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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 139

MOTORING Skill, Ignorance, and Accidents

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 43

In the accompanying article our contributor discusses the part which car drivers should play in minimising the total of road accidents, and suggests that more attention should be given to driving skill.—By "Spotlight." SINCE the time when cars first came into general…

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In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Harvey.) Accident Insurance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 8

The hearing was concluded of the suit [?] which the plaintiff John Wilson, seeks a declaration that the Australian Alliance Assurance Co. Ltd., defendant, is liable to…

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Fatal Car Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Mrs. Elizabeth Culwick, 69, of Preston, had her skull fractured when two cars came into collision in Church St.,…

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Visitor Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 9

Frank Harvey (73), an old-age pensioner from Broken Hill, was knocked down yesterday by a tram in George Street and received severe concussion…

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Rugby League. Players Injured. Morris Replaces Ridley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 13

A Ridley, Western Suburbs winger, is the latest prominent Rugby League player to be injured. He had a bone in a wrist broken during the match with North Sydney on Monday, and loses his…

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Fatally Injured When Cars Collided Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 1

Mr. Elizabeth Culwick, 70, of Preston was fatally injured when the car in which the was a passenger collided with another at…

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Unusual Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 10

An extraordinary accident occurred in Hay-street yesterday afternoon. A motor cycle dashed through the door of a sweets shop, wrecked a showcase, and injured a woman…

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Lake Conjolo Fatality

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 6

Mr. Edward Backhouse, who attempted to rescue Arthur Walters of Lake Conjola on Tuesday, states that neither he nor his brother was…

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Collision at Peakhurst

The Propeller · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 4

Late on Tuesday afternoon a motor car driven by Sidney Rose, of High Street, Carlton, came into collision in Forest Road, Peakhurst, with a bicycle…

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Accidents of the Week. Cyclist Injured by Car

The Propeller · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 4

Milton Lawrence, 32, of Gordon Street, Brighton-le-Sands, was returning home on a bicycle along Bay Street, Brighton-le-Sands, about 12.30 last Sunday…

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Car and Tram Collide. Four Persons Injured

The Propeller · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 4

As a result of a collision between a tram and motor car in Prince's Highway, Kogarah, last Monday night, Myrtle Lee, 32, of Redfern, suffered a…

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Speed of Motor Cars. Responsible for Most Accidents

The Propeller · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 2

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

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Tram Collision. Four Women Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 13

Four women were injured yesterday afternoon when two trams came into collision in Allison-road, Kensington. Mrs. Florence O'Brien 62, of…

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Four Women Injured Tram Collision at Kensington Two in Hospital

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 1

When two trams collided in Anzac Parade, Kensington, yesterday, four women were hurt two seriously…

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Cyclist Injured

The Sun · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 7

In a head on collision between a motor car and a bicycle in Victoria- street, Epping, this afternoon, the cyclist, Fred Watkins, 18, of…

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Drowned in Murray Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 3

While taking fishing nets from the River Murray at Barham yesterday, on Italian, whose name is believed to have been Sinonette, was…

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Child Injured in Playground

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 1

IN the playground at Llandilo school on Tuesday, Rona Ransley, six years of age, the daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Ransley, of Llandilo, fell and…

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Two Cyclists Injured. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 14

Two youths, Harold Quirk and Leonard Johnson, suffered serious injuries last night when motor cycles they were riding collided head on in Condong village. Quirk suffered a…

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Car Through a Window Four Injured at Croydon

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 5

Four passengers were injured late last night, when a car, out of control, dashed through a shop window in George's River Road, Croydon…

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Bomb Thrown In Shanghai. Japan's Minister Injured. Other Notables Hurt. SHANGHAI, April 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 13

During a military review at Hongkew Park to-day in honour of the Japanese Emperor's birthday, a bomb was thrown upon the official stand…

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