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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

4,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 207

Petrol Explosion Two Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 5

When Edward Stafford was filling his petrol tank at the "Regent's Park Service Station last Monday, an explosion occurred, believed to hare been caused…

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Injured When Bicycle Skipped

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 5

When his bicycle skidded as he reached the foot of the steep hill in Knight Street, Arncliffe, Arthur Adams, 15. of Spring Street…

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Injured in a Brawl

The Propeller · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 4

During a brawl at Brighton-le-Sands last Thursday Patrick Scully, of the unemployed camp at Brighton, received a kick on the head. He was…

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Injured Swimmer Dead Blayney

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 5

Alan Patterson, 14, postal employee of [?]ayney, who fractured his spine while divine into shallow water in the Beabula River on…

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Lorry Hits Bike Man Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

When William Ansell (53), of Merrylands-road, Merrylands, was riding a bicycle along Parramanntta-road, Clyde, near the intersection of Berry-street, last…

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Boy Injured While Diving. Goondiwindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 12

Douglas Kinley, 11, son of Mr. E. Kinley baker, of Goondiwindi, while diving into the McIntyre River, struck his head on a submerged root of a tree. He suffered a lacerated…

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Thief's Attack War Widow Injured MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 23

Attacked by a thief, who sprang at her from behind a door in her home early to-day, Mrs. Christina Suffill, 41, a war widow, of…

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Two Killed in Car Collision with Train at Level Crossing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- A man and a woman were killed when their car came into collision with a train travelling at 50 miles an hour…

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Drowned in Lagoon Boy's Fatal Second Dip on Manly Links

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 11

Going in for a second dip in the lagoon on Manly golf links on January 19, while his playmates sat on the bank, Henry Dave Halliwell (7) was…

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Fall Over Cliff. Mosman Youth Injured. Rescuers' Task

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 11

Geoffrey Curthoys, 17, of Mosman, who was spending a holiday at Bowral with his father, was critically injured on Monday, when he fell about 70 feet down the steep face of a…

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Injured at Party £212 Damages Awarded AUCKLAND

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 36

The full amount of damages claimed, £212, with medical expenses and costs, was allowed Richard Cobbe manager of the chateau at…

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Shark Fatality Inquest. to Be Held Under New Law. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 7

An inquest will be held on Raymond Bennett, 15, of North Adelaide, who is thought to have been seized by a shark at West Beach, near Adelaide, on January 22…

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Eye Removed Blacktown Man's Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 7

Falling from a passing motor lorry on the Western-road, Wentworthville, on Friday: a piece of water melon struck Frederick Isloab's spectacles, portion of…

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Two Killed. Level Crossing Accident. Express and Car Collide. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 11

An elderly man and his married daughter were killed this morning when the fast express train known as the Western District Filer and a motor car collided at Marshall…

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'Plane Dash. Across Australia By Distressed Mother. Daughter's Tragic Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 11

A Sydney girl, travelling to London to study dancing and dramatic art, was injured during the brief stay which the liner by which she was travelling made…

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Unusual Accident to Child. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 12

Gordon Todkil, 6, of Goulburn, playfully spun a wheel on a car which had been jacked up. While the wheel was still revolving he made an effort to stop it with a…

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Lorry Accidents. Wingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 12

M. Williams, of Tinonee, was driving a lorry loaded with 24 pigs to the Wingham bacon factory on Monday, and while the lorry was on the Wingham punt it ran backwards…

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Strange Accident. Girl's Scalp Almost Torn Off

The Propeller · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 4

Maisic Kirby, aged 11 years, of Marrickville, is in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital suffering from severe shock following an unusual accident…

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Traffic Accidents. Record for Two Months

The Propeller · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 4

Records at the St. George Ambulance Station show that from December 1, 1935, to January 26, 1936, thirteen motor car accidents were…

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Drowning Feared

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 9

Clothing was found on the bank of Cook's River, near a bacon factory in Canterbury, today. Police have been dragging with grappling…

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