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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 198

Baby Torn From Its Mother Skull Fractured; Three Others Injured Tram and Van

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 5

A BABY of five months was hurled from its mother's arms in a tram yesterday following a collision with a motor van. Its…

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Three Men Killed Returning from Races. Two Motor Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 13

Two bookmakers and a Jockey were killed While returning from a race meeting at Kembla Grange late yesterday afternoon. Peter White, 40, bookmaker, of…

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Injured in Motor Collision

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

Two men were badly cut by glass from a shattered windscreen when a motor car collided with a motor lorry in Liverpool Road, Bankstown…

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Workman Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

When Harry Alewood, 30, of Crawford Road, Brighton-le-Sands, was working on the roof of a wharf shed at Jones Bay last Monday morning,…

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Scooter-rider Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

Fred. Carter, of Stanley Street, Peakhurst, was riding a scooter on Forest Road, Peakhurst, last Saturday evening when, in attempting to…

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Casualties. Tram Conductor Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 12

Albert Brown, 30, a tram conductor attached to the Newtown depot, suffered injuries to the head, including concussion, and possibly, a fracture of the skull, yesterday, when he fell…

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Stockman Injured. Goondiwindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 12

While Alexander Baythorne, an employee of Mr. H. A. Mace, of Moogoon Station, Goondiwindi, was mustering bulls this afternoon the horse he was riding stumbled, threw…

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Fatally Injured on Way to Dance Head-on Collision at Baulkham Hills Lorry Driver for Trial on Manslaughter Charge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 1

BADLY INJURED in a collision while on his way to a dance at Kellyville on the night of February 16, Alfred Lance Gorham (28), of Spurway-street, Ermington, died three days later in the Parramatta District…

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Three Injured Church Roof Collapses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

Three workmen were injured yesterday afternoon, when portion of the roof of St. Patrick's Church, Parramatta, which is being demolished, collapsed…

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Roof Collapses. Three Workmen Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 12

Three workmen who were angaged on the demolition of St. Patrick's Church in Villiers-street, Parramatta, were injured yesterday, when the roof over the vestry collapsed and…

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Collision at Hurstville. Car Capsizes in Flames

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

On Monday morning a collision occurred between a motor lorry and a sedan car at the intersection of Forest and Dumbleton Roads,…

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District Court. (Before Judge White.) Motor Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 7

Ernest William Moy, of Northumberlandavenue, Stanmore, sued H. G. Jackett, of Jerscy-road, Burwood, for £76 damages for injuries received and damage to a motor cycle…

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Bov Injured on Bus. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 12

When the Malianganee-Casino bus ran off the road near Woodview, Bruce James, 12, of Mallanganee, who was on his way to school at Casino, was thrown forward and struck…

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Drowned in Botany Bay. Capsize of a Canoe

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 8

Alan Sweet, 24, of Marrickville, was drowned in Botany Bay last Sunday morning when the canoe he was paddling became waterlogged. His…

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Fatally Injured on Way to Dance (Continued From Page 1.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 16

examined the lorry. There were no lights on it, and no battery. There was no light on the motor cycle. Later, when the cycle was lifted, the tank that…

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Car Overturns. Plunge Into Gorge. Three Persons Injured. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 11

Three persons were injured, one seriously, when a motor car ran off the main North Coast road on the Bulahdelah Mountain during a heavy rainstorm this afternoon…

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Six In Crashing Car Turned Over and Over Only Three Were Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- When its tyre blew out, a car left the road on the Bulahdelah range to-night and rode 40ft…

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Dog Causes Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 9

As John Bowley (23), Tottenham street, Harris Park, was riding a motorcycle along Merrylands-road, Merrylands, on Sunday, a dog rushed in front of the…

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Twenty Fatal Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 12

Until the closing month of the past year, Sunderland (England) enjoyable the reputation of being the safest town in the country…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

On Saturday the St. George-Sutherland Ambulance made a fast run to Helensburgh, where two people were seriously injured in a head-on…

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