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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Trawler Wrecked, 14 Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 8

SWINDON, Mon.: Fourteen of the crew of 19 of the British trawler [?] Were washed overboard and drowned…

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Poison Death Accidental Belief of Police

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Death of train guard Robert Sylvester [?] 46, from arsenic poisoning at Temora on March 2 may prove…

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Batons, Fists, Handles Used in Clash Communist M.L.A. Injured, Taken To Hospital BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 3

Mr. F. Paterson, Communist M.L.A., was severely injured during a fierce clash between police and strikers near Brisbane Trades Hall to-day. Paterson, who was…

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Dog Causes Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 2

A dog caused an accident to a girl cyclist in Centenary st yesterday. Miss Patricia Sutherland, David st, was returning from work…

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Another Explosion in Palestine Many Killed and Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Thurs.: Ten Arabs were killed when Jews in Haifa Bay area blew up an Arab truck full of explosives, reports the…

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Items of News Road Accident Victim Inquest

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 2

An inquest will be held at Albury today into the death of Miss Dot O’Donoghue, of Corowa, .who the victim of a road accident…

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Coroner on Danger of Rifles Youth Shot Accidentally Verdict at Albury Inanity

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 7

“This fatality goes to show how dangerous pea rifles are and [?] careful anyone using them should fee,” said the…

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Collision with Horse

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

Following a collision between her bicycle and a horse near the intersection of Dean and Thurgoona sts about 8.30 o’clock last…

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Corowa Girl’s Death Accident Finding at Inquest

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 6

Verdict of death from effects of injuries received accidentally when a utility truck overturned on Dight’s Hill was returned by…

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Stage Set for 1948 Football Season New Coach Has Long Melbourne League Experience Substantial Players’ Accident Fund

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

DAN MURRAY, aged 32, 5.11 in height and weighing 13.12, has been appointed eoach of Deniliquin Football CIub at £8 per week. Murray has been with Fitzroy for 16 years, and although he is at home on any part of the field, hi; has a natural…

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Royal Andrew in Dazzling Trial Star Port Injured On Track SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 12

Royal Andrew, a Sires’ Produce Stakes entrant, ran a slashing five [?] trial in 1.1 at Victoria Park to-day. Ridden by his race jockey, J. Thompson, Royal Andrew went with the smart galloper, Agenda, but was far too smart,…

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Emotions as Accident Cause

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 2

Emotional upset on the part of the driver is a common cause of accident, says Dr. Herbert J. , Stack, director of the New York University's Centre for…

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Holiday Free of Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. — From the point of view of accidents today was one of the quietest holidays on record, said police and…

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Little Boy Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sun.: A seven-year-old boy was drowned while swimming in the Lane Cove River at Bradfield yesterday…

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Two Men Believed Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday. — Little hope is held for the safety of two men whose launch was found badly battered at Hoskyn Island, near…

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Earthquake Kills Two; 14 Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 7

LAPAZ (Bolivia), Mon.—A severe earthquake today shook Sucre, the nominal capital of Bolivia. (Lapaz is the actual seat of…

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Nine Men Injured in Road Collision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Wed.: Nine men were hurt when a large motor truck taking employes of Richards Industries Ltd,, motor body…

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Two Men Badly Hurt in Tram-Track Collision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: Two men were seriously injured and a tram car was wrecked this morning when it collided, almost head-on, with a…

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Another Stern Gang Outrage 40 Killed, 60 Injured When Train Blown Up LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 3

Forty persons were killed and 60 injured to-day when the Cairo-Haifa train was blown up by an electrically detonated land-mine in northern Palestine, says Reuter’s…

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Strange Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 3

A Clapham England) man, Charles Rogers, who had no teeth but very strong, gums, died through pulling a cork from a bottle of corn cure with…

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