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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 139

Auburn News. Boy Thrown From Cycle Curious Accident at Auburn

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 7

Thrown from Ills bicycle in curious circumstances at the week-end, David Nagle, 14, Killara-road, Auburn, received concussion…

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Straying Horse Causes Accident. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 10

A horse grazing by the side of the road at South Arm caused a motor car accident, in which Mr. L. R. Davis, a commercial traveller, and a friend had narrow escapes from injury…

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Aeroplane Accident. Committee's Report. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 10

The Minister for Defence (Senator Sir George Pearce) has received a report from the Air Accidents Investigation Committee regarding an accident to an Avro-Avian machine,…

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Stealing Charge Follows Train Accident LITHGOW

The Sun · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 18

After William Hignett, 17, was injured in attempting to board a moving train near the old Zigzag, two swags were found near the line. His…

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Cyclist Injured

The Biz · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

David Nagle, 14, of Killara-road, Auburn, was injured in curious circumstances when riding a bicycle in Auburn Park on Good Friday. The…

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Cyclist Injured

The Biz · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 4

A cycle ridden by Norman Gaddey, of Auburn, was knocked down by a lorry on Liverpool-road, near Walker's garage, on Tuesday night last…

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Accidents of the Week. Motor 'Bus in Collision

The Propeller · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 4

On Thursday evening of last week a motor car, the property of the New South Wales Government, and driven by Christopher Martin, of Carysfort…

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Motor Fatality at Penshurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 10

The death of the driver of this truck followed a collision with a touring car at the intersection of George and Penshurst streets, Penshurst, last night…

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Girl Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 4

While riding a bicycle along Regent Street, Kogarah, last Friday, Hilda McMahon, of Alexandria Street, Arncliffe, ran into the back of a motor…

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Pillion Rider Injured

The Biz · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

William Sexton, 64, Northumberland-road, Auburn, was riding pillion on a motor cycle, which was travelling along Sydenham-road,…

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Casualties. Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 13

While riding a motor cycle along Circular Quay last night, Kevin Cooke, 19, a clerk, of Boundary-street, Paddington, collided with a tram. The Central District Ambulance…

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Fatal Collision Granville Boy Killed

The Biz · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 8

Arthur Fox, 16, of East-street, Granville, was killed instantly on Saturday afternoon when a bicycle, which he was riding, and a motor car…

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Braver Boy Saves Drowning Child's Life Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 6

The gallant action of Darcy Rowland, a schoolboy, of Islington, in saving the life of a small child who had fallen into a waterhole on March…

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District Court. (Before Judge Armstrong.) Motor Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 6

The hearing was concluded of the actions for damages for injuries received in a motor car collision, brought by James Alfred Stevens, of Bon Accord-avenue, Waverley, and Arthur…

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Lorryman Killed. Driver of Car Critically Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 9

One man was killed instantly and another was critically injured in a collision between a motor lorry and a motor car in Penshurst last night…

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Nurses Injured When Car Overturns Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 6

Returning along the Bulla Road to the Sunbury Lunatic Asylum, Where they are employed, three nurses sustained miner injuries…

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Man Injured by Car. Motorist Drives Away

The Biz · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

A motorist seriously injured a man at the corner of Wetern-road and Station-street Wentworthville, on Monday night, and left him lying…

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Motor Crash at Penshurst Man Killed, Another Injured

The Propeller · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 4

One man was killed instantly and another critically injured in a collision between a motor lorry and a motor car at Penshurst last night. The…

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Shocking Fatality. Man's Head Blown Off. Sum of Money Missing. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 9

The remarkable circumstances of the death of Mr. James John Egan, 60, contractor, of Bendigo, are being investigated by the police. The headless body of Mr. Egan was found in…

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St. George League Footballer in Crash Is Seriously Hurt in Bad Car Collision Lorry Driver Killed As Vehicle Wrecks Telegraph Pole Girl's Escape Star Forward Suffers Fractured Skull and Spine

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 5

ONE man was killed instantly, while another is not expected to live, following a terrific smash in which a lorry struck a car and…

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