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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

3,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 187

Queer Accident Caused by Horse

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 12

A queer accident befell Charles Mortimer Stafford 61, of Croydon, on November 8, 1935, when the ladder on which he was standing was backed into by a horse causing him to fall and suffer [?]…

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One Killed, Fifteen Injured In Two Motor Accidents Last Night

Truth · Sunday 14 March 1937 · page 16

YESTERDAY and last night were notable for the number of people injured in motor accidents. One man was killed and fifteen persons were injured in two accidents which occurred last night…

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Manslaughter Charge After Collision NEWCASTLE

Truth · Sunday 14 March 1937 · page 16

RETURNING from work at a colliery early this morning, Robert John Freeman, 58, of Swansea, was fatally injured when the cycle…

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Stop Press Injured Man Identified

Truth · Sunday 14 March 1937 · page 16

The man whose skull was fractured in a collision between a motor car, and motor cycle (Page 16) has been identified as…

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Man Injured in City Street Admitted to Hospital After Alleged Punch

The Sun · Sunday 14 March 1937 · page 2

William McCord, 50, of Victoria-street, Darlinghurst, was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital last night, suffering probably from fractured skull…

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Accidents Near Gosford Brothers Suffer in Similar Mishaps Gosford

The Sun · Sunday 14 March 1937 · page 2

An axe with which Frank Verden, 16, of Erina, was chopping wood slipped to-day and injured one of his toes…

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Four People Injured in Collision Orange

The Sun · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 7

Four persons were hurt in a collision between two cars between Lucknow and Shadforth. The victims were:--Messrs. J. Weal…

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Boy Drowned. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 10

Gordon Lilier, 16, of Kurri Kurri, was drowned in the William River at Bandongrove, eight miles from Dungog, late this afternoon. Lllier went under while bathing…

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Girl Badly Injured

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 5

Struck by a bicycle near her home on Saturday, Winifred Stewart, 19, of Ellzabeth Street Allawah, Suffered a pro[?]ble fractured skill she was…

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Cyclist Killed. Collision with Service Car. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 10

James Alexander McLellan, 37, labourer, of Raglan, was killed instantly in a collision between a service car and the bicycle he was riding near Kelso, on Saturday night. He…

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Toll of the Road 4 Fatal Motor Accidents Big Week-end List Of Injured Arrest Made

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 5

FOUR persons were Killed in Various smashes on the roads during the Week-end A man who has not yet been…

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Launch's Peril. Collision with Water Bus. Woman Swims Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 9

When the water bus Crane II. and the 19-foot fishing launch Kia Ora collided in Sydney Harbour yesterday, the launch was badly damaged, and…

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Injured in Explosion Aboard Yacht Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 5

Knocked unconscious by the explosion of a large petrol stove Wm. Lloyd Roberts, caretaker had to be dragged from the burning steam…

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Man Drowned in Wife's View. Stepped Into Deep Pool. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 10

Ernest Alfred Milnes, 26, of Staiker, was drowned in the presence of his wife at Crayfish Bay, two miles from Cape Otway, on Saturday night…

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Cricket Party in Tragedy Young N.Z. Star Is Drowned AUCKLAND

The Sun · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 7

E. J. Dunning, 24, of Auckland, one of the most promising young players in New Zealand, was drowned when a dinghy capsized in the darkness…

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Explosion on Launch. Engineer Injured. Rescuers Use Gas Masks. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 9

An explosion on the steam launch Viotake, at Williamstown, on Saturday, shattered deck beards half an inch in thickness, blew window sashes 50 yards acioss the water, showered…

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Verdict of Accidental Death End of Long Inquiry Northmead Smash

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 1

At the conclusion of three-day inquiry into the death of John Howard Watt O'Brien (19), who was fatally injured in a collision involving…

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Lithgow Accidents. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 7

John Lang, a young man, sustained severn abrasions to the face when he fell from [?], bicycle. The ambulance took him to Lithgow Hospital for treatment…

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Road Accidents. Deaths and Injuries. Two Victims Not Identified

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 10

Two men were killed in motor accidents in Sydney in the week-end and many persons were injured. A man, whose identity has not been…

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Girl and Man in Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 8

MAITLAND, Sunday.--Slipping on a footpath kerb last night. James Ryan, 39, of Elgin Street, West Maitland, broke his right leg…

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