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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 198

Car Misses Train by Inches Crasher Through Two Gates Dramatic Dash At Level Crossing Three Injured

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

MISSING a speeding train by inches, a car made a dramatic dash across the railway lines at the Carlingford level crossing late last…

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Horton Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 22

Jack Horton, who gave a fine performance in the handicap event last week, fell at the Showground on Thursday while indulging in a practice ride, and su[?]ered injuries to his head necessitating…

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Hit and Stop a Collision-Protector and a Test

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 14

REMEMBER that mention of a new device, briefly filmed in a news reel, that automatically applies the brakes whenever anything hits the front…

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Lorry Plunged Over Bank Driver Seriously Injured

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 8

CASINO, [?] SEVERE abdominal injuries were suffered by Edward Joshua Reston, 28. of Dairy Flat, when a pig…

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Hesitated and Went to Death Woman Shockingly Injured Motor Truck

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 7

STANDING in the path of a motor truck in Wanganella St, Balgowlah, early last night, Mrs Jane Reed, 49, of Wanganella St,…

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Collision at Sea. One Ship Sinks. Passengers and Crew Saved. New York, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 17

The steamship Mohawk (8000 tons), which was under charter to the Ward Line, collided with the Norwegian motor-ship Talisman (4765 lons), off Seagirt (New Jersey), early…

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Liner Sinks in Collision Hoodoo Pursues the Coy. Echo Of Morro Castle Fire Disaster All Saved New York

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

A FEW miles from where the Morro Castle holocaust occurred, the passenger steamer Mohawk, which also belonged to…

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47 Drowned When Steamers Collide At Night How One Bore Helplessly To Doom Graphic Details Warning Too Late Chief Officer Tells New York

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

FORTY-SEVEN lives have been lost as the result of a collision last night between the Ward liner Mohawk (5896 tons) and the cargo steamer Talisman (4765 tons) off the coast of New Jersey in…

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Fatal Knock Motorist Committed ACCIDENT At Eastern Creek

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

At an inquest hold at Rooty Hill School of Arts on Wednesday into the death of Andrew David Baxter (9), the district coroner, Mr Artrur…

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PEDESTRIAN Knocked by Car Accident at St. Marys

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

Francis Judge (20) of Canberra Street, St. Marys, is in N.D. Hospital suffering from severe injuries as a result of being…

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Accidents Prevention Conference. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 21

The proposal of the Federal Ministry that there should be a conference of authorities from all States with the object of furthering accident prevention work is likely to fall…

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Motor Accidents. Toll in Melbourne. 204 Persons Killed in a Year. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 17

Motor vehicles were responsible for the deaths of 204 persons in Melbourne last year, according to the report of the City Coroner (Mr. Grant, P.M.). Of the victims, 162 were…

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Treatment of Shock. Accident Cases. Experiments in Britain. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 17

The "Daily Telegraph" says: "The Royal College of Surgeons is deeply engaged in research which may revolutionise surgery by seeking the cause of and remedy for shock,…

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Death Rate by Accidents Proposed Conference May Be Off Canberra

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 7

Following the decisions of the Victorian and South Australian Governments not to be represented at the conference proposed by the…

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Coalfields Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 9

MAITLAND, Friday.--Walter Perry, aged three, of East Maitland, was knocked down by a bicycle and injured his forehead…

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Cyclist Injured

Truth · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 16

SEVERE injuries were sustained by a racing cyclist at Bankstown Park last night when he crashed during a race…

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Sydney Apprentice Seriously Injured Nasty Fall at Trentham Wellington (N.z.), Saty

Truth · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 3

FRED JONES cannot do anything right. Nightly has started to make a noise, and two of Fred's apprentices, whom he brought…

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Let There Be Light Less Accidents

Truth · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 11

THERE is no hope of ever controlling entirely the human emotions that cause motor accidents owing to carelessness; for…

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The Accident Problem Motor Cars Should Be Regarded As Locomotives Of the Road Tractive Adhesion the Thing

Truth · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 11

THE subject of accidents, in a motoring sense, gives rise to considerable discussion, especially when statements are made to the effect that nearly 50 per cent. of car accidents "were attributable to the human element."…

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Boy Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 11

While picnicking at Middle Harbor yesterday, Leonard Tattersall, 6, of Central Avenue, Mosman, fell 6ft, from a rock…

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