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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

3,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 187

Fatal Collision at Erina

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 5

Negligent handling of a taxi cab was alleged by the Crown against Gordon Alfred Martin, taxi driver, who was charged at the Quarter…

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Casualties. Collision on Hume Highway. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 12

Mr. H. M. Branch, a director of Reuben Branch, Ltd., of Oxford-street, Sydney, was proceeding to his country residence at Bowral when his car came into collision with…

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Injured in 25Ft. Fall Vollongong

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 7

William McCarter, of Athol Street, Woonona, was taken to Coledale Hospital by the Illawarra Ambulance this afternoon with a fractured skull…

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Man Injured in Car Smash. Temporarily Loses Memory. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 17

Sydney James Webster, 48, of Martin's Creek, temporarily lost his memory when he was injured in a motor car accident near Paterson last night…

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£75,000 Blaze in Q'land Many Injured by Explosions Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 1

Two large shops were gutted and three others badly damaged in a £75,000 blaze at Rockhampton to-day…

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More Storms in U.S.A. Many Injured. Widespread Damage. New York, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 12

Wind storms, gales, and tornadoes swept sections of North and South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri, breaking…

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Toll of the Road Seriously Injured by Car Man Is Knocked Down Crossing Street Others Hurt

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 5

ARNOLD JAMES FERGUSO. 55, of Maroubra Bay Road, is in a serious condition in Prince Henry Hospital, as a result of being struck…

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Girl Awarded £500 DAMAGES. Beauty Lost in Accident. Christchurch (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 11

In the Supreme Court at Christchurch to-day Marie Weldon Hall, aged 11 years, was awarded £500 damages against Peter Daysh Davey, motor mechanic, for injuries received…

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Cabarita Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 1

In connection with the drowning of Stanley Edwards, six, at Cabarita on Sunday, a companion of the boy said he ran to Bailey's boatshed, and told…

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Scene Of Drowning

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 4

The spot at North Bondi, where a Walcha boy was swept to his death on Sunday, was visited by many bathers yesterday…

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Man Drowned. Caretaker Of Launch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 16

Reuben Richards, 82, caretaker of a launch anchored in Botany Bay, was drowned yesterday when he was rowing from the shore to the launch in a dinghy…

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Man Found Drowned Wingham

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 1

AFTER being missing from his home for nearly 30 hours. Albert Izzard, 60. of Wingham, who had been suffering from a nervous…

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Inquiry Into Ship Collision Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 1

Cross-actions taken by James Patrick and Co., Ltd., and the Union S.S. Co., following the collision be between the steamers Caradale and…

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Collision in Harbor Interstate Ships Involved

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 1

With a loud crash, two interstate cargo steamers collided off Darling Street wharf shortly before 11…

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Tram Collision. Brakes Fail To Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 16

When its brakes failed, a tram coming from the Sydney Cricket Ground crashed into a Crown-street tram at the intersection of Campbell and Crown streets, Surry Hills,…

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Injured Miner's Death Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 8

Over two months alter he has been struck by a fall of coal Roland Matthews, an Elrington miner, died in Cessnock Hospital last night. He…

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Old Man Fatally Injured Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 12

Henry Ellis Nightingale, 80, a pensioner, of Thirroul, died to-day In Coledale Hospital, M the result of a fractuied skull, which he received when he was knocked down by a car at…

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Old Man Drowned. Boat Thought to Have Capsized

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 21

Reuben Richard Richards, 82, old-age pensioner, of Anniversary-street, Botany, was drowned yesterday when, it is believed, a flatbottomed boat in which he was travelling…

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Collision Sequel. Shipping Litigation. Kakariki and Paradale. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 21

Mr. Justice Dixon ruled in the High Court of Australia to-day that the action in which the Union Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand. Ltd., as owners of the Kakariki, is claiming…

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Storm Fatality in N.Z. Rail Car Escapes Disaster AUCKLAND

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 13

During thunderstorms which swept the west coast of the South Island yesterday, George Small, of Hokitika. was killed instantly when…

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