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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

3,190 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 160

Fire at Sea. Two Men Adrift FOR 40 HOURS. Third Believed to be Drowned. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 15

The motor launch Daphne, of Balmain, en route from the Manning River to Sydney, was completely destroyed by fire at sea, five miles…

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His Worst Drive and His Fastest Malcolm Campbell Injured One-armed at 271 M.P.H.

Referee · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 22

MALCOLM CAMPBELL has joined a hand of motorists, popular with comic artists, but not so popular with the traffic police…

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Accidentally Shot. Well-known Pastoralist. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 15

In simple but tragic circumstances, Mr. Leonard Anistice Pavitt, aged 47 years, met his death as the result of a shooting accident this morning…

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Shotgun Accident. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 18

While H. R. Thurgood was stepping into a boat a shotgun with which he intended to shoot rabbits at Clybucca exploded. The charge from the gun shattered his left…

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Eight Killed Two Plane Accidents in France Paris

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 9

Eight persons were killed in plane accidents in France to-day. Three passengers were incinerated when a private aeroplane…

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In Collision. John Bolton and Bareamul

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 4

The now motorship John Bolton, and the trawler Barenmul figured in a serious collision off Fort Denison shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday. The…

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New Motorship Damaged in Harbour Collision at Start of Trials

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 11

The new 500-ton motor-ship John Bolton met with a serious mishap as she was leaving Sydney Harbour on her trials yesterday afternoon. After a collision with the trawler…

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Motorship Damaged in Smash Collision with Trawler Near Fort Denison Was Beached

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 8

SO badly damaged was the new island motorship John Bolton, when she came into collision with the trawler…

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Club Notes. Accident Problems

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 5

Pointing out that last year 304 lives were lost in New South Wales through accidents in which motor vehicles, including motor cycles, figured, and that several thousand…

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Rescue From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 8

Diving fully clothed into Narrabeen Lake yesterday, Edward Wilkinson a volunteer fireman attached to the Narrabeen Fire Brigade, rescued from…

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Granville Motor Cyclists Injured

The Biz · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 1

William Nutt, 23, and Willia[?] McAndrew, 49, both of Alfred street, Granville, were injured on Saturday when their motor cycle and a motor…

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Spend Holiday in Hospital Motor Cyclist and Girl Injured

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 1

ON their way home from work last night, having finished until after the holidays, a man and a girl were injured in motor…

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Dogs Injured by Motorists. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 9

Sir,—Our society receives many reports and complaints as to motorists injuring dogs and not stopping to attend to the injured. Section 8 of the Traffic Act requires:—…

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Train Accidents. Three Lives Lost

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 5

Three men were killed through being run over by trains yesterday. One accident occurred at the Central Railway Station, another at Broken Hill, and one in Victoria. A fourth…

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Fatal Accident. Constable Stephenson Killed

The Propeller · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 1

As the result of an accident at Newtown last Saturday night Constable Ruston George Stephenson, a well-known resident, of Brighton-le-Sands,…

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Young Man's Death Pea-rifle Accident Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 5

The Coroner, Mr. J. A. Bamber, returned a verdict of accidental death to-day in the inquiry into the death of William Smith Peat, [?]…

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Rail Accidents Two Killed, One Hurt in Twenty-four Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 1

John Frederick John, who had four toes on his left foot severed at Black-town last night, was the third train victim in 24 hours…

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Lime in Eyes Painful Accident with Line-marker

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 8

ARMIDALE, Thursday.--While assisting in the preparation of Rugby League Park, Mr. H. H. Gordon, a member of the executive, suffered an…

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Man Drowned on Fishing Trip

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 7

CAIRNS, Thursday.--When a launch belonging to Dr. P. S. Clarke was travelling between False Cape and Green Island, carrying a fishing…

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Injured Woman Lies All Night on Roadside After Sulky Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 11

Thrown from a sulky on to a stump on a lonely bush road, a middle-aged woman lay unconscious by the roadside throughout Thursday night. She was found by a neighbour…

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