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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 139

Brave Cub Scout Dies Helping Comrade Both Drowned

The Biz · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 1

Two Cub Scouts were drowned in Georges River, Glenfield, on Saturday afternoon. One boy was swimming and got out of his depth…

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Motor Crash at Miranda. Five Men Injured

The Propeller · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 1

Five men were injured last Sunday night when a motor car in which they were travelling failed to negotiate a curve at Six Ways, Miranda, and…

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Old Couple Murdered Woman Drowned in Wash Tub Brest

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 8

A burglar entered a house in the village of Kervilin and strangled the octogenarian occupant. He then plunged the wife's head…

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Unsafe Speeding Responsible For Most Accidents

The Sun · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 14

It is generally accepted that more road accidents arise from speeding under unsafe circumstances than from other incompetent handling of…

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Accidental Shooting Philip James Healey

The Biz · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 4

At the inquest, held at Penrith, concerning the death on March 22, of Philip James Healey (21), of Kemp's Creek, through gunshot…

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Pinned Down by Cars Four Injured in a Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- When two cars collided at a St. Hilda corner to-day, injuring four persons, both overturned and one crashed into the…

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Detective Injured

The Sun · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 5

Detective J. George, of Newtown police area, was struck down by a motor car in King-street, Newtown, this afternoon, and his thigh and…

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Air Fatality. London, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 13

Pilot-officer Adrian John Warfordmein, a native of Melbourne, attached to the Digby (Lines.) training school in an instructional capacity, crashed in a single-seater Avro…

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Two Injured Collided with Car

The Sun · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 5

A youth and a boy were injured at the corner of Old South Head-road and Francis-street, Bondi, this afternoon, when the motor cycle on…

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District Court. (Before Judge Edwards). Motor Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 10

Arising out of a motor collision at the corner of Shaftesbury-road and Victoria street. Burwood on January 9, Leslie Harold Burke Wilkins, of Bay-street, Croydon, sued C. W…

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Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 4

We regret to report that Mr II. Innes met with a painful accident last weekend, which necessitated several stitches, Mr Innes is making good progress…

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Workless Lay Siege to City of Auckland Many Are Injured in Terrible Conflict in Queen St. Callous Govt. Bluejackets with Rifles and Machine-guns Take Charge Auckland (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 5

DIRE hunger and inflamed passions of resentment against a brutal Tory Government's callous disregard of the bitter cry of the…

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Catastrophe a Near-Accident

Truth · Sunday 17 April 1932 · page 3

ALL the elements of a bad smash appeared to be wrapped up in the second session of the Flying Welter…

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Motor Accidents. Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 10

While riding a bicycle along Elizabeth-street, city, near Foveaux-street, about midday yesterday, A. G. Stiles, 40, of Quay-street, city, collided with a motor car. He was thrown…

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Baby Drowned in Post Hole

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Monica Carroll (2½) was found drowned in a flooded post-hole, about 70 yards from her home, at Yambuk, yesterday…

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Seaman Drowned. Surfboat Capsizes. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 9

J. Tyrrel, able seaman of the Recorder, was drowned off Muriwal Beach owing to the capsize of a surfboat employed to bring ashore a line preparatory to landing the Wellington end of…

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Gatekeeper Injured Struck by Cycle

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 1

John Humphries, 30, gatekeeper, of the Victoria-road level crossing, Rydalmere was seriously, injured on Saturday night when he was knocked down by a motor…

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Motorist Critically Injured Tamworth

The Sun · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 10

Sydney Wilson, 18, was admitted to the Tamworth Hospital with a fractured pelvis and internal injuries, received when his car left the road at…

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Boy Killed Collision With Car Driver Not to Blame

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 1

Cycling home from Lake Parramatta on Easter Saturday, Arthur Fox (15), of East-street, Granville, was knocked down and killed by a car in…

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Drowned Disgrace Preferred River to Dock £10,000 Case

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- Rather than face charges of stealing from his employer William Edward Cottrell (41),…

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