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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

4,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 237

Infant Drowned. Mungindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 18

A rowing boat containing three adults and five children capsized on the Barwon River on Sunday afternoon, 10 miles from Mungindi. Lilian Maud Martyn, aged two years, was…

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Infant Drowned When Boat Capsized

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 19

MUNGINDI, Tuesday. -- A rowing boat, containing three adults and five children, capsized on the Bar won River on. Sunday afternoon, ten miles…

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Injured Airman Leaves Hospital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 21

Flight-Lieutenant Anderson, who was injured when the aeroplane which he was piloting crashed at Richmond aerodrome on February 25, was able to lenve the Royal Prince…

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Boy Injured. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 18

A serious accident happened to Lawrence, the 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Collyer, yesterday morning. Hearing the fire bell ring be ran from his home across…

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Woman Injured by Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 18

Mrs. P. Kitching, 22, or 77 Ocean-street, Woollahra, was knocked down and injured by a car in Anzac-parade, near Moore Parkroad, late on Monday night. She was…

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Likely to Die Cyclist Badly Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 6

But slight hope is held out for the recovery of Albert Honeysett. 21, of Adelaide Street, West Ryde, who was critically injured last night, when the…

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Surfer Drowned. Attempting to Rescue Woman. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 21

Herbert Ramsay, 20, married, was drowned to-day at Warrnambool. A young woman got into difficulties, and Ramsay went to her assistance, but he was caught in the undertow…

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Three Charges Follow Collision Driver for Trial on One

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 2

On a charge of having occasioned bodily harm to Edgar Charles Bond, through wantonly driving his motor car in Weston Road, Rozelle, on…

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Elvis Injured in Car and Cycle Smash

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 4

Riding in the sidecar of a motorcycle that came into collistor, with motor-car in Paisley Road, Croydon yesterday afternoon, George Walker,…

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Four Shots Strike Raid Melb. Sensation Man Injured Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 9

A STRIKER was shot at Malvern to-day, when a mob of about 20 in three motor cars attacked the…

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Hunter Injured. Two Days in Bush. with Broken Leg. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 18

A message from Katanning relates how a man, after breaking one of his legs whils on a kangaroo hunt, was forred to remain in the bush for two days without [?]ood or water,…

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Took Too Wide a Curve Cars in Collision Four People Hurt at Double Bay

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

FOUR casualties resulted from a collision between two cars on New South Head Road, Double Bay, late last night…

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Unusual Accident -- Boy Slip Through Show Window

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 2

Playing with some boys in from of Grace Bros.' building yesterday Robert Hooper (10),. of George Street Glebe, slipped and fell through on…

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Foot Smashed in Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- When a motor-cycle and motor-car collided in Hunter Street to-day, Joseph Stewart (18), of Dixon Street, New…

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Cyclists Injured. Collision on Spit Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 12

Edward Berry, aged 31 years, of Seaview-street, Manly, and Keith Dunlop, of The Esplanade, Manly, were seriously injured late last night when their motor…

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Collision at Ashfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 12

A motor cycle and a small car collided in Parramntta-road, Ashfield, last evening, and three men suffered slight injuries to their legs. They were:—Arthur Wilson, aged 21…

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Motor Accidents. Cycles Collide. Two Men Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 12

Two motor cycles collided in Liverpool-road, Bankstown, last evening, when the riders swerved to avoid striking a woman who was crossing the roadway…

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Collision. Tram and Trucks. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 12

After crashing into raliway trucks at Woolloongabba just before midnight last night, the front of a tramcar was smashed to matchwood and the driver. Benjamin Saunders, received…

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All Knee Injuries in Motor Collision

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 1

Three persons wore injured when a cur and motor cycle collided at the corner of Parramatta Road and Orpington Street. Ashfield, yesterday…

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Car Overturns Three Men Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 7

While endeavouring to pass two cars on the Great Southern-road, Glenfield, near the Cross Roads, a car, driven by Edgar Fuller, of 13, Myrtle-street,…

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