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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

4,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 237

Car-cycle Collision Injures Man

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 1

Raymond Baker, 30, of Picnic Point Road. East Hills, received a badly-cut right foot, and abrasions to the left leg and wrist, when n motor-cycle he…

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Death Tap Man Electrocuted Strange Fatality

The Sun · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 19

William Downing White, aged 26, of Francis-street, Marrickville, was electrocuted shortly before 8 o'clock last night in…

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Child Fatally Injured by Car

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 4

As he was crossing King Street, near Camden Street. Newtown yesterday, Raymond Bale, 5, of Iredale Street. Newtown, was hit by a car and finally…

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Eyes Injured When Tube Bursts

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 5

Bursting of a compressed air tube, at the Hydraulic Company's works. Pier Street, City, yesterday morning, was responsible for the admission…

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Cycle Somersaults Two Persons Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 7

Leslie Davis, of Illawarra-road, Marriekville was riding a motor-cycle with a side car on Sunday. In the side-car were his mother and brother, Garnet…

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Collision. Car and Cart. Eight People Hurt

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

While travelling at a fast rate a motor-car struck the rear of a cart at the Arncliffe approach to the Cook's River Bridge early this morning. Both vehicles were overturned and…

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Cyclist and Girl Are Badly Injured

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 5

An unknown motor cyclist and a pedestrian were both critically injured at Parramatta late last night. Essle Ellwood, 16. of Wlchbury Av.,…

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Car Overturns. Four People Injured. Baby's Remarkable Escape

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

After a tyre had blown out on the Windsorroad. on Rouse Hill, yesterday a motor car somersauited twice and landed on its side against a fence, facing in the opposite…

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Packed 'Bus 60 in 22 Places Accident Fear

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 5

NOT satisfied with the reply of the Superintendent of Traffic, to its complaint that the bus services to Strathfield station were inadequate…

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Killed by Train. Mother and Children, Extraordinary Accident

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

Evidence of a remarkable nature was given yesterday at the inquiry by the Penrith District Coroner (Mr. A. Judges) concerning the death of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Breyley, her…

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Collision at Hurstville

The Propeller · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

At about 8 o'clock yesterday morning two motor cars came into collision at the intersection of Park Road and Cross Street, Hurstville. Fortunately no one…

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Brothers Injured

The Propeller · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

When two cars collided on Prince's Highway last Friday night two brothers, Herbert and Arthur Talbot, of Alabama Avenue, Bexley, were injured. St…

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Motor Car Accident. Three Bexley Residents Injured

The Propeller · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 3

Three residents of Bexley were injured on Wednesday when a motor car capsized on the Windsor Road, near Rouse Hill. When the car was travelling at a fair…

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Speeding Motor. Woman Injured

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

A motor truck, which, it is alleged, was travelling at a high rate of speed in Old South Head-road last night, knocked down and seriously injured Kathleen Becker, aged…

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Man Injured in Street Brawl

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 6

Frank Halliday, 36, of Rose Street Lelchnardt, was found lying in the gutter in Renwick street, petersham. last night, suffering from concusion…

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Three Injured Train : Lorry Smash

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

WHEN a tram and motor lorry collied at the intersection of of cleveland-street and Anzac Parade, Kensington to-day, three persons were injured…

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Early Morning Motor Crash Two Youths Seriously Injured

The Propeller · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 8

Two youths were injured hr a smash at 1 a.m. yesterday in Cook's River Road, Tempe, between a motor car said to have contained seven persons, and a…

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Assault at Rockdale. Two Men Injured Last Night

The Propeller · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 8

A brutal attack was made by strike pickets on loyal timber-workers at Rockdale last night. Rushing suddenly from the shadow of a building in course of…

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Disastrous Explosions Twenty-two Persons Injured at Woolwich Arsenal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 7

Six violent explosions shook Woolwich (Ens.) arsenal and surrounding neighborhood last week and caused injuries to twenty-two employees…

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Vain Dash with Injured Boy Death Won Race Forbes

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 4

THE story of a father's st milles drive with his badly-injured son, who died when the hospital was only 10 mlles distant, was told to the…

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