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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

4,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 237

Six Injured in Gas Explosion Mistaken by Householders for Earth Tremor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 7

Terrified women mistook a gas explosion in New South Head Road, Rose Bay, yesterday, for an earth tremor…

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Motor Car Accident Near Marulan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 14

The car skidded on the road leading to Paddy's River, crashed into the bank, and overturned. Two people were injured…

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Railway Accidents. 36,000,000 to One Chance. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Feb. 10

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

Sir Herbert Walker, chairman of the Southern Railway, discussing recent raliway accidents, which he said had led some to exaggerate the risk of railway travel, said that…

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Two Sugar Works Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 7

Two men were injured at the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's works in Pyrmont yesterday. John Walsh (39), carter, fell from…

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Two Women Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 14

Mrs. Mary Glasson, 54, of William-street, Granville, and her daughter received severe injuries yesterday morning as the result of a motor car collision in Victoria-street,…

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Motor 'Bus Fatality. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 21

[?] of Dumaresu-street, Hamliton, was killed outright when his bicyle skidded at Port Waratah to-day, and threw him under the wheels of a passing motor…

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Driver and Fireman Killed in Train Collision London

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 1

An express passenger train which left London yesterday evening for Glasgow collided head on with a goods train near Chesterfield (Derbyshire),…

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Fall of 20 Feet. Labourer Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 18

Charles Hedland (39), a labourer, fell 20 feet at the railway works in York-street yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the Sydney Hospital by the Central District…

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Miners Injured at Work Kurri Kurri

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 6

[?] Perking 31. miner, of Dencon Street. Kurri Kurri, suffered a dislocated Shoulder at Pelaw Main colllery to-day when he slipped while nuslilne…

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Back Injured by Fall of Coal Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 6

Struck by a fail or coal at Bellbird dolliery to-day, Thomas Crawley, 35, miner, of Doyle Street, Bellbird. suffered an injury to the back…

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Two Women Badly Injured Cars Crash Head-on

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 1

Two women were badly injured when the motor car in which they were riding collided head-on with another car in Victoria Road…

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McINNIS Loses Mcdonald's Hand Badly Injured Value of Left

Referee · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 11

Lachie McDonald defeated Tom McInnis on points in a fifteen-round contest at Auckland last Tuesday night, when a 60 per cent, and 40 per cent,…

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"I'm Stiff," Said Injured Man Had His Joke With the Ambulance Men

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 2

"I cut the corner and didn't see the other car coming. It's 'stiff' luck, all rignt, as I had a 'meet' to-night."…

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Bombing Accident. Due to Mischances. Calcutta, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 17

Mr. it, macitwortn young, Anny Secretary to the Government of India, in a statement to the Assembly regarding the Peshawar bombing accident on January 23, said that a court…

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Railway Fatality Open Verdict

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

The finding of Liverpool District Coroner, Mr. P' S. Poolman, in the inquiry held concerning the death of Thomas Clarke, whose body was found on the…

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Old Man Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 11

Mr. Peter Miller, 75, a resident of Preston's and. Liverpool district for something like half a century, met with a painful accident on Friday evening…

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Through the Windscreen Granville Lady Injured Motoring Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 3

Leslie Peters (39), of Eree-street, Guildford, was driving his car along William-street, Granville, on Tuesday evening, when one of the front tyres…

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Heroic Child. Rescues Drowning Playmate. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 12

A fine act of heroism on the part of a child was seen at Coramba. While several children were watching the flooded river. Rita Dahl, aged 6 years, attempted to grasp a…

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Two Injured Motorist Remanded

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 20

"OUR principal witness is still in the hospital. said the police prosecutor at Parramatta Court. In asking for a remand when Phillip James Post. 3S,…

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