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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

4,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 237

Man Drowned at Bonalbo. Casino

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

William Corrigan attempted to crosp a swollen creek at Bonalbo on Monday, and was swept away and drowned. His body [?]as recovered this morning…

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Lawson Fatality Car-driver Acquitted of Manslaughter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 5

Charles Edward Coombes, station manager, who was charged with manslaughter following the death of Isabel M'Fadden and Annie Christine Haigh…

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Tram Derailed. Collision with Car. Fortunate Escapes

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

Leaving the rails after colliding with a motor car, a crowded tram ran on to the footpath and crashed into the side of a shop at the Corner of Stanley and Palmer…

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Injured Woman. Found Lying in Street

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

With her face and head covered with blood, Hannah Bedford, aged 40 years, of Crownstreet, city, was found lying at the corner of Foveaux and Bellevue streets. Surry Hills,…

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Conductor Injured. Foot Caught in Wheel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 11

Thomas David Shinnick, 33 years of age, a tram conductor, residing in Hardle-street, Mascot, met with a remarkable accident yesterday afternoon…

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Man Drowned. in Neutral Bay. Brave Attempts at Rescue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 11

Edison Rossiter, aged 30 years, was drowned in Neutral Bay yesterday afternoon. Several men made brave attempts to rescue him, but when Rossiters was brought to the shore…

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Warned Brothers Was Drowned Herself Little Girl's Death West Maitland

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 21

Bridgitt Coffey, aged 10, daughter of Patrick Coffey, a farmer, of Hillsborough, was drowned in the Hunter River yesterday afternoon. She had…

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Explosion on Launch. Four Men Injured. Auckland, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 11

A benzine tank on a launch manned by four men at Mercury Bay was being filled when an explosion and fire occurred, blowing overboard one occupant, who, with the other…

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Lidcombe-auburn News The Vacant Chair Auburn Drowning Tragedy Aged Mother's Belief Body Recovered from River

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

Despite the convincing evidence that her son, Alfred Day, 25, of Egerton-street, Auburn, jumped into the parramatta River and was, drowned, Mrs. Day…

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Tram Hurtled Into Shop Passengers Thrown Out After Collision With Car Lucky Escapes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 3

Ten tram passengers were hurled to the roadway yesterday, when a Bellevue Hill tram crashed into a big touring car at the corner of…

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Car, Tram and Wall Smashed Up No One Injured Excitement. in Stanley Street Traffic Right

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 1

A BELLEVUE HILL bound double tram, a Buick motor car and the wall of a grocer's shop figured largely in a collision…

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At Railway Crossing Accident to Gatekeeper Knocked Down by Car

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

Walking across Sydney-road on Friday evening to close the railway crossing gates at Clyde, William Roman was knocked down by a motor car, but…

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Girl Drowned. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 14

Amella Coffee, aged 10 years, daughter of Patrick Coffee, farmer, of Hillsborough, about 10 miles up the river from Maitland, was drowned late on Wednesday afternoon…

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Butcher Severely Injured. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 14

Mr. A. Ingram, of Messrs. Sherrin and Ingram, butchers, of Bombala, while working In their slaughter yards, slipped off the scaffold. In falling his arm caught in a sharp…

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Gas Explosion. Two Men Injured

The Propeller · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 3

Whilst repairing a leak in a gas main in New South Head Road, Rose Bay, on Monday last, a spark, caused by a pick striking the hard metal, is thought…

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Remarkable Fatality. Held Under Water by Huge Rock

The Propeller · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 1

A remarkable accident happened last Sunday afternoon in a creek off Woronora River, Sutherland. When a boy was diving off a huge rock, weighing…

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Miner Injured by Detonator. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 14

Thinking to get rid of a detonator which had misfired in a colliery, Harold Longdon, a miner, living in the Vale of Clwydd, threw It in a fire in the backyard. It exploded,…

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Six Drowned Small Vessel Founders off Sydney Heads

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 4

In darkness, and a choppy son, the coastal steamer, Annie M. Miller (600 tona), foundered about six miles off Sydney Heads on Friday night, and…

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The Sun Stop-press Two Men Drowned Wauchope

The Sun · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 1

The two Syrian hawkers who were drowned in the flood at Rowland's Plains to-day were named Orio and Stigo, One of the bodies has been…

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Tram Derailed. at Balgowlah. Three People Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 14

A double set of tram cars left the rails at the foot of a hill at Balgowlah last night. The leading car travelled 50 yards before it carne to a standstill in the golf links…

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