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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 203

How Accidents Occur No. 4 If Care is Lacking Death May Result Human Weakness and Laziness

Evening News · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 12

EVERY time a motorist fails to do something that a reasonable man should do, or does something that a reasonable man should not do, he shows himself to be unfit to be at large among his sane fellow citizens…

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Man Accidentally Shot. Araluen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 12

H. Rankin, of the Upper Dena River, met with a fatal accident. After tea he went out to shoot flying foxes. As he did not return his father went in search of him, and…

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Electric Train. Crashes Into Tram. Level Crossing Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 12

Crashing through a closed gate at a level crossing in St. George's-road, North Fitzroy, to-night, an electric train from North Carlton to Melbourne struck the rear part of a cable…

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Home Accident How Insurance Helped

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 12

When Mrs: Hulk opened the oven door there was a loud explosion, and she was enveloped in flames. A neighbor, hearing her scream, rushed in,…

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Another Spill for A. Jurd Accident at Randwick

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 2

A. G. Jurd, a diminutive apprentice of F. J. Marsden's, is beginning to wonder whether the "jockey business" is all it is cracked up to be. About…

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Govt. Will Prohibit Pillion Riding Minister's Promise Many Accidents

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 1

THE Minister for Local Government. Mr. Bruxner, received a big deputation from local governing bodies yesterday on the question of abolishing…

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Collision at Bexley

The Propeller · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

Early on Thursday morning a car driven by I. E. Williams, of Auburn, came into collision, with another car driven by J. Jackson, of Butler's Road,…

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Collision at Hurstville

The Propeller · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

A car driven by G. C. Thomas, of Waverley, came into collision last Monday, at Hurstville, with a milk cart, owned by the Fresh Food and Ice…

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Octogenarian Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 10

Stepping off the footpath in Darling-street, Balmain. Henry Jackson, 80, McQualne Terrace, Balmain, was knocked down by a motor car. He received a fractured arm and wrist…

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Motor Lorries in Collision

The Propeller · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

On Wednesday a collision occurred at the intersection of Blakesley and Woniora Roads, Hurstville, between two motor lorries and a motor car, when…

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Collision in the Crescent

The Biz · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

A collision between a motor lorry and motor cycle, at the corner of Smart-st. and The Crescent, on Friday of last week, was not too highly…

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School Girl Injured

The Propeller · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

Winifred Sly, a school girl, aged 12 years, residing at Belmont Avenue, Penshurst, was knocked down one day this week by a motor cycle ridden by…

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Two Cyclists Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 14

While riding a cycle along Botany-road yesterday, with his sister on the back of the machine, Arthur Holt, 18 years, of Botanyroad, Botany, crashed into a telegraph post…

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Miners Injured. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 17

G. Griffiths was jammed between two skips at the Commonwealth colliery yesterday and received scveie lacerations. A fully-laden skip ran over William Rogers…

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Woman Injured in Fall From Train

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 5

Falling heavily to the platform when alighting from an electric. train at Dulwich Hill station yesterday, lrie Beddow 41. of Garnet Street…

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Bather Injured Dislocated Neck in Diving

The Biz · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

About 8 o'clock Sunday morning Eric Inghram, 20, Mary st., Sefton. accompanied by Cecil Goodwin and Victor Lilly, also of Mary-st., went…

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Importance of Signals How Accidents Occur —No. 5 Can Law Do Anything to Lessen? Antagonism Must Disappear

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 11

CAN the law do anything to lessen the appalling number of motor accidents? In what manner may the law mid the traffic regulation be altered to check the record of traffic offences?…

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Rail Tragedy. Accident at Warrimoo the Catchpoints. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 14

The Penrith District Coroner (Mr. A. Judges) to-day resumed his inquiry into the deaths of Henry Hanna, 30, enginedriver, and Edward Smith, 24, fireman, of the…

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Air Pilot's License. Suspended for 12 Months. Accident Near Sydney. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 13

It was announced to-day by the Minister for Defence (Mr. Green) that, after investigating the accident to aeroplane VH ULH at Brighton-le-sands near Sydney, on December…

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Shooting Accident. Young Man's Tragic Death. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 14

Having received a full charge of gunshot in the side, of the head, Herbert Ball, 19, died two hours later. Ball was one of a motor car party which was shooting at Mount Barker…

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