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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

3,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 174

Drowned in Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Missing from his home in Mordialloc since January 8, George W. Richards, 64, was found drowned in Dandenong…

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Car And Motor Cycle Collision

The Sun · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 11

Motor cycle and side-car damaged in Hunter-street to-day when a car crashed into it to avoid collision with children at the corner of Pitt and Hunter-streets…

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Wounded Man in Ambulance Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 7

WAGGA, Sunday. -- With blood streaming down his face from a wound in his head, a drover named Walter Carlyle…

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Ambulance in Accident. While Conveying Injured Man. WAGGA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 10

While transporting an injured man, an ambulance collided with another motor car and narrowly escaped falling over an embankment…

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Gundagai Disaster. Injured Improving

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 10

The condition of Mr. Percy Allen, who was seriously injured when a motor coach overturned near Gundagai last week, was reported last night to be improving…

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Stolen Motor Car. Collision with Wall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 10

Stealing a new car which belonged to Mr. Paul Bear, of Cook-street, Randwick, from the city on Saturday night, a man drove to Maroubra, where he introduced himself to three…

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Three Die in Motor Smashes Eighteen Injured In Accidents Week-end Toll

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 5

THREE persons were killed--a man in Brisbane, and husband' and wife at Dandenong (Vic,), as well as 8 others injured…

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Car and Lorry Blacktown Resident Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 1

When a car conveying Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Jordan, of Campbell-street, Black-town, to Cowra, collided with a lorry at Bathampton Hill, 12 miles from…

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River and Dam Three Drowned In Country Rescue Effort

The Sun · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 13

IN a dam which had claimed three lives before, a whirlpool, arid a flooded river, three persons were…

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Young Man Drowned. Brother Taken to Hospital. Rescue Attempt Fails

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 10

Despite a gallant attempt at rescue by his brother, Frederick Keith McRorie, 22, of Boundary-road, Guildford, was drowned in the Nepean River, about two miles from Douglas…

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Car and Sulky Crash Women Injured; Man Is Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 7

ORANGE, Sunday.--In a collision on the Cargo Road late last night, a sulky overturned, throwing the four occupants to the roadway, and a…

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Car in River. Crashes Into Ferry Gate. Woman Nearly Drowned. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 10

When being driven on to the Iluka punt this afternoon, a motor car crashed through the ferry gates into the Clarence River. The party of four in the car were: Messrs. Gerard,…

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Pineapple Bacon Hams Sausages River Tragedy Young Man Drowned Gallant Attempt at Rescue

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 1

Despite a gallant attempt at rescue by his brother, Frederick Keith McRorie, 22, of Boundary-road, Guildford, was drowned in…

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Motor Accidents. Woman and Youth Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 10

A motor cycle driven by Gordon Simmonds, 19, of Second-avenue, Ashfield, collided with Mrs. Caroline Bush, 58, of Edward-street, Redfern, on Saturday night. Mrs. Bush died…

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Accidents at Carnival Girl, Boy, and Youth Hurt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 7

WAGGA, Sunday.--At the Carnival on Saturday night there was a series of accidents, involving a girl, a boy of twelve, and a youth of fifteen…

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BAFFLING Tumut Drowning Case TUMUT

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 9

FOLLOWING the second adjournment yesterday of the inquest on the death of Mrs. Florence Martin and her…

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Enginedriver Injured Henty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 12

W. Pendergast, an enginedrlver at the Henty silo, while shunting trucks was caught between buffers this morning One of his thighs ins badly crushed, and it is feared that his pelvis…

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Drowning Boy Rescued From the Harbour. Youth's Bravery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 11

George Celare, 17, of Bowman-street, Pyrmont, courageously rescued a boy from drowning in Johnstone's Bay, near the Pyrmont swimming baths, yesterday morning. His…

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Injured by Fall of Rock

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 1

Working at Rockdale Council quarry, Wentworth Street Arncliffe, yesterday. Frederick Middleton, of Spring Street Arncliffe,…

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Collision Inquiry. British and United States Counter Claims

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 5

As a sequel to the collision between the British motor vessel Silverpalm and the United States cruiser Chicago, the owners of…

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