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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

4,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 207

Drowned in Surf. Danger from Seaweed. Youth's Gallant Rescue Effort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 15

Details of the desperate efforts to save Douglas Maxwell Chalker, 19, single, of Northcote-street, Marrickville, from drowning in a thick bank of seaweed in the surf at Collaroy…

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Petrol Explosions. Woman Burnt to Death. Another Severely Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 15

One woman was fatally burnt at Longueville and another was seriously injured at Campsie yesterday in petrol explosions. Mrs. Clara Eveline Loughman, 47, was…

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Woman Is Fatally Burned Second Victim Is Injured, But Survives

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 1

ONE woman was fatally burned and another seriously injured late yesterday, when petrol was accidentally ignited and…

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Fatal Mining Accidents. Inquiry Urged in W.A.

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 17

Mr. C. B. Williams, M.L.C, Vice-President of the mining section of the W.A. State Branch of the A.W.U., stated at Kalgoorlie last Friday that, in view of…

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Law Case. Aeroplane Accident. Grein v. Imperial Airways Ltd

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 5

This was an action brought by Mrs. Else Charlotte Grein, widow, of Parkstrasse, Wiesbaden, Germany, in which she claimed from Imperial Airways Ltd. damages for the death of her husband, Louis John Herman Grein, who was…

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Accidents in Industry Greater Care Urged by Safety League

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 9

Continuing its campaign for safety in industry, the Safety League of New South Wales, in a broadcast from 2KY last night, stressed the…

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Funeral of Drowning Victim

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 6

The funeral of Daphne Maud Thomas, the twelve-years-old girl who was drowned in the Meadowbank. Baths on Tuesday afternoon, will…

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Cyclists Injured. Accidents Caused by Dogs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 10

Dogs were responsible for two accidents in which cyclists were injured at Punchbowl yesterday. James Wheatley, 14, of Lilac-street,…

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Accidents of the Week. Cyclists Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 4

George Bannerman, a resident of Kogarah, was riding a bicycle on Tuesday on Railway Parade, Kogarah, when the handle bars broke. In…

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Four Hurt Wentworthville Collision

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 5

Four people were injured on Friday night when a motor car skidded and collided with a motor lorry on Western-road, Wentworthville…

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Car Collision. Manslaughter Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 10

After an inquiry into the death of Bertha Glynn, 62, which resulted from a collision between two motor cars on Western-road, Prospect, on December 11, the Parramatta District…

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Gashed Arm in Collision

The Propeller · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 8

Swerving his bicycle to avoid a woman, George Pope (23), of Hymen Street, Peakhurst, collided with a car last Thursday, at the corner of…

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Men Found Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 4

A man named McDermott. was found suffering from a fractured jaw on Saturday in General Holmes Drive, Brighton-le-Sands. The St. George…

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Injured by Diving

The Propeller · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 4

Roy Lindwell, aged 14 years, dived into shallow water at Carss Park, Blakehurst, yesterday and injured his head. He was taken by ambulance…

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'Planes Damaged Ground Collision at Mascot

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 5

Two "planes were damaged at the Mascot Aerodrome yesterday afternoon when a private 'plane traded into the Sydney-Bega service 'plane…

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Motor Car Capsizes. Six Persons Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 1

Six persons were treated at Parramatta District Hospital last Saturday evening for injuries received when the car in which they were travelling…

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Thirty Injured British Express and Goods Train Crash London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 8

At least 30 people were injured when the Penzance-London express crashed into part of a goods-train, near Swindon. It is believed that…

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Trains Collide. Express Coaches Wrecked. Thirty People Injured. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 10

At least 30 people were injured when the Penzance-London express crashed into part of a goods train near Swindon. It is believed that the rear portion of the…

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Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 13

While at work, Mr. Harry Charnock, Arcadia-street, Merrylands, suffered a crushed finger. He is off duty…

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Cycle Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 13

Richard Hartas (11), Shackle-avenue, Guildford, was injured last week when the bicycle he was riding collided with a fence…

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