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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Child Seriously Injured

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 6

George Valentine, 5½, of Cooper Street, Paddington, was knocked down by a motor car in Glenmore Road. Five Ways, yesterday…

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Man Injured in Explossion. Bogan Gate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 10

While C. Bourne was working at Rawson's Garage to-day he was badly burnt on the arms and neck when a primus lamp exploded. He suffered great pain, and was admitted to…

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Crashed on Bridge Taxi and Car Wrecked; No One Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 7

Colliding on the centre of the Harbor Bridge early this morning, a car and taxi dashed out of control against the iron fences on the…

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Mystery Death of Baby Boy No Clue To Cause Of Blazing Pram ACCIDENTAL

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 7

DESCRIBING the tragedy as most mysterious, the City Coroner, Mr. Oram, at the inquest yesterday, found that Leo…

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Zealandic in Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

The Aberdeen-Commonwealth motorship Zealandic, whilst bound from Australian ports, collided with the Norwegian tanker…

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Lorry Driver Continues After Accident. Youth Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

After a head-on collision between a motor lorry and a motor cycle in Prince's Highway, Rockdale, on Monday night, it is alleged that the lorry driver drove on, leaving the cyclist…

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Branch Snapped Boy Seriously Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 11

When a branch of a tree, which he was climbing, in Forth-street, Woollahra, snapped to-day, Albert Johnson (12), of Ocean-street,…

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Swimmer Injured. Supposed Dislocation of Neck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

Philip McFadyen, 25, of Raglan-street, Waterloo, received injuries to his head and spine, which probably include a dislocated neck, when diving at Clovelly yesterday…

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Three Children Injured. Wagstaffe Point

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 12

The three-year-old son of Mr. R. Scott, an Erina Shire Council employee, fell and broke a small bone in an arm. Later Mr. Scott's daughter fell on an axe she was carrying, and…

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2 Girls Nearly Drowned Onlooker to Rescue Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

Two young girls, Jean Keilly, 16. and Ruth Griffiths, 12, narrowly escaped drowning while bathing at Sandgate this…

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O'reilly Finger Injured Two Stitches a Serious Loss

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 11

BILL O'REILLY, Australian Test bowler, met with an accident at his home in Hudson-street, Hurstville…

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Express Crash in Russia Sixteen Killed, Many Injured Moscow

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

Sixteen were killed and 67 injured in an express crash outside Porbelo station, 136 miles from Leningrad, on Sunday…

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Fatale Accidente Agricoltore Italiano Ucciso Da Un'auto Koo-we-rup, 24 Dic

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

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Drowning Accidental Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 9

William Arnold Fisher, aged 7, of Warner's Bay, was drowned at Glenrock Lagoon on December 80. A verdict of accidental death was…

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Collision at Rockdale. Injured Youth Left on Roadside

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

After a head-on collision between a motor lorry and a motor cycle in Prince's Highway, Rockdale, on Monday night, it is alleged that the…

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Cycle-car Collision

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 7

James Cloy, 24, or Warden Road, Eurlwood, suffered a fractured right leg and severe lacerations to the face and arms when his motor cycle…

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Man Found Drowned

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a woman noticed the body of a man floating in the water at Kyle Bay, South Hurstville. Mr. Maybury and another man…

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Casualties. Man Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 12

William Hunter, 67, of Short-street, Helensburgh, was taken from the water in Kyle Bay. Hurstville, yesterday. Ambulance men from St. George station unsuccessfully applied…

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Accidents of the Week. Three Cars in Collision

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

Last Saturday afternoon a collision occurred between three motor cars at the corner of Bown's Road and Princes Highway, Kogarah, resulting…

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Man Found Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

At 12.30 a.m. on Saturday a man named Spurrett, residing in the Esplanade, Brighton-le-Sands, was found by the police in President Avenue,…

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