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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 139

Man Seriously Injured by Horse. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 14

Frank Dowsett was working with a horse and dray at the Riverina Plaster Works, when the horse became fractious and swung round, causing the driy to turn half over. Dowsett…

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Cyclist Injured Passing Motorists Feared Hold-up

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 1

James Roots (22), son of Mr and Mrs James Roots, of Luddenham, is in Camden Hospital, suffering from a fractured leg and other injuries…

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Governor's Car Collision With Sulky At Moss Vale Moss Vale

The Sun · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 3

The Governor's car, driven by the chauffeur, Arthur James Coradine, and proceeding with members of the Vice-Regal staff to a concert at Moss…

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Pour Injured in Car Skid Pinned Down in Capsize

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 6

BATHURST, Friday. -- When a motor car skidded near Kelso, four Cowra residents were injured, one seriously…

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Car Overturns on Greasy Road Man Seriously Injured Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 10

A greasy patch on the road is blamed for the overturning of a car near the Kelso Post Office when four passengers were injured…

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HIT-RUNNERS Woman Killed; Man Injured

Truth · Sunday 22 May 1932 · page 12

HIT-RUN motorists killed an unknown woman at Redfern and injured a man at Lindfield, yesterday evening. As she was endeavoring to avoid a…

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Cycle-car Collision

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 8

Charles Mattson, 19, of Chelmsford Avenue, Bankstown, suffered Internal injuries yesterday' when his motor cycle Collided with a car in…

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Country News Peculiar Fatality

The Sun · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 4

NYNGAN, Monday.--When a party of football enthusiasts were returning from Nyngan their motor truck collided with a horse and sulky. The…

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Casualties. Man Found Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 10

The body of Richard Arthur Crampton, 55, of Darlington, was found floating in the harbour. It was recovered by the Water Police and taken to the City Morgue. The police…

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Man and Wife Injured

The Sun · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 4

KATOOMBA, Monday.--A sedan car driven by Stephen C. Davies, of Hurlstone Park, skidding on a wet road, overturned twice and crashed…

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Three Men Injured Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 8

Three men Were injured when a car travelling towards Newcastle collided with a car travelling towords Aberdare on Maitland Road Hexham last night…

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Greenstuff Killed, Calderwood Injured at Randwick Shocking Accident Reynolds for India ? on the Tracks

The Sun · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 2

There was an unusual and unfortunate jumping accident at Randwick this morning…

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Governor's Car. Involved in Collision. Sulky Wrecked. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 9

The Vice-Regal car driven by the Governor's chauffeur, A. J. B. Coradine and cortaining members of the staff of the Governor's residence, Hillview, was involved in a collision with…

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Scoring Was One-sided North's Rugby League Surprise More Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 3

NORTH SYDNEY Rugby League Club provided a surprise by the dropping of B. Clifford for Saturday's matches…

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Motor Cycle and Car Collide Two Men Seriously Injured Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 6

When a car crashed into a motor cycle on the Maitland Road, near the Wallsend Road turn off yesterday the men on the cycle injured…

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Weston Again Takes Cup Aberdare Fails in Defence Henwood Injured Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 10

By defeating Aberdare by 6 goals to 2 . at Cessnock yesterday afternoon Weston won the Stevenson cup (South Maitland Championship)…

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Three Cars Collide Jack Saywell Driving One Doctor Is Injured But Walked to Golf Links Terrific Crash

The Sun · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 7

JACK SAYWELL, 18, son of the late Victor Claude Saywell, was involved in a sensational triple motor collision on…

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"Cut" the Dome Court Sequel to Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 1

A motor car and a bicycle collided at the intersection of Sydney-road and Alfred-street, Granville, on March 20. The sequel was at the Parramatta Police…

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Train Accident. Electric Wires Break. Picnickers' Exciting Time

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 9

A trainload of picnickers travelling to Como and National Park, had an exciting experience about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, when the overhead electric wire snapped…

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Motor Accidents. Woman's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 6

A middle aged woman was killed in a motor accident at Redfern on Saturday evening, the car driver failing to stop after the accident. Shortly afterwards a man was run over by…

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