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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

3,190 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 160

Motor Accidents. 304 Deaths Last Year. Lower Average

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 8

Deaths resulting from motor accidents in New South Wales last year numbered 304, compared with 318 in the previous year. The number of deaths last year decreased…

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Girl Accidentally Shot. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 10

Mollie Mason, 17, employed by Mr. B. Ulph, of Bendick Murrell, was the victim of a pea rifle accident, the bullet entering her right shoulder, narrowly missing two arteries. It is…

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Collision at Hurstville

The Propeller · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 4

In,Railway Street, Hurstville, at the junction of the railway traffic bridge, a collision occurred last Saturday between a motor car, driven by J…

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Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 4

On Monday morning Edward Ward, of Bassett Street, Hurstville, was riding a bicycle in Dumbleton Road, near Stoney Creek Road, when he collided…

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Campbelltown Fatality Transport Commission Sued

The Biz · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 5

In the Banco Jury Court, the hearing was concluded of the action brought by Josephine Victoria Scott under the Compensation to Relatives…

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Casualties. Fatal Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 10

Jeffery Giblet, 26. of Station-street, Thornleigh, who was injuried seriously early yesterday morning when the car in which he was riding crashed over an embankment near…

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Accidents of the Week. Man Falls Off Plank

The Propeller · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 4

Working on the Muddy Creek viaduct construction at Rockdale on Tuesday, Frank Quine, of Griffiths Street, Sans Souci, was crossing over on a plank…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Young Man Killed

The Propeller · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 6

Frank Hunt, aged 19 years, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hunt, of Clarence Road, Rockdale, was killed last Sunday, near Blackheath when he…

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New Procedure for Saddling Minimising Risk of Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 2

IN order to minimise the risk of horses and persons being kicked while in the weighing enclosure, the A.J.C. has decided to adopt a…

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Fatal Accident Carrmaar Man Dies

The Biz · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 4

As a result of an accident on Sunday, Mr. Michael Murphy, of Laurel-street, Carramar, died in Auburn District Hospital last…

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Casualties. Double Railway Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 17

William Salisbury, 42, garage proprietor, who was critically injured when the car in which he was riding crashed over an embankment near the Rhodes railway station on…

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Injured Going Home From Work

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 6

Crossing the road at Bondi Junction last night, Benjamin Sweeney, 33, bricklayer, of Beach St., Rose Bay, was knocked down by a…

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Highest for Years South Creek Flood Stock Drowned

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 4

The highest water mark for about 20 years was reached at South Creek, St. Marys, on Thursday, when the neighbouring land was…

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Got Mates to Hospital Then Injured Man Collapsed PURNEA

The Sun · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 1

S. N. GUPTA, the meteorological officer at Purnea, and two assistants were releasing a survey balloon, when…

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Rubber Company Is Fined Breach of an Award to Employee Who Was Injured Summons Case

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 9

A PENALTY of £10 with costs was imposed upon Dunlop-Perdriau Rubber Co. Ltd., by Mr. Shepherd, S.M., at…

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Accident on Steps

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 1

WALKING down steps at the Emu Gravel Company's works on Tuesday, John Pennellum fell and suffered severe injury to a leg that…

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Motor Bike Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 1

A MOTOR BIKE being ridden by Ray Jones, of Boxley, and another man, skidded on the wet road at Warrimoo on Sunday afternoon,…

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Jockey Injured Adelaide

The Sun · Sunday 9 April 1933 · page 52

K. Bird was badly injured when Lannebelle crashed into a fence in the Steeplechase at Victoria Park today. He was removed to hospital, suffering…

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Constable Badly Injured Struck by Cycle As Crossed Road

The Sun · Sunday 9 April 1933 · page 6

Struck by a motor cycle as he stepped from behind a police patrol car in Erskineville-road, Newtown, last night, Constable Stephenson, of…

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Three Injured in Car Crash But a Baby Escaped Unharmed

The Sun · Sunday 9 April 1933 · page 18

CESSNOCK, Saturday. -- Three people were injured when a car struck a culvert near Heddon Greta this afternoon…

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