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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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ACCIDENTS. Collapsed Clearing Land

The St George Call · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

While engaged clearing a block of ground on Tuesday in Caringbah for the purpose of erecting a small dwelling, Edward Charles Jepson (74)…

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Accident at Hurstville. Lives Endangered at Railway Steps

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

An accident, which might easily have been attended with fatal results, occurred at the railway steps, Hurstville, yesterday afternoon, when an oxygen…

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Accidents of the Week. Motor Car Accident

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Shortly after five o'clock last Friday morning, a taxi-cab, driven by George Davies, of Waverley, containing four passengers, collided with Stanley Cham…

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Fatal Car Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

Struck by a car at the corner of Livingstone and New Canterbury Roads, Petersham, last night, John Davis (10), of New Canterbury Road…

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Shocking Accident Popular Youth's Awful Experience

The Biz · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred a mile from Smithfield, on Kenyon's-road, last Saturday, at 6 p.m., when Rudolph ("Rudie") Lehmann, of Smithfield, and…

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Woman's Spine Injured Cars in Collision at Lakemba

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

When two cars collided at the corner of Wiley's Avenue and Lakemba Street Lakemba. last night one turned over and an occupant, Mrs…

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Woman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

Elizabeth Fletcher, 42, Lancelot Street, Punchbowl, received injuries to the back and shock when a car in which she was travelling collided…

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DROWNED In Nepean River

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

Frederick Diamond (18), of Blacktown, was drowned in Glenbrook Creek on Monday, when swimming with other lads…

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Car Fatality at Bulli Pass

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

Miss Gladys Gow (27), who was killed when struck by a motor car at Bulli Pass on New Year's Day, is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney Gow,…

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Horses Cause Fatality Corowa

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

John Hooper, 26, was killed instantly when he was knocked down by a team of bolting horses attached to a harvesting machine a…

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Ten Men Drowned. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

A torrent of water released from a burst mountain main, between two lakes, struck the roof of the hydroelectric station which supplies Calmar (France). The roof collapsed,…

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Newcastle Fire. Furniture Store Destroyed. Fire Chief Injured. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 13

The Newcastle fire chief (District Officer Leslie Hurley) suffered severe burns in a perilous episode during a fire which caused damage estimated at £4000, and which…

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Dear Mute Crashes 100 FEET Conscious When The Ambulance Arrived Badly Injured

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

PROPPING on to a ledge from a tree he had climbed, arid falling an additional 100 feel over a cliff at Palm Beach yesterday,…

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Horse Rider's Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

Allan Cullen (20), is in Nepean District Hospital suffering from injuries received in an accident on the main road, on Sunday. He was…

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Died After Accident

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

Mrs. Q. Cazneau, 40. of Dent-street, Botany, died to-day in Royal South Sydney Hospital, from the effects of injuries she received when…

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Fewer Accidents N.R.M.A. School Safety Patrol Scheme

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

The Safety Department of the N.R.M.A. reports that the increase of interest in the school safety patrol scheme during the year has been…

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Joyce Cooper Unhurt In Motor Accident

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Miss Joyce Cooper, the visiting English swimming champion, was in a car which was in an accident to-day in Military-road, near…

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Drowned in 4 Ins. of Water Tragic Loss of Twin Babe

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1934 · page 21

AT THE CITY CORONER'S COURT LAST WEEK AS SAD A STORY AS COULD BE THOUGHT OF WAS TOLD OF…

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Munro Injured Darby's Foot Hurt On Dameminster Stipes Report

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1934 · page 3

THE stewards reported that Munro suffered a foot injury owing to his mount, Dame minster, jumping into another horse…

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Found Grandson Dead Shooting Accident at Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1934 · page 20

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Returning from a football match this afternoon, a grandfather at Whitebridge discovered his 21-year-old grandson,…

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