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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

4,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 237

Little Girl Fatally Injured by Lorry

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 1

Beryl Lukeman, 7, of Hereford St.. Forest Lodge, was run over and fatally injured by a motor lorry near Ross Street, Forest Lodge, on…

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Fall From Horse Two Men Are Injured

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 1

Two men were Injured when the horse they wore "double-banking", allied and fell is Greenwich Road, Greenwich, on Saturday afternoon…

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Cars Collide Returning from Races Three Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 1

Three men were injured in a collision between two ears at the corner of George and Harris streets, Parramatta, on Saturday afternoon…

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Bombora Fatality Hero Rescuer's Dive City Man's Story Fishing Boat Capsize

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 4

THE heroism of Mr. R. H. Stewart, of Abbott Studios, City, in diving into the water at the bombora off…

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First Pictures of Adelaide Test--woman Rider Injured While Schooling

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 14

THE LUMBER SHIP FALSTERBO, as she appeared during heavy weather with her 20deg. list to starboard. She arrived in Sydney from Seattle on Friday. THE BRIDESMAIDS at the Ross…

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Boy on Wires Stops Trains Is Seriously Injured Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 1

Through attempting the Blondin act on cross wires attached to overhead gear for electrical trains at Dandenong. John Barnes, aged 11, caused…

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Hand Shattered Snake-shooting Accident Grafton

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 13

William Craig, 18, a timber getter, residing at Seelands, was admitted to Grafton Hospital on Sunday afternoon, suffering from severe [?]unshot…

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Man Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 12

Noel Jamieson, aged 27 years, of Pennant-street, Parramatta, was seriously injured at Merrylands during the height of the thunderstorm yesterday evening. He was driving a…

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Four Injured in Motor Accident. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 12

A car driven by Albert Mandelberg, of March-street, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, got out of control at the corner of the main Westernroad, Katoomba, last night. Four of the…

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Six Injured in Car Capsize

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 17

GOULBURN, Monday.--A car skidded and overturned near Goulburn to-day, and the six occupants were thrown out…

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Struck by Lightning. Watchman Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 12

Charles Gilllam, aged 28 years, of Avon-street, Glebe, was struck by lightning at the Randwick tramway workshops, where he is employed as watchman, about 10 o'clock last…

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Hospital Fees Injured Workers Important Test Case

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 9

A MATTER which vitally affects all hospital, with regard to their authority to make certain charges for the treatment of patients, was…

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Struck by Train. Man Killed. Another Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 12

Two men were injured—one of them fatally-last night, when they were run down by an electric train near the Hurstville railway station…

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Lineman Killed by Train Another Injured Shocking Mutilations

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

An electrical lineman was fatally injured and his companion critically injured when an electric train ran them down near Hurstvilla…

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Big Area Flooded Lightning's Toll in Suburbs Rail Fatality at Hurstville

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 5

HAVOC and death were left in the wake of the te terrific storm which swept Sydney and suburbs last night. Buildings were struck by lightning, transport held up shope Hooded…

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Pinned Under Electric Train Two Men Shockingly Injured Victim Dead

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 3

Trapped in the aftermath of [?] traffic jam barely 20 yards from Hurstville station, two railway employees were run down by…

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Worst Storm in Sydney's History Last Night's Gale Cloud Bursts in Eastern Suburbs One Man Killed; Mate Is Injured Two Others Struck by Lightning Extensive Damage

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

SYDNEY and suburbs experienced the worst storm in their history last night. A man was killed, another injured, and damage, amounting to thousands of pounds, was done. In Jacques Avenue, Bondi, motor cars standiam in the street wear…

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ACCIDENTS. Toll of Life. 355 Deaths Last Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 12

Statistics issued by the Bureau of Statistics again emphasise the serious increase in the number of street accidents. particularly those in which motor vehicles were involved…

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Accidents at Young. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 12

Several people have been injured in trafile accidents. A 12-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald King, of Currawong, was admitted to hospital in a critical condition, suffering from…

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40,000 Road Deaths in Ten Years One Million Accidents England's Record for the Streets London

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

ONE MILLION street accident. involving the deaths of [?] pimple, have occurred in this continues 1918, lids Approximately a…

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