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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

3,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 174

Casualties. Three Vehicles in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

Hugh Wilson, 35, of Meeks-road, Marrickville, was severely injured when a baker's cart he was driving collided with a motor car and motor lorry, and then overturned at the…

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Horseman Injured. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

Ronald Scott, of Biniguy, has been admitted to Moree District Hospital suffering from a fracture of the base of the skull and severe lacerations. He went out to round up horses,…

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Woodcutter Injured. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

Harry Herrings, woodcutter, while walking through the bush carrying an axe at Mallanganee, slipped add the blade became demty embedded in his shoulder. He was conveyed to…

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Country News. Girl Drowned. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

Miss Nellie Jarick, 17, was found drowned in the weir swimming hole. She sank in deep water without being seen by a large number of other bathers. The body was recovered…

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Woman Injured by Car Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 8

Struck by a car in Hunter Street West, Newcastle, this afternoon, Mrs. Reay, 79, of Wentworth Street, Wallsend, suffered a lacerated chin and abrasions to…

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Lorry in Flames. Collision with Car. Driver's Narrow Escape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 9

Following a collision between a motor lorry and a motor car at Ryde yesterday, the lorry burst into flames, and the car left the road and crashed into a doctor's surgery…

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Old Camper Is Missing Believed Drowned at Urana Urana

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

A FLOOD crest [?]undated lowlying lands here early this morning, and seriously threatened the township…

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Looted by Bandits Five Injured In Train Hold-Up SHANGHAI

The Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 16

A passenger train on the Tientsin-Pukow railway was attacked early today by bandits, who obtained a considerable amount of booty. Five…

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May Be a Victim of Bridge Body Is Recovered From Berry's Bay Head Injured

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 1

WHAT is believed to be the body of the man who was seen to fall from the Harbor Bridge on New Year's Eve…

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'Truth' Report Queried Tricycle Hits Train Late Shipping Complaints made at City Coroner's Inquest Rail Fatality Dubbo

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 6

FOLLOWING strong criticism by the City Coroner last week of a report of a motor fatality, published in the "Sydney Morning C. Holmes was travelling on a motor tricycle from Toogi to Dubbo when it ran into a wheat train. Holmes jumped clear, but hit the Arrivals: St. Vincetn de Paul, Kemble, 10.35 p.m.; Dimboola, Melbourne, 11.30 p.m.: Pelaw Main, Newcastle, 12.18 a.m…

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Extensive Floods. Towns Isolated; Settlers Marooned Two Men Drowned. Lives Endangered by Snowy River Torrent. Burrinjuck Dam Overflows

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 9

Two more deaths and damage estimated at thousands of pounds have occurred as a result of the terrific storms which have ravaged the southern half of the State. Unprecedented downpours, ranging in south-coastal areas from five to…

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Wickets Skittled in a Sensational Day's Cricket Kippax Rescues N.S.W. O'reilly Starts a S.A. ROUT Home State Has Outright Win In Sight Grimmett Is Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 3

ONE for 15, two for 16, three for 32, four for 41, five for 67! That was how the scoring board went about its South Australian business at the Cricket Ground yesterday, and at the end of a sensational day's cricket New South Wales was left with all…

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Two Injured in Collision

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 5

The driver of a motor lorry and a passenger in a bus were injured yesterday afternoon when the vehicles came into collision at the…

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Hall Mark's Owner Injured in Car Accident. HAY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 14

Mr. C. B. Kellow, owner of Hall Mark, was on his way to his property, Gundaline Station, on the Murrumbidgee River, on Sunday, having with him Dr. J. L. Davies and Mr. J. K…

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Five Injured Two Trams And Car In Accidents MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 8

Five people were injured, one seriously, in two accidents involving a motor car and two trams in St. Klida-road this morning…

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Thrown From Bus. Elderly Woman Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 14

When a motor bus mounted the footpath in Hudson-street, Hurstville, yesterday, following a collision with a motor lorry, an elderly woman passenger, Mrs. Charlotte Cameron, of…

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Doloroso Accidente

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 6

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Two Injured in Motor Accident. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 10

When their car overturned as they were travelling along the Pacific Highway a few miles south of Gosford this morning, Mr W. Divall, retired railway guard, of Toronto, and…

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Linesman Injured. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 10

Robert Browning, a Postal Department linesman, had a lucky escape from serious injury when a telegraph pole to which he was strapped snapped, and he fell to t e ground…

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Two Trams Crash Four Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Following the injury of a pedestrian by a car in St. Kilda Road to-day, four people were hurt when two electric…

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