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Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 139

Two New Sydney Hurdle Champions Lost Chances At First Jump Another Hurdle Idol Has Feet of Clay, and Is Costly to Backers But It Wasn't Prismatic's Fault He Blundered in Queer Accident in Randwick's Event Prospects of Sydney Jumpers in Winter Events

Referee · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 3

IF a horse looks a really good thing on form for a hurdle race at Randwick, is fancied by the stable, and in every way seems a propitious bet, it is still unwise to back him. Two champions have developed in the last six weeks. Each was…

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Fox Hunting Tragedy Found to be Accidental. Lake Cargelligo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 15

After the inquest on Edgar Cook, the victim of the shooting fatality here, the coroner found that his death was caused by gunshot wounds accidentally inflicted. Harold James Condell,…

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Girl Killed. Level Crossing Accident. Train Crashes Into Lorry. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 11

The running down of a lorry at a level crossing at Port Kembla this morning by a goods train resulted in a girl being fatally mutilated…

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Ship-loading Accident

The Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 5

PORT KEMBLA, Wednesday.--Fred Price, waterside worker, of Wollongong, was assisting to load iron pipes into the steamer Macumba at…

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Workmen Injured. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 10

Frank Lee, of Bass-street, Port Kembla, was badly hurt while working on the jetty at Port Kembla this morning. He was operating a capstan, which hauls trucks, when he was…

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Cyclist Hurt Hotel Licensee in Collision

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 2

While driving his ear along the Parramatta-road, Granville on Sunday, Mr. John Perrin, licensee of the Merrylands Hotel, collided with a motor cyclist…

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District Court. (Before Judge Curlewis.) Motor Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 6

Jack Granville Robertson, of Oak-street, Ashfield, sued John Fowler, of Waterloo-road. Bankstown, for £100 damages as a result of a motor collision in Parramatta-road, near…

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Man Injured Struck by Car at Granville

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 2

While walking along the side of Parramatta-road at Granville on Monday James Roberts, of Short-street, Rosehill was struck by a car…

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Sad Fatality, Sympathy for Mr. Hellicar in the Loss of His Son

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 12

GENUINE sympathy has been expressed by motorists to Mr.G.W. Hellicar and his family in the loss by death of a young son. Mr. Hellicar has done…

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EXPLOSION. Detonators Ignited. Firemen Killed. Two Other Men Injured. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 9

Armidale was shaken by a terrific explosion this morning, when 10,000 detonators were ignited during a fire in the produce store of F. Braund and Co., Ltd…

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Loading Accidents on Stentor. Port Moresby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 14

The motor freighter Stentor took more than a week to load 1200 tons of copra here. The vessel also loaded 700 tons at Samarai. Her loading at island ports has been attended by a series of…

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Jumped From Car To Help Accident Victim

The Sun · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 26

After colliding with a bicycle at the corner of Dartrook-road and Parramatta-road, Auburn, to-day, a driver jumped from his car while it…

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Five Injured in Collision Broken Windscreen Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 8

Five persons were injured in a collision between a car in which they were travailing and a motortruck on Riverside Avenue South…

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Cyclist in Collision

The Propeller · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 4

Phillip Bunce, of Mascot, was riding a bicycle along Prince's Highway, Arneliffe, on Monday, when he came into collision with a motor car, driven by…

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Man Injured

The St George Call · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 2

A man was injured at the corner of Gray Street and Railway Parade, Kogarah, on Wednesday, about 3.15 p.m. He was taken to St. George District…

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Cyclist Injured

The Biz · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 8

About 11 p.m. on Sunday night a car driven by Mr. J. Perrin, Merrylands Hotel, collided with a motor cycle ridden by Alec Thystleton, of…

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Farmers Injured. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 10

W. Taber and R. Morton, farmers, narrowly escaped being crushed to death when loading timber near Uranquinty. The eight-horse team attached to the waggon bolted, and both…

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Injured Worker Wins His Claim

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 6

The Workers' Compensation Compensation commission yesterday decided that in effect an actual contract of service existed between Christopher Blondell, of…

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Accidents of the Week. Boy Knocked Down by Car

The Propeller · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 4

Kelvin Jones, aged six years, of Prince's Highway, Kogarah, was knocked down by a car in the Prince's Highway, Blakehurst, last Friday. The St…

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District Court. (Before Judge Edwards.) Motor Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 10

William John Dine, of Rosemont-street, Punchbowl, sought to recover from Joseph Stephen Hogan, of Featherstone-street, Bankstown, £ 100 for damages to a motor car,…

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