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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

3,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 174

Motor Cars in Collision. Woman's Skull Fractured

The Propeller · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

Two cars collided last Sunday at the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue and Belmore Road, Hurstville. One car was overturned, and three passengers were…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 10

Swerving to avoid a child who started to run across the road in front of his motor cycle and then doubled back, Robin Willard, 19, residing at Campbell's Hill, West Maitland,…

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Lorry Crashes Into 'Bus Two Persons Injured

The Propeller · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon a motor lorry and a Hurstville-Kogarah motor 'bus collided at the intersection of Cross Street and The Avenue, Hurstville. The…

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Wheels Over Stomach Youth Is Seriously Injured

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 8

Falling in front of a motor [?]ry on the corner of Macquire and O'Connell Streets, Parrramatta, Yesterday, John Anderson,…

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Batsmen Injured. Difficulties of a Wet Wicket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

Several players were hit bv bumping balls while batting on a rain-affected pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in the match between Metropolitan and Country teams,…

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Disaster. Motor Coach. Three Women Killed. Other Passengers Injured. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

Three women were killed when a tourist motor coach overturned twice and burst into flames on the Hume Highway near Gundagai this morning…

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Head Was Crushed by Wheel Cyclist Killed In A Collision At Lakemba One Escapes

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 8

THE rider of a motor cycle was killed instantly and a pillion-rider narrowly escaped a similar fate at the intersection…

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Flung to Death on Holiday 3 Women Killed in Touring Bus Smash Eight Injured Gundagai

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

AS a result of the rear axle of a tourist motor coach breaking on the Hume Highway, 13 miles from Gundagai, to day, three women…

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Hundreds Injured in Paris Riots Wholesale Arrests Swindle Debated Amid Uproar Mob Uses Pickets And Hot Coals Against Police Batons LONDON

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

HUNDREDS were injured, many seriously, in Paris- streets to-night when demonstrators attempted to break through a cordon of police and Republican guards, and reach the Chamber of Deputies…

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Strange Accident

The Propeller · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon Emil Jung[?]ans, of Stoney Creek Road, Hurstville, was driving a milk cart through the lane at the side of Dimwit's Store,…

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Painful Accident

The Biz · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 3

Mr. N. J. Ussher, of Brenan-street, Smithfield, met with a painful accident at his sawmill, on Friday afternoon last. His hand came in contact with the saw…

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A Holiday Fatality River Drowning

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 3

That Frederick Broughton Diamond (17) was accidentally drowned in Nepean River while bathing on 1st January was the verdict of the district…

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Injured When Bank Gave Way Maitland

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

Falling [?] when the bank gave way under his feet, Charles Connolly, 58. of Walker Street, West Maitland, suffered a probable fracture of the ribs on his left…

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Motor Tragedy. Condition of the Injured. Steadily Improving

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 16

Reports from Gundagai Hospital yesterday indicated that the condition of all the nine persons who were injured in the motor coach smash near Gundagai on Thursday had…

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Motor Fatality Sequel Unlicensed Driver Is Fined at N'castle Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

An echo of the motor lorry fatality in Newcastle on December 10, when a passenger was killed, was heard at the Police Court to-day…

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Two Men Injured in Same Way Feet Crushed When Oil Drums Fall Showing How

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

A REMARKABLE double accident, occurred at the Vacuum Oil Company's works at Hunter's Hill yesterday, two men receiving…

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Workman's Injuries. Received While Demonstrating Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 15

When William Payne motor driver of Prince s street Gladesville was working at the depot of the Vacuum Oil Company Proprietary, Ltd., at Hunter's Hill yesterday, he…

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Almost Drowned Boys Thought Victim Was Pretending

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1934 · page 3

FREMANTLE, Saturday. -- Eight-year-old George Smith was almost drowned in the Swan River yesterday, when two other lads hesitated…

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Pinned Beneath Truck Two Killed; Eight People Injured

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- When the brakes of a heavy motor truck failed to hold on a steep hill near Menzies Creek, in the Dandenong…

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Father's Prayers for Son Injured Boy Shows Improvement Perth

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1934 · page 3

Prayers whispered before the altar of a city church are believed by a Perth father to have been directly answered this week in the improved…

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