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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

4,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 207

Head Injured Leaning Out of Moving Train

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1936 · page 9

Gus Leaney, 17, of Highclare-avenue, Punchbowl, was knocked unconscious when, leaning out of a moving train at Strathfield…

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Tram and Car in Collision Two Occupants Taken to Hospital

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1936 · page 7

A single-seater car was wrecked following, a head-on collision with a tram at the intersection of Falcon- street and Alexander-lane. North…

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Fell on a Stake Woman Injured While Picking Flowers

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1936 · page 3

There could be nothing more peaceful, no occupation less free from accident than picking flowers in a suburban garden, but Mrs. Minnie…

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26 Stitches in Head Man Injured in Fall at Manly Pool

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1936 · page 3

Slipping as he was about to dive into the Manly Harbor Pool yesterday, Wilfred Fitzgerald, 26, of Pitt- water-road, Manly, fell about 12 feet…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Truth · Sunday 16 February 1936 · page 16

WHEN an unknown man leaped from a moving tram in George-street yesterday afternoon, he landed in the track of an oncoming tram and…

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Lost Two Fingers Little Girl Victim of Accident

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1936 · page 3

Betty Poole, 5, lost the second and third fingers of her left-hand at Kulnura. Mangrove Mountain, early last night…

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Fatal Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Albert Hill, 22, of Tungarra Avenue, Croydon Park, electrician, who was admitted to Adelaide Hospital yesterday…

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Motor Accidents. Car Over Embankment. Four Persons Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 6

While a car was travelling along Lady Carrington Drive, National Park, yesterday it rolled backwards over an embankment and, after dropping 10 feet, rolled another 10 feet…

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Fell Over Bank Boy Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

When playing on the banks of the Duck Creek with a number of other boys last Sunday, Eric Warwick (13), of 16 Cumberland-road, Auburn, slipped and fell…

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Cyclist Injured Collided With Truck

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 6

When riding his bicycle along the Woodville-road, in the vicinity of the Dog Trap signal-box, last Friday, Harry Stuckey (27), of 30 Grimwood-street, Granville,…

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Cyclist Injured Deliberate, Say Police

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 7

"It is alleged that he deliberately ran into two cyclists, one having two ribs broken," said Constable Mills, at Burwood Court to- day, when Alan…

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Youth Drowned At School Picnic. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 10

One youth was drowned and another was rescued on Saturday afternoon at Seaford, where the annual picnic of the Croydon State School was held. The youth who was drowned…

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Man Found Injured. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 10

John Hindman, 53, of Coronation-street, Kurri Kurri, was found in a dazed condition, sitting on the footpath in Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, early yesterday morning. He was…

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Stabbing Affray. Man and Woman Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 6

A man and a woman were found by Paddington police officers in a street in Paddington on Saturday night bleeding from wounds, apparently caused by a knife…

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Fall Under Train. Woman Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

Mrs. Ilma Mabel Foskett, 37, of Roslyn-street, Ashbury, was fatally injured when she fell from the platform to the railway line at Canterbury station on Saturday morning…

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Over Bridge Motor Cyclist Fell on Rocks; Collision Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 7

GOSFORD, Sunday.--Thrown over the end of the Punt Bridge on the main Terrigal road late last night after the motor cycle they…

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Midget Cars. Drivers Injured in Adelaide. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 6

Two midget car drivers were injured in a sensational accident at Camden Motordrome on Saturday night, during a match between South Australian and Victorian teams…

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FLOODS. North Queensland. Sugar Season Ruined. Boy Drowned in River. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 9

Indications at Innisfail point to the fact that what appeared to be a bountiful cane season will be ruined by heavy rains, which have flooded low-lying areas and already…

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Motor Accidents. to the Editor of the [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 6

Sir,—I write in appreciation [?] sub-leader of yesterday regarding road accidents and fatalities. Generally, we elect to buy American motor cars with an extremely…

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Stanmore Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 8

When his bicycle and a motor lorry came into collision in Trafalgar Street, Stanmore, yesterday, Frederick Clarke, 18, of Woodburn Road,…

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