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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Drowning Baby Rescued. Revived by Father

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

Reselling his 15-months-old son from George's River, at Padstow Park yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. Macey tried artificial respiration methods for over…

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Motor Cycle Accident Man Killed; Companion Injured

The Biz · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

Frank Bull, 37, of Porth-street, Ashbury, was killed, and Arthur Gordon Cop inland, 34, of Beulah-street, South Kensington, was seriously injured on Friday…

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Accidents of the Week. Injured by Tram

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

On Monday morning Frederick Wunderlea, of Llewellyn Street, Oatley, collided with a team in Railway Parade Kogarah. The St. George Ambulance…

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Camtbelltown Man Injured

The Biz · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

Percy Hargesty, 48, a shearers' cook, of Campbell town, was severely injured when a car travelling; from Orange to Bathurst overturned at Dunkeld on Friday and the…

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Drowning Baby Rescued and Revived by Father

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

RESCUING his 15-months-old son from George's River, at Padstow Park yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. Macey tried…

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Eight Injured Tram and Lorry Collide

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 9

At least eight persons were hurt this afternoon, when a tram and a loaded ice-waggon collided at the corner of Cowles and Military roads…

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Rail Tricycle Fatality. Caused by Stones on Line. Used Without Authority. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 8

An inquest was held at Ganmain by Mr. J. L. Duckson, district coroner, into the death of Walter Storrier form injuries suffered on January 21, when a rail motor tricycle was…

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Black in Face; Not Breathing Half-drowned Boy Is Revived By Sailor Race in Boat

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

BLACK in the face and no longer breathing, fifteen months-old William Macey, of Vaundy Street, George's River…

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Fatal Accident

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

Neville Diment, aged nine years, residing with his parents in Orange St., Hurstville, fell from a lorry near his home on Monday morning and…

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National Park Accidents

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

Remarkable fortitude was shown by Norma Etti, 14, of Five Dock, who suffered serious internal injuries when boating at National Park on…

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Accident to Mr. C. Hayter

The Propeller · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 8

Mr. Charles Hayter, Senr., the well-known building contractor of Hillcrest Avenue, Hurstville, met with a motor car accident near Wallabadah on…

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Man Dies After Sea Accident Saw Fin of Shark Glide By Boat Smash Wellington: (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

TRAGEDY ended an attempt yesterday to create a record trip across Cook Strait in an outboard motor-boat…

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Rescued from Drowning

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 4

In rescuing his six-year-old son, Ron, from drowning, Mr Dick Paskin, of Lemongrove, received severe injuries. The child was in difficulties…

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Youth Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 13

William McCaw, 18, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. McCaw, of Bingara, was drowned in the flooded Horton River, near Elcombe, 15 miles from Bingara. He attempted to swim across…

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Injured in Streets

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 5

When crossing Glebe Point-road, Glebe Point, to-day, Raymond Burke, 6. of Edward-street, Glebe Point, was knocked down by a car and critically…

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Fishing Ketch Fatality at Cronulla Beach

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 16

The auxiliary fishing ketch Ripple stranded on Cronulla Beach. One man was drowned and another rescued after the craft had been abandoned in the boiling surf. Insets: Three of the rescuers, from left: Leo Myers, Frank Greenwood, and R. Bowden; and Peter, the dog, which remained on the ketch and was unharmed…

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Head-on Collision. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 14

Two motor cars came into head-on collision at a sharp bend in a road leading over Red Hill. The driver of one car, Mr. J. Cochrane, of Upper Orara, suffered a cut to the head…

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Skidding Lorry Seven Persons Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 14

Seven persons were injured yesterday afternoon when a tram and a heavy lorry collided at the corner of Cowles and Military roads, Mosman…

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Queensland Floods. Elderly Woman Drowned. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 14

The body of an elderly woman, Mrs. Poncini, was found floating in the flooded waters of the Mary River this afternoon Mrs. Poncini left home last night to stay with friends…

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Train Collision. Lines Blocked at Abermain. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 13

Two coal trains collided at a[?]ermain, on the South Maitland railway line this evening. The locomothe drawing one of the trains struck three coal trucks in the middle of the…

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