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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 198

Two Injured Motor-Cycle and Car Church-street Collision

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

When a motor cycle crashed into the side of a motor car in Church-street, Parramatta, on Saturday morning, Agnes Scott…

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Horseman Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

Thrown from his horse after a collision with a motor car in O'Connell-street, Parramatta, on Friday. Jack Spencer (21), Western-road, Parramatta,…

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Fatality in Hawkesbury River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 10

Fred Victor Clarke, 47, of Victoria-street, Lewisham, was drowned when swimming in the Hawkesbury River yesterday. Clarke was one of a party in a launch, which…

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Woman Injured at Sports

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 6

Mrs. Culpit, 34, of Archer Street, Balmain, was injured in a wheelbarrow race at Clifton Gardens yesterday. She was being wheeled…

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Boy Drowned in Dam Penrith

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

Kenneth Mole, 2, of Canberra St., St. Marys, fell into a dam near his home during, the week-end and was drowned. He was with his mother,…

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Woman Injured. in "Wheelbarrow" Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 10

Mrs. Florence Cuipitt, 30, of Arthur-street. Balmain, was injured in unusual circumstances at a footballers' picnic at Clifton Gardens yesterday…

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Children Drowned After Car Crashes Through Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 7

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Sunday.--When a car crashed through a bridge near Clive, Hawkes Bay, a boy, aged 7, and his six-months-old…

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Heart Attack Man Drowned in Hawkesbury River

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 9

Believed to have been seizde with a heart attack, Frederick Clarke, 47, of Victoria Street, Lewisham, was drowned yesterday while swimming…

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Boy's Death Castle Hill Fatality Car-driver Exonerated

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

Shaken by sobs, Mrs. Hilda Crosse Jackson told the Parramatta district coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark). how she…

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Girl Drowned in Surf Auckland (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 11

Elvira Livingston, 18. was drowned in the surf at Piha. She went bathing with a sailor from the cruiser Diomede and was caught in an…

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Two Children Drowned. Car Crashes Over Bridge. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 10

A seven-year-old boy and a six-months old baby, children of Mr. G. Houlton, of Hawkes Bay, were drowned in two feet of water when a car driven by Mr. Houlton crashed through…

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Over Gaol Wall Girl Escapee Injured in Fall Dubbo

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 1

ALTHOUGH only on remand on a charge of Vagrancy, a 17-year-old girl to-day made a desperate bid for freedom by scaling the 20ft. wall…

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Injured, But Got His Man Thrilling Arrests At Rockdale Three Charged

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

IN a thrilling capture of three men who allegedly burgled five homes at Arncliffe on Saturday night, Constable Cole was so badly…

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Fall Into Sea. 'Plane Collides With Cliff. Pilot Drowned. Passenger Reaches Shore. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 9

While returning to Christchurch from Wellington yesterday a Moth 'plane, piloted by Mr. Noel Roake, with Mr. Cecil Haigh as passenger, ran into thick weather. They flew low…

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'Plane in Sea, Man Drowned Wing Hit Water; Passenger Survives OFF N.Z. Coast Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

A MOTH aeroplane, flying from Blenheim to Christchurch crashed into the sea near Waitira, 40 miles north of Christchurch,…

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Narrow Escapes Accidents at Ryde

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

W. Murphy, of Hermitage-road, Ryde, and L. Layton, of Thornleigh, had lucky escapes when their motors collided in Victoria-road, near Argyle-avenue, Ryde. The…

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After Accident She Put on Weight Kruschen Took It Off Again!

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 3

A woman sends the following account of the consequences of a motor accident in which she was involved:— "A year ago I had a very bad…

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Remarkable Accident at Elizabeth Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 10

The driver of this car had a narrow escape when a large bough of a tree fell across the driving seat. The car was parked at the kerb in Ithaca-road…

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Road Accidents. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

Sir,—The comments by Mr. J. C. watson under the above heading provide interesting reading, but the statement that 46 per cent, of car accidents were attributable to the…

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Electric Shock. "Live" Wire Accidents. How to Rescue Contacts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 10

The experience of three brothers who narrowly escaped electrocution at Dubbo recently after the roof of their home became charged with electricity by a "live" wire…

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