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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

354 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 18

Shocking Tragedy at Mathoura Woman And Five Children Drowned

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 1

Residents of Mathoura and district on Friday evening became aware of the possibilities of a shocking tragedy when the news was circulated that Mrs. Winnell and her live children were missing, and believed to be drowned in Culpa Creek…

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496 Soldiers Believed Drowned WASHINGTON, May 2

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 6

The war department has announced that [?] American ship was recently [?] to the Mediterra[?]an as a result of [?] action, and 498 military…

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Mother & Five Children Drowned Tragedy at Mathoura

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 3

The bodies of Mrs. Amelia Laura Winnell, 29, and her five children were recovered from Gulpa Creek at Mathoura, during the week-end…

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Lad Fatally Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

Thomas Leslie Crocker, aged 18 years an employe of Messrs Harris Bros of Murrami, and a former resident of Coolamon, was fatally injured…

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Well-Known Racehorse Killed Accident at Sandy Creek

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 4

During the running of one of the flat races at the Sandy Creek gymkhana on Saturday, the well-known local horse Pilgrim’s Son, owned by Messrs Gormley and…

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U.S. Sailor Accidentally Shot; City Chase SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

An American naval rati[?], George Woodey, aged 23, was accidentally shot by a member of the [?] States share patrol, who [?] at two…

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Two Injured In Tram Accident SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

While crossing a city street this afternoon Mrs Gertrude Burrell 75 a visitor from Blackheath, was struck by a tram and received injuries in the head…

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How Children Were Drowned Constable Dramatic Reconstruction SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 5

A dramatic recoortustion [?] at Malbours on April , when is brother drowned her five children and herself was given at the inquest at Dehillquin…

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Mathoura Tragedy Inquest. Murder Suicide. 5 Children Drowned By Mother

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 1

The inquest in connection with the Mathoura tragedy was completed on Wednesday, when Dr. Middleton gave evidence…

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Car's Collision with Tree

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 2

White returning home in a motor car from Rutherglen along the Chiltern Valley road on Thursday evening last, Mrs. Sybil Quinn (formerly…

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Injured in Fall From Tree

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 1

Mr. Bert Vagg, well-known, grassier and postmaster at Tantonan, sustained injures when he fell from a tree, the branch on which lie was standing…

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A Man Fatally Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 6

Three men who were injured, (one fatally) in e head-on motor cycle collision on the Ballarat Road, Sunshine, early today, were picked up by a…

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Lack of Manpower Blamed For Accidents SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 1

Lack of manpower and rolling stock has been the contributing causes to serious accidents, Involving trams and buses, said the general president of…

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Injured with Knife

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 3

While playing with a large knife at Mr. pat Holt's boot repair shop yesterday morning vincent Blattman son of sgt and Mrs.Blattman…

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A Shunter Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 2

Whilst engaged shunting in Oaklands railway yards off Wednesday night Mr A. J. Puller was injured when he slipped into a drain whilst…

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Boye Involved in Peculiar Accident SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

Two boys were injured when a lorry crashed 40 feet down a lift well in Castlereagh st., City, today. Robert Morrison, aged 13, and Norman Firth,…

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Ministers Involved in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 2

In Wodonga Place yesterday morning at 11 o’clock, a Ministerial car. driven by Clayton John, Hansen, R.A.A.F. collided head-on with a car…

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A Soldier Fatally Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 2

When a piece of wood flew up and caught in the wheel of his motor cycle a soldier suffered fatal injuries in the resulting crash near Chilton on…

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Oaklands Girl Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last, Mary Dwyer, daughter of Mr. Peter Dwyer, of Oaklands, suffered a very painful accident when her foot became…

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Engineer Critically Injured. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 6

Believed to have been knocked [?] a from at the corner of Willson [?] and [?] road, Kings Cros, [?] James [?] aged 58. [?] an engineer, of…

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