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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

4,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 207

Casualties. Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 18

Harry Stuckey, 27, of Grnmwood-street, Granville, was severely injured yesterday afternoon when the bicycle he was riding and a motor lorry collided at the railway level…

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May Lose Foot Collision Victim

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 5

When the motor cycle which he was riding in Croydon-road, Croydon, came into collision with a motor car to-day, Jack Clough. 33, of…

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Aerodrome Fatality. Minister's 'Sympathy. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 21

The Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill) to-day expressed his sincere regret at the accident at the Swansea aerodrome, Tasmania, as a result of which two women, Mrs. L…

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Man Fatally Injured. Car Overturns. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 21

James Poulas, 34, married, cafe proprietor, of Goulburn, was fatally injured, Nicholas Kasseris, 22, suffered concussion and injuries to the face, Ernest Traharnls, abrasions to the…

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Runaway Truck Smashes Shop Window Pedestrian Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 17

A motor utility truck moved from its parking place in Yonng-street, city, yesterday morning, mounted the footpath, smashed a show window of Dangar, Gedye,…

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Repairs to Road. Injured Cyclist Gets Verdict Against a Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 17

A jury in the Supreme Court yesterday gave a verdict for £730/4/ against the Council of the Municipality of Hurstville in an action in which it was alleged that the council was…

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In Agony 60-Miles Trip Injured Man Ordeal in Bush Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 5

CATAPULTED 20 yards into the bush by a suddenly-tightened timber cable…

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Hurt in Collision

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1936 · page 2

Thrown across the roadway when his motor cycle and a car collided at the intersection of Flood-street and Bonacord-avenue, Bondi, last…

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Foot Is Severed Mr. Jack Clough in Motor Collision

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1936 · page 3

Mr. Jack Clough, of Long-street, South Strathfield, well-known in boxing circles, had his left foot amputated at Western Suburbs Hospital…

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Expensive Slide Girl Injured On Slippery Dip £50 AWARDED

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1936 · page 26

SATURDAY night, October 5, 1935, will not figure in Phyllis Warren's list of lucky days. On that evening, Phyllis, who lives…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1936 · page 16

MIRACULOUSLY escaping instant death yesterday, a nine-years-old boy crashed 200 feet to the bottom of a cliff at Auburn…

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The Truth About Motors and Motoring Let There Be Light Alarming Increase Of Night Accidents In U.S.A. Experiments Should Benefit Us

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1936 · page 11

"TRUTH" has frequently advocated a thorough investigation by the traffic authorities into the question of defective lighting of highways, particularly in the metropolitan area. It is to be hoped that the Commissioner for…

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Accident Prone-ness How Parents Can Prevent It in Their Children

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1936 · page 36

IN spite of all the present-day care and training of children in home and school, from time to time accidents…

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Cemetery Accident

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1936 · page 11

WAGGA, Saturday.--Mrs. E. Garland was tending the grave of her husband when she stepped backwards and tripped over a stone…

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Military Trainee Drowned

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 5

GETTING out of his depth while swimming in George's River at Liverpool yesterday morning, William Creig Green,…

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Youth Drowned in River

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 7

WILLIAM GREIG GREEN. 18, of Ashmore . Road, Erskinsville, was drowned in a deep part of the Georges…

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Scotch Lassie Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Scotch Lassie, who was galloped on during the Electric Handicap at Williamstown yesterday, was so badly injured…

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Wharf Labourer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 8

Martin McCaulay, 46, of Bloomfield-street, Darlinghurst, was struck, by a bale of wool while he was helping to load a vessel at Woolloomooloo. He suffered a fractured…

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Soldier Drowned. Tragedy at Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 8

William Green, l8, of Ashmore-street, Erskineville, who was in camp with the Second Divisional Engineers at Liverpool, was drowned in the George's River yesterday…

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Soldier Drowned Tragedy at Liverpool

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

William Green, 18, of Ashmore-street, Erskineville, who was in camp with the Second Divisional Engineers at Liverpool, was drowned in the George's River…

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