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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

349 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 18

Ladysmith Resident Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 2

Mr Alick Joss, aged 70, a well-known Ladysmith resident, had his leg fractured and face injured when the horse and cart he was driving crashed 16…

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Girl Victim of Freak Accident. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 3

After inquiring into the death of five years old Margaret Elaine Farleigh, of [?] street, Hurstville the corner (Mr Cookson) today found that…

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Two Sisters Drowned Murray River Tragedy

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

The bodies of Enid Seaton Stewart. aged 18, and her eight year old sister, Beth, were recovered from the Murray River at Swan Hill on…

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Man Shockingly Injured SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 3

William Barlow, aged 43, King street, Newtown, met his death last night when he was caught in a mass of splintered glass. He had been driving a…

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Nurse’s Spine Injured. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 3

A nurse, Joy Odgers. of Wellington st Mornington, received spinal injuries when an ambulance in which she was driving patient to the Frankston hospital capsized…

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3 Killed in R.A.A.F. Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

Three RAAF. aircrew were killed when an aircraft crashed on Tuesday night during non-operational training exercises at a…

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A Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

Slight injuries were received by Mr James Nimmo, of Osborne street, Lockhart, when the cycle be was riding came into collision with a motor truck…

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A Remarkable Tram Collision SYDNEY, Friday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

Seven Passengers were injured, and these but slightly, when three crowded trams were this morning involved in Sydney’s most remarkable tram…

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10 Naval Ratings Drowned Lost Lives During Storm Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

The Minister for the Navy (Mr Makin) announced today that 10 ratings serving in one of HMA destroyers were lost overboard during…

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1800 P.O.W Drowned Allied Soldiers Perish New York

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

Eighteen hundred Allied prisoners of war, mostly Americans, lost their lives when a submarine sank a Japanese prison ship in the China Sea…

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Novel Plan To Aid Accident Victims—Financially CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

The Government of the Province of Manitoba in Canada has decided on a plan for taking care of persons injured in traffic accidents through the…

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One of Panic-Stricken Children Drowned MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

Becoming panic-stricken when they found themselves being blown out to sea in a boat which they had taken from its moorings at Rosebud today,…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney Several Accidents Are Caused SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

A cloudburst hit Sydney this afternoon, approximately 76 points of rain falling in little over an hour. The rain then eased off into a drizzle…

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7700 Germans Drowned London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 1

The [?] radio has announced that the With[?] gosller. Germany’s 25,000 ton “Strengh [?] Liner was to [?] and sunk after leaving Danzig…

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7000 Drowned German Liner Torpedoed London, Mon.--AAP

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 3

Over 7000 persons were reported to be drowned as the result of the sinking of the German liner "W[?]helmguestloff," in the Ba[?]…

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Chkown [?]Rom Horse Into River and Drowned Maitland

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 6

[?] his horse stumbled. Hilton aged 19 of Rosebank. was thrown Hunter River near Oakhempton and crowned…

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Fatality at Rosebud Children Panic As Boat Drifts to Sea Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 3

Becoming panic stricken when they found themselves being blown out to sea in a boat which they had taken from its moorings at Rosebud…

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Young Woman Drowned Thirroul

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 2

A search is being made for the body of Margaret Phibbs, aged 22, of Waverton, who was drowned at Austinmer this morning. She was carried out to…

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Accident Has Unusual And Tragic Sequel PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 6

An accident at [?] today had a [?] sequel. to a collision with a [?]…

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Flight Sergeant W. J. Fox Killed in Aircraft Accident Abroad

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

We regret having to report the death, on Monday, 12th February, of Flight-Sergeant William John Fox, of the R.A.A.F., in an aircraft accident…

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