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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

3,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 174

M.l.a. Recovering From Accident

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. D. Clyne, M.L.A., is recovering from the accident to his hand which necessitated the insertion of five stitches. Mr. Clyne was returning…

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3 Generations In Accident Sulky Turns Over KURRI

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

MEMBERS of three generations were injured when a sulky cap sized near Buchanan this afternoon. THE victims were William Woods, 35, of Minmi, has mother, Mrs…

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Suicide Verdict in Drowning

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 5

A verdict of suicide was returned yesterday at the inquest held by the City Coroner, Mr. Farrington into, the death of George Blancee Peake,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 5

Boyce Mackail, 32, of Bayswater Road, King's Cross, suffered a compound fractured right leg and head injuries when his motor-cycle…

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Brothers' Bodies Found Hunter River Drowning Maitland

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 5

Working in the light of motor headlamps, a rescue party at Lamb's Valley recovered the bodies of two brothers from the Hunter River at…

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Injured by Boulder. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 14

Frank Essex. 28, was engaged with three companions in cutting down pine timber at Hell Hole, on the Grafton-Glen Innes road, when a boulder, with a sharp edge, fell on…

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Result of a Collision in O'sullivan-road, Rose Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 16

The occupants were fortunate to escape injury when these two sedan cars came into collision at the intersection of O'Sullivan and Latimer roads, Rose Bay, late yesterday afternoon…

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Shade Will Go Home Will Not Stay Here with Injured Hand Able Boxer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

DAVE SHADE has had his last fight in Australia. He informed the National Boxing Club yesterday that he would…

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Road Accidents Caus Alarm London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 1

THE Minister of Transport, Mr. Oliver Stanley, announced that the Government was gravely concerned at the recent published…

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Il Prof. Sartorio Vittima Di Un Accidente D'auto Genova, 16 Dicembre

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 4

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Young Man Drowned

South Sydney Sentinel · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 7

Harry Herbert Day, 23, of Spring St., Botany, was spending Anniversary Day on the Woroaora River with a party of friends. He was bathing in the river…

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Workmen Injured. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 12

While working in a tunnel on the Bowral sewerage construction scheme, Ronald Simpson was struck on the head by a fall of earth. He was unconscious when rescued, and was…

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Marine Insurance. a Case of Triple Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 3

The decision in the Court of Appeal (London) has been given concerning an important case involving the apportionment of damages caused…

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Pathetic Inquest Scene Canley Vale Drowning Mate's Gallant Rescue Attempt

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 10

"My only dear boy, who was so good to me. He was a lovely boy—too good for this world." Shaken by sobs, Mrs. Margaret…

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Collision of Schooner and Lighter. Mishap at Port Victoria

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 5

Having loaded 2,100 bags of wheat at Tumby Bay, Port Victoria, the motor lighter Nelcebee, while bound for the four-masted barque Padua,…

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Woman Thrown From Car Liverpool Motor Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 10

Thrown from a motor-car in Scott-street, Liverpool, on Saturday night, a woman had a narrow escape from serious injury. She escaped with shock…

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Casualties. Death Follows Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 15

George Albert Saunders, 53, who lived on a houseboat at The Spit, died in Manly Hospital yesterday from the effects of injuries received on Monday night, when he was…

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Boy Drowned

The Biz · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

A boy, Walter Bugden, 9 years, of Weymouth Avenue, Auburn, sank while swimming with others in the pool known as little Coogee in Parramatta Park on…

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Collision at Rockdale

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

Three motor cars and a lorry became involved in a collision on Prince's High way, Rockdale, on the 25th ultimo. Only one person was injured and he was…

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Young Man Drowned

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

On Anniversary Day, Harry Herbert Day, 24, of Botany, was drowned in tragic circumstances in the Woronora River, at Prince Edward Park,…

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