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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

2,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 139

Seven Injured. Truck Runs into Creek. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 10

Seven persons were injured and others had remarkable escapes to-day when a motor truck conveying 13 passengers from Toowoomba to Lockyer Creek struck a fence, and then…

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Boy Killed. Rifle Accidentally Discharged. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 6

Geoffrey Wheldon Finch, 13, son of Mr. R. W. Finch, solicitor, of Bunbury, was killed yesterday when a rifle which his father was unloading exploded…

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Rosetta Was Lucky to Win Sailing Kiwi Stopped by Accident

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 3

Charlie Burton's performances in landing the 18-footer Rosetta a winner for the first time this season in Saturday's handicap…

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Jack Haines' Father Drowned

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

John Haines, father of Jack Haines, ex-champion middleweight fighter of Australia, was drowned in the main irrigation channel near…

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Boy Saved From Drowning. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 8

Len Hannam, 8, of Sydney who was [?]ing his holidays at Singleton had a [?] escape at the municipal swimming baths [?] terday afternoon. He got beyond his [?]…

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Casualties. Child Injured by Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 8

Norman White, 9, of Austin-street, Lane Cove, was knocked down by a motor car in Northwood-road, Lane Cove, yesterday. Central District Ambulance took him to the…

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Sank in Canal Boxer's Father Is Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 6

Despite efforts by a friend to save him, John Haines (50), father of Jack Haines, ex-champion boxer, was drowned early last night in the main…

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Injured by Leopard. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 7

Whilst standing close to a leopard in its cage at the Surfers' Paradise Hotel private zoo, Eisie Chaimers, who, with her parents, is holidaying at Coolangatta, was severely…

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Fought Rescuer Woman Drowned In River Goondiwindi (Q.)

The Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 9

Despite an heroic attempt at rescue by an old man, Mrs. Jones, 39, a native of England, was drowned in the Macintyre River, four miles…

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Not Accidental Graziers Suspect Origin of Big Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

JUNEE, Monday.--The bush fires are viewed with the greatest seriousness locally, where a feeling is prevalent that the fires are not…

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Struck His Head Sydney Boy's Accident At Inverell

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

INVERELL, Monday.--Leslie Fenton, aged 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fenton, of Summer Hill, Sydney, who was spending a holiday in the…

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Senator's Son Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 7

Falling off a box in the yard yesterday the six-years-old son of Senator J. P. Dunn suffered a fractured leg. The little fellow will in…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 4

John Walker, 23. of Trongate Street, Granville, suffered a fractured skull, abrasions to the face, and shock, when the cycle he was…

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ASSAULTS. Tram Conductor Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 12

Tram Conductor Voleat, of the Tempe depot, was savagely attacked by a gang of youths in Fairfowl-street, Dulwich Hill, on Monday night. The youths refused to pay their fares,…

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Casualties. Cyclist's Head Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 12

John Walker, 18, of Trongate-street, Granville, received injuries to the face and, it is believed, a fractured skull yesterday when he tried to avoid a mob of cattle on the…

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Injured in Car-cycle Smash

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 1

Two youths were injured in a collision between a motor cycle and car in Hampden Road, Artarmon, yesterday. They were:…

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Car Wrecked. Level Crossing Collision. Occupants Escape Serious Injury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 11

A motor car in which the occupants Were three residents of Richmond, Mrs. Millicent Taber, an 18-year-old son, Thomas, who was the driver, and a 10-year-old daughter, Betty,…

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Bathing Tragedy. Rev. H. S. Joyce Drowned. Gallant Rescue Work. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 11

The Rev. H. S. Joyce, 46, of Port Adelaide Congregational Church, and chairman of the South Australian Congregational Union, was drowned at Middleton Beach, near Port…

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Jungle Accident Horror

The World's News · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 28

THE dead body of a man and the carcases of a leopard and a snake, all in close proximity, were discovered recebtly on the railway line near…

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For Little Home Accidents

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 5

WITH small children, little injuries to eye, ear and nose are fairly frequent. The eye is a delicate organ, and great care should be exercised about home treatment for injuries. Don't let the child rub his eye…

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