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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

3,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 174

Narrow Escape From Drowning. Maclean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 10

W. Coles, Harwood shire clerk, had a narrow escape from drowning on Yamba beach on Sunday morning. Going for an early surf when few people were about. Coles was…

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Drowned in Clarence River. Maclean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 10

Edward Landrigan, 58, a single man, was found floating in the north arm of the Clarence River on Sunday night. He was last seen alive when he crossed on the Mororo…

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Cyclist and Pillion Rider Injured

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 1

WHEN a motor cyclo and car collied in Bridge Road, Wentworthville, yesterday morning George Gibson, 23, of Fullagar Rd…

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Three Injured Motor Cycles and Cars in Collisions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 7

Three people were injured, one seriously, in motor cycle accidents yesterday. George Gibson (23). of Fulliger…

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Sailing Men Flock to Court Sequel To Collision On Harbor Claim Upheld

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 7

THE whine of a stiff breeze through the rigging of a sailing boat cannot be likened…

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Fall of Rock. Three Men Killed. Two Seriously Injured. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 9

Three men were killed and two others were seriously injured when about 300 tons of rock fell 40 feet following a premature explosion at White Rock quarries, Gosnells, this…

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Moree Accidents. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 10

While diving at The Rocks, James Woolley received an injury to his head. Harold Morris, an old aged pensioner, received injuries to his head and shoulder when…

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Fatal Accident. Charge Against Foreman. HOBART

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 9

Following an inquest on three men who were electrocuted at Sorell Creek on January 26, Arthur Percy Gall, a Public Works Department foreman, has been committed for trial…

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Fatal Fall Out of Window Death Was Accidental

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 6

Adjusting a wireless serial at his home in Fairfax Road, Believ[?] Hill, on February [?] John Chatterton Nankervis, 24, single, wool-clauser, fell…

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Man's Death After Accident

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 7

Constable Flint, of Parramatta police, who is investigating the death of a man who was hit by a lorry in Parramatta Road on Monday…

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Fatal Accident to Old Woman Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 7

Knocked down by a bicycle on Glebe Road, Adamstown, on February 9, Mrs. Sarah Jane Cambourn, 70, of Glebe Rd., Adamstown, lingered for five days in…

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Two Accidents in Mines K[?]rri

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 8

Caught by a falling prop at Hebburn No. 2 Colliery to-day. William Corssley. of Main Road, Abermain, suffered injuries to the left leg…

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Death of Baby Chinese Girl Burns Accidentally Received

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 4

A fire which broke out in a Chinese shop in Campbell Street, City, on February 9, and caused the death of a 6[?] months old girl, Marjorie Gock…

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Captain Reprimanded. Waterway Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 5

The Netherlands Court of Navigation at Amsterdam recently reprimanded the master of the Batavier Line motorship Batavier VII. for…

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16 Killed in R'way Collision Rome

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 1

WHEN a motor ran car travelling at 75 miles an hour crashed into a local passenger train near Populonia, between…

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Fell From Tram Clerk Is Seriously Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 1

Claude Mellon, 60, a clerk, of Doohat Street, North Sydney, was injured yesterday morning when he slipped while attempting to…

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Jockey Injured When Malvern Fell At Kensington

The Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 8

During the running of the fourth division of the Flying Handicap at Kensington to-day Malvern fell and his rider, C. Mathieson, was severely…

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Fall From Tram. Man Seriously Injured. Traffic Delayed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 13

A serious accident at the intersection of Mount and Miller streets, North Sydney, yesterday morning, resulted in all tram traffic in Miller-street being delayed for nearly 20…

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Head-on Smash Five Killed And 100 Injured MADRID

The Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 1

At least five were killed and over 100 were injured when a special train, on which 1900 football enthusiasts who had attended Sunday's game at…

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Collision in Italy. Railway Motor Coach and Train. Sixteen Persons Killed. London, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 14

Sixteen persons were killed and 11 were injured at Leghorn, Italy, when a railway motor coach crashed into a train crowded with holiday makers…

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