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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

4,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 207

Accidents of the Week. Collision at Rockdale

The Propeller · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

Last Friday a motor car and motor cycle collided in Prince's Highway, Rockdale. The rider of the cycle, John Wilkins, of Tempe, and his wife,…

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Cyclist Injured. Tullamore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

Frank Brady, 26, employed at Fi[?]eld, was riding a bicycle along the Fifield-Tullamore road when he came into collision with a motor lorry. He was admitted to Tullamore…

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Carpenter Injured in 15Ft. Fall

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

When he fell 15ft. from the scaffold on which he was working at a, building in Clarke Street, Vaucluse. yesterday morning. Arthur…

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Cyclists on the Injured List

Referee · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

BILL MORITZ lias been temporarily put out of action through injuries sustained in a fall in the 10-mile scratch race at the recent carnival at…

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J. Coutts Injured. Stewards' Inquiries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 12

When Verquette stumbled and dislodged her rider, J. Coutts, in the Mascot Welter Mile, Coutts was removed to the casualty room suffering from abrasions. He was advised to…

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Casualties. Carpenter Injured by Fall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

Arthur Peters, 30, carpenter, of New South Head-road, Rose Bay[?] fell 15 feet from a building in Clarke-street[?] Vaucluse, yesterday. He was taken by the Eastern Suburbs Ambulance…

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Rail[?] Way Worker Injured. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

Arthur Hanson, 23, of Cardiff, had the index finger of his right hand almost severed while moving steel rails at the southern end of the Gosford railway station this morning. The…

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Fatally Injured in Quarry Maitland

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

Struck by a large, fading stone while working in the municipal quarry at Martin's Creek, to-day, Edward Shannon, of Martin's Creek, received…

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Injured Ankle Morgan Unable To Fight

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 25

Tod Morgan has slightly injured his left ankle and will be unable to fight at Leichhardt Stadium next week. He is uncertain when he will…

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P.d. Driver Is Fined Horse Was Killed in Collision

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 8

Oswald W. Hollier, of Pine Street, Newtown, a police driver with eight years' service, was fined £5. with 12 costs and £212 witnesses' expenses…

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Fall From Steamer. Man Injured by Propeller. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

When George King, 32, married, of Belgiumstreet, Sydney, a cook on the steamer Craigend, fell from the deck of the vessel as it was sailing down Brisbane River this morning he…

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MARKS (201) Attacked the Fast Bowling Mudge and Robinson Injured by Rising Fast Balls

Referee · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

EARLY on Friday Queensland and New South Wales had a minor battle for the first innings lend. With J. A. Christy not out, and two wickets…

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Accident Prone Drivers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 17

"Proneness to accidents" is a characteristic of a small number of motorists, stated a well-known psychologist in addressing a meeting of the Insurance…

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Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 17

Russsel Rowley (16), Merrylands-road, Merrylands, fractured his right wrist last week while cranking a car…

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Resumed After Accident

Referee · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

SYDNEY Jockey Roy James, who had an ankle broken in a race track full about four months ago, resumed race riding at Kembla on…

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Car-spring Accident

The Broadcaster · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

Mr. Reg-Palmer, estate agent of Smithfield and Military-road, Guildford, recently had an accident while pulling out a broken spring in his car. It "few" out…

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Loss of Memory After an Accident. Evidence in Coroner's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 13

At an inquest at Manly yesterday into the death of Arthur Russell Mealy, who was accidentally run down and killed by a cyclist at Warriewood on the night of November 19, the…

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Dog Causes Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

Last Saturday Alf. Collins, of Arncliffe, was riding a motor cycle along Railway Street, Rockdale, when a dog on the roadway caused him to swerve…

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Gashed Arm in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

Swerving his bicycle to avoid a woman, George Pope (23), of Hymen Street, Penshurst collided with a car yesterday at the corner of Forest…

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Man Drowned in Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday. -- John Perry, 50. single, was drowned while attempting to swim across a flooded creek on Dottswood Station, near…

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