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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

3,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 187

Two Die in Road Accidents Victorian Teacher a Victim

The Sun · Sunday 24 January 1937 · page 2

Gordon Nicholls (45), a schoolteacher from Melbourne, staying with relatives at Sunnyholt-road, Blacktown, was fatally injured when…

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Motor Accidents. Man Killed in Collision Four Others Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

Edward William Lamperd, 35, of Hawthorn, son of Mr. J. Lamperd, who is the Advisory Traffic Officer of the City Council, was killed, and four persons were injured, when his motor…

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Drowned in Surf

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.--Two yachtsmen, George Best and Maurice O'Connell, were drowned in the surf near Mount Maunganui…

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Pilot's Story of Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 9

When the fire had burnt itself out, after about half an hour, police from Botany and Mascot raked over the debris and found charred pieces of…

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Man Drowned Suddenly Disappeared

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

Sergeant Malley and Constable Abbott recovered with grappling-irons the body of Leslie Mills Cook (21), Berwick-street, Guildford, from Lake Parramatta…

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One Drowned: 19 Rescued

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 3

OSLO, Sunday.--Shortly after 19 members of her crew of 20 had been taken off in a breeches buoy by the Finnish steamer Leda, the Norwegian…

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Head-on Collision. Tullamore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 7

A head-on collision between two cars occurred yesterday afternoon. [?] junction of Cardigan-street and Peak Hill-road. William Bell, 60, sustained injury to the back and…

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Two Men Drowned. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 10

When a party of six yachtsmen was going ashore at Tauranga in a dinghy, the craft capsized. Four reached the shore, but the other two were drowned. The victims, who…

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Drowned While Bathing In Lake

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

GETTING out of his depth in Lake Parramatta yesterday afternoon, Leslie Cook, 21, of Berwick Street, Guildford, was drowned…

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Shield Players Also Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 13

Sheffield Shield players are also on the injured list. J. G. Lush, the young New South Wales player, spent Saturday in bed, following an…

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N.Z. Drowning Tragedy Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

The capsize of a dinghy in a heavy sea off Mount Tauranga resulted in the loss of the lives of two young men. Maurice O'Connell and George…

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Child Drowned in 18 Inches of Water

The Sun · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 7

Syliva Joyce Tyack, aged 2, of Tullibigeal, was drowned in Lake Cargellig'o yesterday, in 18 inches of water. Several other people were…

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Fatally Injured Man in Motor Smash

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

Injured in a motor accident on Saturday, Leslie Claude Nicholls (42), a Melbourne school teacher who was staying at Blacktown, died several hours later at…

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Injured Cyclist Unable to Race Van Vliet

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 17

Bill Thomas, former Australian junior one and five mile champion, who crashed in the Walcott Grand Prize at the Canterbury Velodrome…

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Man Drowned in River Stepped Into Deep Water Casino

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

JOHN MARTIN, 27, a baker, of Tabulam, was drowned in the river swimming pool at Tabulam this afternoon…

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Ship's Doctor Transferred at Sea. Seaman Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 10

When a seaman on the Norwegian motor vessel Toulouse met with a serious accident on Saturday, a wireless message was sent to the Blue Funnel freighter Autolycus to send a…

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Man Stabbed. Two Others Injured With Bottles. Quarrel at a Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 10

Bottles and knives were used in a fierce brawl which began in a house in Forbes-street, East Sydney, early yesterday morning, and three men were seriously injured…

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Vivid Pictures of Aeroplane Collision at Kingsford Smith Aerodrome—three Women Burnt to Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 12

An aeroplane piloted by Miss May Bradford, and carrying two women passengers, crashed at Kingsford Smith aerodrome yesterday afternoon, and the three women were burned to death. The crash followed a collision between Miss Bradford's 'plane and one piloted by Mr. P. Hoskins, which carried a man and a woman as passengers. At left: Miss Bradford's 'plane in flames soon after the accident. Above: Mr. Hoskins's 'plane, with the wing torn off…

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Madrid Heavily Bombed Five Persons Killed & 37 Injured By Rebel 'Planes German Reply! Madrid

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

FIVE of the citizen population were killed and 37 injured in the worst bombing attack on Madrid yet carried out by the…

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Injured Test Cricketers. Bradman Slightly Strains Leg. Certain to Play on Friday. Doubt About Fleetwood-Smith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 13

D G. Bradman, the Australian test captain, is suffering from a slight strain in his left groin. He suffered the injury when fielding in the match between South Australia and England in Adelaide on Saturday. Later he aggravated the injury when batting, and had a player to…

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