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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

4,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 207

Tragic Ending to Picnic Party. Two Men Drowned. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 11

Two men were drowned and their women companions were rescued with difficulty when a rowing boat overturned on the Burnett River at Dalgaldas, 13 miles from Eidsvold, this…

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Two Men Are Drowned Girls Plucky Rescue Effort Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

James Walbie and James Pollard were drowned when the rowing boat in which they were accompanied by two young women capsized on the…

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Cyclist Killed in Smash Run Over After Being in Collision Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

John Day, 21, of Mavis Avenue, Brighton, was following a motor van along Pt. Nepean Road, Cheltenham, some time before noon to-day on a…

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Car Crashes Into Cow Two Women Are Injured Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

NARROW escapes from serious injury were experienced by two women when they were thrown from a car which struck and instantly…

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Train Derailed by Washaway Members of Crew Are Injured Ivanhoe

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 6

When a train comprising an engine, tender and brakevan was derailed by a washaway at Conoble, 11 miles from here, on Saturday, the…

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Father and Son Injured In Smashes Broke Nose Canon Langley After Visit to Hospital Ward

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 8

RETURNING from Corowa last night after visiting his son who had been injured in a motor cycle smash, Canon…

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Among Blacks in Arnhem Land. Dr. Thomson's Adventurous Journey. Fed by Tribe When Injured. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 11

After an adventurous seven months in Arnhem Land, Dr. Donald Thomson, the anthropologist, returned to Darwin on Saturday, haying made friendly contact with all…

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Motor Accidents. Two Persons Killed. Thrown From Sidecar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 12

Two persons were killed and one was seriously injured in a collision on Saturday afternoon between a motor lorry and a motor cycle and sidecar, at the intersection of…

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Seven Hurt When Wasp Flies Into Truck Brushing It Off, Driver Lost Control Week-end Traffic Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Seven were injured in a smash at Nar Nar Goon to-day, when a wasp flew into the cabin…

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Drowning Accidents. Coroner Praises Life-Savers

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

The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) praised the work of the life-saving clubs when he inquired into two drowning cases yesterday. Evidence was given that Antonio Antonas,…

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Eighteen Injured In Tram Collision Off Line Vehicles Thrown Balmain Crash Five to Hospital

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 9

IN a sensational smash between two trams at the corner of Commercial-road and Barnes-street, Balmain,…

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Tragic Drowning of Four in Family

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 5

"I ask the aldermen to dig, and dig deep," said Ald. Appelbee, at St. Peters Council last night, in soliciting subscriptions to a fund to defray the…

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Archdeacon Langley Injured in Accident. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 13

Archdeacon Langley, of All Saints', Woollahra, was injured, and Mrs. Langley was badly shaken in a motor accident at Conroy's Gap, ahout 14 miles from Yass, on the Hum[?]…

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Boy on Scooter Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 9

Struck by the bumper bar of a car while riding a scooter in Wilson-street, Newtown, late yesterday, Neville Spinks, five, of Wilson-street,…

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Boating Fatality. Assisting the Bereaved Family

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 9

The Kogarah Shire Council, at its meeting last night, decided to co-operate with the Port Kembla Shire by calling a public meeting to assist the Knowles family, three members…

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Collision at Dangerous Corner. Berry

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

At Morton's Corner, a dangerous curve on the Prince's Highway, R. Eveson's motor lorry collided with a car driven by a tourist. All the occupants escaped serious injury, though…

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Three Killed on Steamer Four Others Injured in Ulysses Accident London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 8

Three members of the crew were killed and four injured in an explosion aboard the steamer Ulysses, which left Liverpool for Brisbane yesterday…

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Cyclist Injured Near Woodford. Katoomba

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

James Rutledge, 22. was riding HIS [?] cycle along the Great Western-road, near Woodford, when the machine came into collision with a taxi-cab. The Blue Mountain[?]…

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Boy Drowned Bathing in Murray River. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 13

Raymond Jewell, 9, of Painc-street, Albury, was drowned in the Murray River when he was swept by the swift current into deep water, and lost his footing on the stony…

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Horse Stood by 1 Injured Master Cootamundra, Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 5

When Fred Roberts, grazier, did not arrive home for lunch yesterday after having gone out after breakfast to ride…

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