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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

4,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 207

Six Injured in Smash Car and Motor Lorry NEWCASTLE

Truth · Sunday 8 March 1936 · page 16

SIX of the seven of a car which collided with a motor lorry on the Belmont-road, were treated at Newcastle Hospital for injuries…

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Accidental, Says Coroner Charges at Kurri Kurri Smash inquest

Truth · Sunday 8 March 1936 · page 16

SENSATIONAL evidence was given at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse last week, at the inquest concerning the death of…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Truth · Sunday 8 March 1936 · page 16

THE heavy rainstorms yesterday were responsible for several accidents, but, with one exception, no serious injuries were…

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Girls Rescued From Drowning

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 1

Three Ourimbah girls, Valerie Woods, 9, her sister, Shirley, 11, and Lenore Hough, were rescued from drowning in Chinaman's Bay on…

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Drowned in Orroroo

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- George Alexander Beckman, 14, of Orroroo, was drowned yesterday in the Orroroo reservoir when his canoe capsized and…

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Cyclist Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 4

When Ivan Preston (13), of 11 Railway-street, Granville, was riding his push bike in Church-street, Parramatta, on Thursday, he collided with the back…

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Settler Drowned. Yenda

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 7

At the Griffith Police Court the district coroner (Mr. Alan Savage) held an inquiry into the death of Herbert Lionel Saunders, a soldier settler, of Yenda,, who was found…

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Motor Accidents. Cyclists in Collisions. Several Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 10

Several persons, riding bicycles and motor cycles, were injured in collisions with motor vehicles and other accidents during the weekend…

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Boys Drowned Two Fatal Picnics in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Two boys, members of picnic parties from Melbourne, were drowned at Daylesford and Bacchus Marsh late this…

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Woy Drowning. Rescue Efforts Praised at Inquest. Woy Woy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 10

Early on Saturday morning, at Ocean Beach, Mr. H. J. W. Kiss, of Malabar, found the body of Lloyd Smith, 33, of Mudgee, who was drowned last Wednesday when a rowing boat…

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Lyons Injured Strain At Tennis CANBERRA

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 7

In reaching for a high shot during a game of tennis yesterday the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) strained a tendon of his left leg…

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Drowned in Surf. Boy Disappears at Thirroul. Two Others Rescued

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

George Baker, 9, of Woolcott-street, Canterbury, was drowned in the surf at Thirroul yesterday, and his body had not been recovered last night. His aunt and a…

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Girl Injured When Horse Dropped Dead CASINO,Sunday

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 5

When the horse she was riding dropped dead while she was returning about 2 a.m. from an ambulance dance at Rappville, Iris Hobbins 16…

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Swept to Sea and Drowned Boy's Death At Thirroul Rescue Effort

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 5

CAUGHT in the grip of an undertow in heavy seas at Thirroul yesterday afternoon, George Baker, 9 of Wilcott St.,…

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Silent Riders Round the Speedway Track. Winner with an Injured Arm

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

Out at the Showground on Saturday n[?]ghts speedway riders race round the dirt track[?] in exciting and dangerous contest, with the roar of their cycles' exhausts drowning even…

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Girl's Heroism in Surf Fishermen Rescued Fight for Life in Heavy Sea Boy Drowned At Thirroul

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 7

A GIRL, Mary McNamara, aged 23, of Gerringong, played a real heroine's part in the rescue…

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Toll of the Road Hunt for Hit - Run Drivers Two Cases Occur At Maitland Many Injured

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 5

TWO cases of alleged hit-run driving occurred at the conclusion of the Maitland Show late on Saturday night. Police…

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On Wrong Side Motorist Fined Accident Sequel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 2

What made Thomas Fagg drive on the wrong side of Liverpool-road and collide with a motor cycle on December 28?…

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Brother and Sister Injured. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 9

When Susan McKay, 10, was cutting wood at her parents' residence, she suffered a deep cut on an ankle. She was conveyed to the Katoomba District Ambulance Station, and…

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Former Minister Sued by Ex-mayor. Cars in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 7

Norman Russell Bertram, Mayor of Rockdale m 1933-34, yesterday claimed damages in the Supreme Court from Mark Gosling, a former Chief Secretary, for personal…

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