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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 139

Accidents of the Week. Boy Injured by Lorry

The Propeller · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

Robert Neate, aged 15 years, of Campsie, was seriously injured, near the corner of Laycock Street and Stoney Creek Road, Bexley, last…

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Injured by Motor Car

The Propeller · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

At about midnight last Saturday Dick Allen, aged 23 years, of English Street, Kogarah, was knocked down by a motor car in Prince's Highway,…

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Injured Boy's Father Is Grateful

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 7

"I want to thank your staff and the host of sympathisers and well- wishers for their expressions of sympathy towards Dudley." writes Mr. J…

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Miner Is Injured by Fall of Coal Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

Struck by a fall of coal in Aberdare Extended colliery to-day. Hector Burton, 38, miner, of Wollo[?] Road, Cessnock, suffered injuries to the left hand…

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Unemployed Rush Newfoundl'd Premier Injured Dole Conceded St. Johns (Newfoundland)

The Sun · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

Dissatisfied with the assurance of the Secretary of State that the Government was doing all that was possible to alleviate their conditions…

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Cabra Accident Sequel Again Withdrawn

The Biz · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 6

The case in which John William Blair was charged with wanton driving (three charges) arising out of the motor cycle accident at…

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Collision with Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 5

An inquiry into the crash between the swinging arm of Pyrmont Bridge and the North Coast steamer Tyalgum is set down for 11.30 a.m, on…

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Casualties. Two Cyclists Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 14

Frank Hogan, 20, of Woodburn-road, Berala, and Gordon Landsdowne, 16, of Dowlingstreet, Moore Park, received concussion at Bankstown cycle track, during races arranged…

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Into Shop Man Injured by Car's Dive

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 7

Driving his car along Bayswater-road at the height of the thunderstorm, Malcolm Ferguson, 29, stereotyper, tried to avoid a pedestrian and…

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Hurled Through Windscreen Man's Face Badly Injured Two Cars Crash

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 6

As the police have been unable to interview the drivers of two cars concerned, very little is known about a terrific smash in…

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Remarkable Accident. Police Making Inquiries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 14

Early this morning the police were still endeavouring to obtain particulars of a motor accident which occurred in Bayswater-road, Rushcutter Bay, late last night…

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Drowning Feared. Overturned Boat Found

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 9

The police fear that Leonard Corcoran Dunbar of Victoria-street, Ashfield, was drowned on Friday afternoon near Kurnell, where an overturned rowing boat was found…

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Scores of Refugees Drowned Shanghai

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 1

BRITISH guards were swept aside in a mad rush of refugees to board a British river…

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Country News. Dairy Farmer Injured West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 10

While training a trotting horse at [?] hampton yesterday morning. Harry T[?] 55, dairy farmer, of Oakhampton, co[?] with a telegraph pole. He was admitted [?]…

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Cricket Accidents. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 9

Within a week three persons have been struck on the head by cricket balls, and have had their skulls fractured. The latest victim is Esmond Hartley, l8, of…

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Accidents at Velodrome. Motor Cycle Falls on Woman Spectator

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 10

A motor cyclist and a woman spectator were injured as a result of a collision between two machines during a race at the Canterbury Velodrome on Saturday night…

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Casualties. Man Drowned. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 10

The body of William James Trevivian, 63, of William-street, Norwood, who had been missing since yesterday morning, was found lying in 15ft of water off the end of the…

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Two Men Drowned. Duck-shooting Fatalities. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 9

Leslie Stanley Patten, 28 years, of Queen-street, Altona, was found lying dead in a swamp on a property belonging to the Cheetham Salt Pty., Ltd., three miles from Altona…

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Women Injured Car Crashed Into Light Pole

The Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 3

A motor car collided this afternoon with an electric light pole in Livingstone-road, Marrickville, with the result that the car was damaged,…

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Clipper Injured by Mine Skips Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 5

Jammed between two skips laden with coal in Aberdare Extended Colliery today. Maurice Wallace. 20 clipper. of Northeote Street. Aberdare. suffered in…

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