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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 139

Footballer Injured Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 6

While playing football of Cessnock Showground this afternoon James Page, 23, of Weston, suffered hend injuries. He was admitted to Cessnock Hospital for…

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Car and Cycle Collide. Two Men Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 4

Two young men were seriously injured when a motor cycle and motor car collided near Gosford on Saturday afternoon. One man had his throat cut with glass as well as…

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Car Overturns Into Lagoon Nobody Injured in 20Ft. Drop

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Yesterday afternoon a car driven by Mrs. Duckworth, of Footscray, overturned on a bend on the Prince's Highway, near…

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Murchison Crime. Condemned Man's Story. Alleged Accidental Poisoning. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 7

John Thomas Smith, 27, alias Snowy Rowles, who is awaiting execution on June 13 for the murder of Leslie George Brown, 27, married, also known as Louis J. Carron, has…

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Fatal Accidents. Warren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 8

Daniel Murphy, an old-age pensioner, died in hospital to-day from injuries received yesterday evening. He was returning home in a buggy from fishing in the river, when a…

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Boy Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 9

Harold Leslie Moore, 12, of Edwin-street, North Sydney, was drowned in Kerosene Bay last evening. Accompanted by Eileen Michell, 17, the boy…

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Ankle Injured

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 3

AMBROSE PALMER has sprained his ankle and his fight with Gora has been postponed until June 20…

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Fisherman Drowned Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 5

William Ross, a married man, of Younger Street, Caulfield, was drowned when a boat in which he was fishing, was swamped off…

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Horseman Injured. Nundle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 10

The Nundle-Hanging Rock road, about one mile from Nundle, was the scene of a serious accident about 6 o'clock last evening, as a result of which Athol Taylor, 20, was…

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Casualties. Man Injured on Ship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 14

Thomas Baxendale, 54, of College-street. Balmain, was terribly injured yesterday morning on the steamer Ballarat, which was berthed at Walsh Bay. He was in the hold…

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Two Persons Injured. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 10

Last night L. Lewis, accompanied by his wife and 15-months-old child, was returning from Dungowan to Tamworth on a motor cycle and sidecar when the coupling rod…

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Injured by Blasting Powder. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 10

H. A. Kirkland was admitted to Lismore District Hospital suffering from injuries to the face and a shattered hand. He was a member of a working bee at Pearce's Creek,…

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Drowned in Dinghy Capsize 20 Minutes Fight for Life Failed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- William Ross (50), married, of Caulfield, was drowned this afternoon when a dinghy capsized near Middle Brighton…

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Empty Boat Was Tragic Clue Boy Drowned After Friend Left

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 8

An empty rowing boat floating near the North Sydney Gas Works, Kerosene Bay, was a tragic sight yesterday evening for Eileen Mitchell (17), of…

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Australian Rules. Series of Close Games. Two Players Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 6

Close finishes were the order of the day in matches staged by the Australian National rootball League yesterday played in brilliant toothill weather…

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Kurri Men Routed by Weston Beaten By 12. Goals To Nil Two Injured Weston

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 10

AFTER lowering the colors of the star Wallsend team in the State Soccer League on Saturday, Kurri suffered a humiliating 12-0 defeat…

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Boy Drowned; Strange Case at N. Sydney Boat Found Floating Empty in the Harbor Paddles Gone Girl Companion Came Back to Find He'd Vanished Harold Leslie Moore, 12

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 5

of Edwin Street, North Sydney, fell into the harbor from a rowing boat on the foreshores of North Sydney last night, and was drowned…

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Premier's Car. Accident Narrowly Averted (From Our Special Representative.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 9

Mr. Stevens and his party hod a narrow escape from serious injury when travelling by car from Sydney to Newcastle this morning. A cart and horse, a high-powered car, and…

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Girl Guides' Legs Broken by a Branch Unusual Accident in Turramurra Camp Bough Breaks Both From Croydon; Admitted to Hospital

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 5

THE Girl Guides' Camp at Turramurra was the scene of an unusual accident yesterday afternoon. Several of the girls were…

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Youth Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 10

Leslie Henley, 18, fruiterer, of Forbes-street. Darlinghurst. had his right leg and foot fractured in Daylane, Kensington, to-day. He was…

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