Children Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 2

DENILIQUIN, Sunday:—The bodies of Mrs. Amelia Laura Winnell, 29, and her five children were recovered from Gulpa Creek, at Mathura…

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P.O.W. Saves German Boy From Drowning PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 2

The Red Cross has informed the mother of an AIF prisoner of war in Germany that her son has been awarded a certificate and 20,000 marks for his brave action in…

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