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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

349 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 18

Two Brothers May Be Drowned Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

Fears are entertained for the safety of two brothers, Stuart and John Coutts, aged 19 and 17 years, who have been missing since Monday, when they left Apollo Bay…

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Brothers Drowned Cattle Mustering Tragedy

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: The bodies of two brothers, Stuart and John Coutts, 19 and 17, who have been missing from…

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33 INJURED Runaway Car Plunges into Crowd SYDNEY, Friday : Thirty

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

three people were injured yesterday when a panel van, out of control raced across the intersection of King and George Sts.,…

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Aberdare Mine Miner Killed in Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: One of the largest coal mines in the State, Aberdare, is idle to-day, following the death of a miner…

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Accidental Death Verdict Inquest on Late James Bennett

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

"According to the police evidence deceased had no enemies. According to the doctor's evidence the injuries were caused by the limb of a tree falling on deceased. His two mates say that he was a sober man and had no…

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Terrible Scenes in One of Sydney’s Worst Traffic Accidents Panel Van, Out of Control, Mows Down Shoppers Scene Resembled Hospital Clearing Station. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

Dozens of people were literally mown down in a city street today when a panel van out of control raced across the intersection of King and George streets and mounted a footpath crowded with lunch-hour shoppers…

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Two Airmen Believed Drowned SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

An intensive search has been [?] over a wide area for the [?] of two for a wooden plane, [?] crashed [?] the sea off [?]…

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Quarry Tragedy Twin Brothers Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Late last night police and firemen recovered from a quarry at Preston, the body of William…

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Twin Brothers Drowned MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 5

William Francis and Albert Michael Eccles twin brothers aged 12 years, were drowned at Presto[?] today. They were playing with another brother and a boy…

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Man Injured at Springhurst

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 2

Mr. W. Abley, an employee of Mr. N. Huggins, of Springhurst, was admitted to the Corowa Hospital, on Saturday afternoon by Corowa…

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Accidental Death Verdict

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 1

At an inquest at Hay the Coroner (Mr. Cook) found that James Bennett (also known as Bidgood) died from injur[?] accidentally received when the…

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Albury Racing Man Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 2

Edward Curran, aged 68, well known Albury racing man, had the thumb of his left hind badly injured and the middle finger torn off…

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Injured Man Rides Out of Hills

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 2

Albert Schiller, of “The Pinnacle,” Wagga, slipped and fell while walking in the near his homestead yesterday and injured his leg. He…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 2

Following a collision between a military truck, driven by Capt Hugh Charles Harold and a motor cycle ridden by Kevin McDonald, aged 19, of…

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Driver of Wagon Fatally Injured MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 4

When a tram collided with a brewery wagon in Elizabeth street, City, this morning. Jack Mitchell, aged 43, of Pakington street, Kew, driver of the…

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French Fire on Syrian Town Following Accident LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 2

Three French soldiers were killed and eight wounded in a riot following an accident at Lidikiya, 100 miles south-west of Aleppo, states Reuter’s…

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11 Naval Ratings Believed Drowned LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 1

RAF air and sea rescue craft and civil lifeboats from Dover searched throughout the night for a naval minesweeping trawler which…

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Items of News Injured Playing Football

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 2

Walter Gorman aged 17, of Lavington, was admitted to Albury hospital yesterday afternoon, suffering from head injuries which he received…

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Man Fatally Injured. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 6

Thomas Lawrence Dowling, aged 45, of a Beckett st.. Melbourne, who had a foot severed by a train at K[?] yesterday, died later In N[?] hospital. Dowling fell…

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Cycle Takes Boy To His Death Drowned In Murray At Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 6

Douglas Malcolm Willett, aged 11 years, was drowned at 11.45 a.m. in the Murray river at Yarrawonga on Sunday. His younger brother,…

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