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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

3,190 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 160

District Court. (Before Judge Edwards.) Motor Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 6

Ronald Dodge, by his next friend Elizabeth Dodge, of Bellevue-parade, Hurstville, sued S. R. Keen, of The Boulevirde, Strathfield, for £100 damages for injuries received as the…

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Injured in Show Ring. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 10

Patrick Hawkins, of Gundaroo, was seriously injured during a cattle riding contest at Queanbeyan show. Hawkins was stunned by an upward toss of the animal's head, and,…

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Starlike Badly Injured Struck Rails Before Gallop

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

So badly injured was Starlike in a mishap at Kensington yesterday that it will probably be some time before he is again seen in action…

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Aust. Star's Sister Accidentally Shot

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 1

STUMBLING near her home at Huskisson yesterday, afternoon, Betty Kelly, 15. the sister of Judy Kelly, the…

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Wounded in Car Policeman Accidentally Shoots Himself

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 7

KURRI, Monday.--Constable Walsh was admitted to Kurri Hospital late last night with a bullet wound just above the heart. His condition…

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Man Drowned. Henty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 12

Leslie Schlenker, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Schlenker, well-known residents of Ryan, was drowned in a dam on Saturday. Schlenker and his brothers went for a swim…

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Child on Scooter Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 1

Struck by a motor cycle white riding a scooter near his home last night, Morris Snowden, 4, of Edgeware Road, Enmore was seriously…

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Fatal Collision Motor Cyclist Thrown Against Car

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 8

When a motor-cycle and car collided head-on at the corner of Railway Street and Pacific Highway, Chatswood, yesterday, the cyclist,…

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Jockey Injured Thrown At Randwick Course

The Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 12

Edward McMenamin, 38, jockey, of Boronia-street. Kensington, was injured at Randwick Racecourse early this morning when he was thrown…

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Fool-proof Rural Roads Built To Prevent Collision

The World's News · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 9

THE day of the foolproof road is dawning at last—an era in which head-on collisions and corner crashes will be impossible, when…

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Fireman Injured Toughed Live Wire Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 1

WHILE carrying out repairs at Tighe's Hill fire station this afternoon Leslie Ford, 39, residing at Fire…

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Injured Man 24 Hours Without Attention. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 12

James Ryan, a middle-aged bushworker, whose chest was injured when he was thrown from his horse, suffered for 24 hours without attention. The accident occurred yesterday…

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Romance for Injured Man Hold-up Victim Engaged to Nurse

The Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 11

ROMANCE and happiness, after months of anguish, have come to Alfred Johnson, 28, victim of the…

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Accidents at Denman. Denman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 12

While felling trees at Baerami, near Denman, Stanley Wilson was struck on the [?]ead by a falling limb and received frightful injuries. His condition is critical…

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Galloping With Eye To Big Races At Randwick BURLESQUE & Wexford Will Be Ready Peter Pan Approaching Top Accident Averted

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 2

Gallops at Randwick yesterday morning had little bearing on to-day's Hawkesbury meeting at Moorefield, but several candidates engaged at that track on Saturday next and at headquarters later…

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Scooter Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 9

While riding his scooter near his home in Edinborough Road, Enmore, last night, Maurice Snowden (4) was struck by a cycle…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured Collision with Car

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 5

So badly injured was Leslie Cecil Webb, 58 of Forrest Road, Penshurst when he was knocked off his bicycle by a car in Prince's…

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Casualties. Motor Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 12

George Purchase, 23, of Dent-street, Botany, suffered incised wounds to the head, abrasions, and probably concussion yesterday morning when his motor cycle and a milk cart collided…

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Jockey Injured at Randwick

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 3

CROSS-COUNTKY horseman E. McMepamin received a nasty fall at Randwick yesterday morning which will keep him out of the saddle for some…

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