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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 198

Drowned in Surf Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

Swept from his rescuers by a large wave after geting into difficulty in the surf at Coolangatta to-day. Stanley James Gilbert, of the…

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Motor Accidents. Six People Injured. Picnic Party in Overturned Lorry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

Six members of a picnic party were injured yesterday morning when the motor lorry on which they were riding ran over the edge of a 12ft embankment and overturned…

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Two Drowned Victorian Tragedy MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

Paddling in the Yarra at Kew this afternoon, Peter Reville, 10, whoso father is a well-known League footballer, and his cousin, Alfred Spokes…

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Drowned Amid Sharks Curl Curl Tragedy

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

AFTER two young men nearly lost their lives in a heroic but vain attempt to save him, Henry Lewry O'Neill, 16, of Jersey Road, Wentworthville, was dragged under by a strong undertow at North Curl Curl yesterday…

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Hurled Through Windscreen Cycle-car Collision Casino

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 6

When the bicycle he was riding on the Grafton Road, South Casino, last night came into collision with a car travelling in the opposite…

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Crash Kills Two Motor Cycle in Collision with Van

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Kenneth Arbuthnot, 17, of North Melbourne, died on the way to hospital after a motor cycle, on which he was…

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Six Injured Lorry Skids at Mona Vale. Overturns

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 9

Out of control, a motor-lorry skidded off the Gordon Road, Mona Vale, yesterday, and overturned, six of the occupants being injured…

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Warships' Collision. Damage to H.M.S. Renown. GIBRALTAR, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

H.M.S. Hood and H.M.S. Renown, which were in collision oft the Spanish coast, have arrived. Naval ratings declare that the collision was due to the Renown not receiving sufficiently early…

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Surf Drama In Choppy Sea. Youth Drowned Two Men Gallantly Rescued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

Harold O'Neill, 16, was swept out to sea by a strong; undertow at North Curl Curl beach yesterday morning and drowned…

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FELL 50 Ft. Into Shaft Miner Badly Injured Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

Leslie Jarvis, 41, miner, lost his footing while working on a landing at the 100ft. level at the Yellow Glen mine yesterday and fell 50ft…

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Train and Car Collide at Crossing. Seven Persons Injured. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

A collision occurred at a level crossing at Valleyfield, on the main Hobart-Queenstown road, this evening between an excursion train and a motor car…

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One Dead, Several Injured Picnickers Near To Death When Lorry Capsizes Toll of Road

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

SIX picnickers were near to death yesterday, when the motor lorry in which they were travelling overturned on the Gordon Road, near…

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Youth Drowned, Two Rescued in Big Seas Heroes of Curl Curl Tragedy Heroism Of Lone Lifesaver Fight in Curl Curl Surf Beltman Dragged Under Waves

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

IN treacherous undertow at North Curl Curl yesterday, a youth was drowned. His body has not yet been found…

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'Plane Accidents. Two Machines Damaged. Occupants Uninjured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

Two 'planes belonging to the New South Wales Aero Club were severely damaged, one at Quirindi and the other at Gunnedah, during the week-end. In each accident the…

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English Cricketer. Nine Months' Imprisonment. Sequel to Motor Accident. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

The English cricketer, V. W. C. Jupp, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment on a manslaughter charge, and was disqualified from driving a car for two years. Tne Judge…

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Campers Shot Rifle Accidentally Discharged PENRITH

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 9

A camper named Edward Peel, aged 20, of 122 Cook-road, Centennial Park, was shooting rabbits at Wallacia yesterday when his rifle…

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Shot in Groin Pea-rifle Accident Near Cessnock Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

When a pea-rifle carried by one of his mates exploded this afternoon William Heatherington, 12, of Main Road, Kearsley, was shot in…

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Injured Jockey

The Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 5

Lovely Balloon's rider. Edward George Frost, who fell in the Hurdle Race at Randwick yesterday and was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital, is…

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Casualties. Cyclists Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 11

Sydney Riley, 19, of East-street, Blakehurst, suffered lacerations to the face and body when he fell from his bicycle on the Port Hacking-road, Sutherland, yesterday morning,…

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Law Case. Collision — Groggy Gangway

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 5

The case of Dorton v. The South Metropolitan Gas Co. was one concerning injuries sustained by a workman, allegedly due to negligent navigation. The action was brought by Albert George Dorton, of Hawkins House,…

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