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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 198

Boy Cyclist Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 6

William Bourke (14), of High Street, Carlton, was seriously injured yesterday when his bicycle collided with a car at the intersection of…

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Billy Martin Injured

Referee · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 19

BILLY MARTIN, who recently fought Jack Carroll for the welterweight championship at Sydney Stadium, was badly injured when he…

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Accidents of the Week. Injured by Fall of Cement

The Propeller · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 4

Ralph Morris, 54, of Hudson Street, Hurstville, was seriously injured last Thursday when he was buried beneath some bags of cement, which…

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Woman Injured. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 10

A car owned by Sinclair Plowman, grazier, of Emuvale, skidded on the gravel on Peak Hill-road, and overturned, coming to rest on its hood. The body of the car was considerably…

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Cyclist Injured by Lorry

The Propeller · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 4

On Monday, at the corner of Dora and Gordon Streets, Hurstville, a collision occurred between a motor lorry driven by Reginald Briggs, of…

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Injured by Motor Lorry

The Propeller · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 4

Kenneth Smith, 16, of Dora Street, Hurstville, was knocked down by a motor lorry near his home on Monday, suffering a fractured right arm…

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Constable Injured. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 10

Constable Alexander Williams, of Gosford, suffered severe contusions to the face and body when a motor cycle he was riding collided with a car in Point Clare-road last night. He…

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Drunken Fight Two Men Injured

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 15

Following a drunken brawl between two old-age pensioners in a room in Regent-street, Sydney, today, two men were taken to Sydney…

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Youth Drowned Baths Crowded at the Time

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 7

Although the baths were crowded with swimmers at the time, William Roger Walker, 21, was drowned in the freshwater baths at Vimiera-road, Eastwood,…

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Zealandic in Collision Not Making Water London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 8

A wireless message from the Shaw, Savill, and Albion motor-ship Zealandic announces that she was in collision in the Thames with the…

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Girl Drowned; Same Fate As Two Brothers TOOWOOMBA, Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

A GIRL was drowned and a man narrowly escape the same fate while endeavoring to rescue her in Lockyer Creek, a few miles out of the town,…

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Shepherd Injured in Brisbane Contest But He Won

Referee · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 18

LETT SHEPHERD (11.5) was taken to hospital after his bout against Jim Richardson (11.6½) at Brisbane Stadium on Wednesday night. Shepherd…

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Car Over Bridge. Man Killed, Another Injured. DUBBO

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 11

Thomas P. Fisher, [?]8, was killed and James Terry, 2[?], was s[?]riously injured when their [?] crashed through the side of a bridge [?]t Coal-baggie Creek yesterday afternoon. Jessie…

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Sharks in George's River. Cause Young Man's Death. Girl Seriously Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 3

Two tragic shark attacks occurred in the upper reaches of George's River within four hours of each other on Monday. Richard George Soden,…

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Lost Sons on Eve of Birthdays One Drowned; One Ate Poison AGED 7 AND 2

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 7

THERE was a poignant scene at the City Coroner's Court yesterday, when a man and his wife entered the witness box on two…

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Motor Sport and Motoring Consistent Steadiness Wins Centenary 300 Miler For Les Murphy's M.G. Williamson Second In Fastest Time : Two Killed And One Injured

Referee · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 24

TAKING the lead in the 25th lap, Les Murphy in a "P" type MG won the Centenary "300" of the Light Car Club of Australia at Phillip Island on Tuesday. Murphy's average speed exceeded 67 m.p.h. and he gave a display of consistently steady driving that has never been surpassed on the Cowes circuit…

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Air Force. Fine Flying Record. More Miles, Fewer Accidents. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 9

The Royal Air Force achieved a remarkable new flying record in 1934. Service aeroplanes flew a total distance of at least 47,000,000 miles, a greater mileage…

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Man Shot Accident Theory

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 13

When a bullet ricocheted off the trunk of a tree near the incinerator in Willoughby-road, Willoughby, this afternoon, it struck William…

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Man Died After Accident Wheel of Tram Over His Leg

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 6

At the City Coroner's inquest yesterday into the death of George Henry Turner, 88; of John Street, Woollahra, a verdict was returned…

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Accident Victims Die

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 7

Jesse Nichols, 55, of Garnett Road, Sutherland who fell 40 feet down a cliff at Sutherland on Sunday, died in St George Hospital yesterday…

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