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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

4,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 207

Cars Collide at Crossing Two Persons Slightly Injured

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1936 · page 16

TWO persons were admitted to the St. George Hospital early last night, as a result of Injuries received when the car in which they…

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"Gun Exploded in Struggle," Said Accused an Accident Death Of Darlinghurst Garage Keeper

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1936 · page 17

UNDER CLOSE police guard and manacled when they were taken to George-street North Police Station for luncheon, James Leighton Massey, 21, and; Aubrey Potter, 22, mechanics, were…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1936 · page 16

REMARKABLE escapes from serious injury were experienced by two brothers at Waverley yesterday when the car, driven by…

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Car Accident on Bridge Four People Suffer Injuries

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1936 · page 16

A SPECTACULAR accident occurred on the Sydney Harbor Bridge last night when two cars met in a collision. One of the vehicles capsized,…

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Best-looking Car in Sydney Afire Was Result Of Accident, Said Coroner

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1936 · page 13

THAT after purchasing a Rolls Royce car for which he had paid approximately £850, he had spent an amount exceeding a further £1000 before presenting it to the daughter of Mr. T. C. Trautwein, M.L.C., whom he…

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Two Horsemen Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 9

WAGGA, Sunday.--While E. E. Heckendorf was mustering cattle at Galore, his horse fell on him and he suffered a fractured leg…

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Motor Accidents. Scooter Danger. Boy Killed and Girl Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 10

A boy was killed and a girl was injured in scooter accidents during the week-end, both being caused in similar manner. Wallace Williams, 5, Harris-street, Ultimo,…

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HERE & THERE Cyclist Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 1

While riding his bicycle, William Hughes (19), of 4 Joseph-street Lidcombe, was hit by a car. He was treated at the Auburn District…

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FELL 60ft. Only Ankle Injured

The Sun · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 10

Hans Plonka, 21, a seaman on the Leuna, a German cargo boat in Sydney, escaped with merely a slight injury to the ankle in a 60ft. fall at…

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Two Met Death in Collision Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 5

A collision between a motor cycle and a car near Wellington on Saturday evening resulted in the cyclist. Charles Bradshaw, 21. being killed…

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Man Killed Kiln Collapses Another Seriously Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 5

Buried beneath a huge pile of bricks when portion of a kiln under construction at the brick and tile works of Walker Benson, Ltd., Merrylands,…

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Injured Man Three Hours of Agony. at Bottom of Culvert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 9

Sidney Norris, 50, of Lucas-road, Burwood, lay helpless and in agony, for more than three hours, with rain beating down on him, after he fell from the railway track into an open…

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Three Fatally Injured Others Badly Hurt in Collisions Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 5

Two motor cars collided almost head-on on the Western Highway, near Wallace, in the Ballarat district. last night. and Keith Dicker…

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Young Grazier Charged with Manslaughter. Two Men Fatally Injured. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 9

Following an accident on Friday night on the Hume Highway, about two miles from Yass, Bernard Edward Ross Ryan, 26, grazier, was charged with feloniously slaying William…

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Llew Edwards Hurt Leg Injured in Car Smash on Way to Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Young Llew Edwards. Victorian lightweight boxing champion, was involved last night in a car crash at Ballarat, in…

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Toll of the Road Hit-run Motorist Is Sought Elderly Woman Is Injured During Storm Fatal Crashes

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 5

WESTERN SUBURBS wireless patrol and a big squad of police from Burwood and Ashfield stations were searching…

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Girl's Arm in Machinery Accident at Woollen Mills Albury

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 5

DOROTHY BRIGGS, 19, Of Young St., had her right arm dragged into a machine she was cleaning at Albury Woollen Mills yesterday, and…

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Scoutmaster's Act Stopped Runaway Car After Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--When the driver of a car was thrown out after it had collided with another car in Elizabeth Street, City, last night, the…

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Surfer Badly Hurt Accident at the Dee Why Club-house

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 8

Though he felt ill after falling down a flight of steps in front of the Dee Why Surf Life-Saving Club, of which he is the treasurer, on…

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Hurt in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 8

Thomas Byron, of Arlington Street, Five Dock, suffered severe lacerations to head and concussion when his car and a bus came into collision last…

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