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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 139

Casualties. Tram Employee Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 8

Shortly after midnight on Friday, Matthew George Perry, 21, a tiamway employee, residing at Harbord, was standing on the footboard of a tramcar that was being shunted…

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Tragic Death Near Windsor; Gun Explores Accidental Discharge Slays Farming Pupil Elbow Bumped Two Mates Witnesses of Fatality in Paddock

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 1

WHEN a double-barrelled shotgun which he was carrying was accidentally discharged yesterday afternoon, Edward Stranger, 17,…

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Newcastle News. Little Girl Injured. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 8

Fay Jolly, aged 7 years, suffered probably a fracture of the skull, internal injuries, and shock, when she was struck by a motor car at Cardiff yesterday. The driver of the car…

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Tragic Squall. 22 Boats Capsized. Five Yachtsmen Drowned. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 7

A sudden squall, which swept St. Vincent's Gulf on Saturday afternoon, played havoc with yachts at seaside resorts, practically every open boat on the gulf being capsized…

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Clothes Worth £400. Alleged Attempt to Steal. Detective Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 2

A case involving an alleged attempt to steal £400 worth of clothing from a city factory came up for hearing at the Central Police Court on Saturday…

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Thrown Through Windscreen Girl Badly Injured in Car Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--When two cars collided at Parkville last night Isabel Oliver, 19, of Brunswick, went head-first through the…

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Two Arb Saved in Blaze Woman's Brave Rescue Act One Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 1

HOBART, Sunday.--Two women who slept calmly in a fiercely-blazing boarding-house owe…

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Four Injured in Show Events Lady Rider Gravely Hurt Nasty Falls

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 6

In the "Angus and Coote" equestrienne contest at the Show on Saturday, Mrs. R. Gordon Smith was injured when the…

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Speedway Accidents. Cyclist on Runaway Machine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 8

A large crowd at the Parramatta Speedway on Saturday night witnessed a series of exciting incidents. There were a number of falls, and several riders received injuries…

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Boy Killed. Shooting Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 7

There was a tragic ending to a week-end camping expedition at Windsor yesterday, when Edward Stranger, 17, a trainee at the Scheyville Agricultural Farm, was fatally injured…

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Thrills And Spills At The Show Thousands of People Watch Events in Ring Threatening Weather Does Not Deter Visitors Ending on Wed. One Serious Accident Mars Splendid Programme

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 6

THE Royal Show made a heavy; forced march toward its conclusion on Saturday. Threatening weather went no further than…

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Tragic Shot-gun Accident Brushed Against a Loaded Weapon

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 5

Walking out of his tent at the Scheyville Training Farm, near Windsor, yesterday, Edward Stranger (17) brushed against a…

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Motor Accidents. Pillion Rider Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 10

William Sexton, 64, of Northumberlandroad, Auburn, was riding pillion on a motor cycle, which was travelling along Sydenhamroad, Marrickville, yesterday, when, near…

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"Hang On, Bill!" Drowning Boy's Cry to His Twin

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Monday.--"Lex Hammond did not know that his twin brother Bill had been washed off the dinghy, and his last cry before he…

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Reds' Voices Drowned Orsova's Passengers Sang Louder

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 7

PERTH, Monday.--As in Sydney and in Melbourne, when Communist delegates to Russia, on board the Orsova, at Fremantle, commenced to…

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Fatal Collision Man Killed When Car Hits Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A man was killed, and three other persons, including a tramway motorman and a woman passenger, were injured…

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Man Injured by Car. Motorist Drives Away

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 10

Parramatta police are searching for a motorist, who seriously injured a man at the corner of Western-road and Station-street, Wentworthville, last night, and left him lying…

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Boy Shot. Accident in Bush at Gordon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 10

A shooting and fishing excursion, undertaken by four boys, in the bush at Gordon yesterday, ended unhappily, when Robert Dalton, 12, of Cambridge-street, Artarmon…

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ACCIDENTAL Man Who Fell Under Train At Auburn

The Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 9

At the inquiry held by the Parramatta District Coroner into the death of William Joseph Magner, a bookmaker, aged 42, who was killed by a…

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Speedway Accident

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 6

Frank Pryke, 22, of Anzac Parade, South Kensington, crashed while riding in a race at Parramatta Speedway last night, Parramatla-Auburn…

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