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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

3,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 174

Six Lucky to Escape Drowning Skiff Overturned In Current NEWCASTLE, Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 5

NARROW escapes from death were experienced by a fishing party of six when a Rowing, boat capsized near Hexham this…

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Two Drowned Sad End To Boys' Swim BRISBANE

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 7

Two brothers, Norman Eric Wilks (12) and Robert Henry Wilks (10). of Dudley-street, Booval, were drowned in Bundamba Creek, near Ipswich,…

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Three Drowned in Country Trangie, Portland Bombala Trangie

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 5

The body of Eric Smith, 21, son of Mr. M. C. Smith, manager of the Wyalong branch of the Bank of N.S.W. who was drowned in the…

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Jockey's Spine Injured Laycock in Plaster of Paris

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 9

X-ray examination of jockey C. Laycock, who was involved in a serious fall at Warwick Farm on Saturday, revealed that he received an…

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Man Killed. Family of Five Injured. Motor Car Overturns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 11

Harry Parkin, 45, of Raglan-street, Mosman, was killed, and five members of another family were injured, two seriously, when a motor car overturned on the Great Western…

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Pea-rifle Accident. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 12

While fishing on the banks of the Beardy River, Lily Day, 13 years, was accidentally shot in a thigh. Two young men visitors from Sydney were shooting with a pea-rifle…

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Gundagai Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 12

A further lmpiovement was reported last night in the condition of Mr. Percy Allen who was seriously injured when a motor coach overturned near Gundagai last Thursday…

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Found Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 12

INVERELL, Tuesday.--The body of Albert James Mills, 65, was recovered by police fully clothed In the Macintyre River behind the bowling…

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Drowning Probed by Coroner

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 8

THE cases of two boys of practically the same age, who were drowned at Cronulla, and Wolli Creek, Arncliffe, this month, were…

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Boy and Girl Drowned. Mother's Rescue Attempt. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 17

A brother and sister were drowned in the presence of their mother in the Swan River at Bayswater yesterday evening. The victims were Lesley Brown, 11, and Raymond John…

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61 DEAD, 400 Injured Latest Quake News Is Graver Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 10

Authoritative telegrams from the Bihar Government describe the situation as much more serious than hitherto reported…

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French 'Plane Crashes in Flames. Ten Persons Killed. Collision with Cable. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 13

All ten occupants, including the Governor-General of Indo-China (M. Pierre Pasquier) were burnt to death when the monoplane Emeraud crashed…

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Turf Facts I & Fancies Warwick Farm Races. Jockey Critically Injured. Splendid Attendance

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 9

IDEAL conditions prevailed for the A.J.C. meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday, and the great throng present witnessed an interesting, though perhaps not…

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'Quake Kills Many in India Europeans Among the Dead More Than 200 Are Injured Houses Topple Calcutta

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 1

MORE than thirty persons, including several Europeans, were killed, and more than 200 were injured by a severe…

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Queer Motor Accidents

The World's News · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 10

LEAVING a thin trail of gasoline behind, an automobile with a leaking fuel tank rolled down the main street…

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Accident Victims Are Improving

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 6

Cecli Webb, his wife Ethel Webb, and Cecille and Zoo Webb who were admitted to Parramatta Hospital last Monday, following a car…

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Tragico Accidente Automobilistico Sondrio, 9 Dicembre

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 4

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Youths Badly Injured Cycle and Cart in Collision

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 7

AS a result of a collision, between a motor cycle and a push-cart on the Globe Island Bridge near Bowman Street, Pyrmont, yesterday,…

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Boy Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 5

A nephew of Mr. Os. George, of Sydney road, Granville, was drowned at Goulburn recently. He was Billie Clarke, aged 11, who lives at Hurstville, and…

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Drowning Victim Blacktown Memorial Service

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 7

Touching tributes to the memory of the late Frederick Diamond, victim of a drowning fatality on the Nepean River, were…

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