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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

3,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 187

Street Fight. Police Injured. Attacked by Crowd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 8

Three policemen and a woman were injured in a street fight in Forbesstreet, Woolloomooloo, last night. The injured were:—…

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Man Fatally Shot. Accidental Discharge of Pearifle. Bullet Passes Through Wall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 7

William Daniel Joseph Ponpon, 74, was, by accident, fatally shot at a guest house near Wyong late last night. According to repots made to the Wyong…

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Child Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 14

Rosemary Ann Conrlck, 2, who lived with her parents at Wylmar-avenue, Cronulla, was drowned In two feet of water at her home yesterday. The child wandered to private baths…

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Hume Highway Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 14

Cecil Solomon, of Burton-street, Darlinghurst, and Oscar Johnson, of Clare-street, Gladesville, were killed late on Thursday night, when a motor car failed to negotiate a…

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Drowned In Lake

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 1

Swimming alone, and a mile from the bathing area, Frederick Albert Middleton, 17, of Pennant Hills Road, Parramatta, was drowned in Lake…

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Cyclist Injured

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 6

Riding her bicycle along Church Street, Parramatta, last night, Mary Bourke, 18, of Bombay Street, Lidcombe, struck the Kerbing and was…

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Watchman Injured

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 5

Attempting to board a bus at Parramatta Road and Concord Road, Concord, yesterday, Robert Tate, 65, of Wilga street. Burwood, slipped and…

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Youth Drowned in Lake

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 1

Frederick Albert Middleton, 17, of Pennant Hills Road, Parramatta, was drowned in Lake Parramatta yesterday…

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Injured in Brawl

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Two of the crew of the Mariposa and a young woman received hospital treatment early to-day for inuries received in a…

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Casualties. Injured in Surf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 14

Theodore Jaggers, 20 of Wardell-road, Amcliffe. while swimming in the surf at Bondi yesterday afternoon, collided with another surfer. He was taken by the Eastern Suburbs…

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Youth Missing. Supposed Drowning. Clothes Found at Cronulla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 13

Police believe that Austin Shaw, 16, of Sea-view-street, Cronulla, was drowned in the surf at the north end of Cronulla Beach yesterday afternoon…

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Injured Man May Not Recover

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 12

James Campbell, 52, of Barnett Street. Toongabbie, who was taken to Parramatta Hospital last Thursday with deep cuts in his head and…

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T.T. Rider Injured Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 7

Practising on the Tourist Trophy circuit at Bathurst to-day, in preparation for to-morrow's T.T. races, Sidney Wells, 25, of Portland Street…

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Fireman Injured at Blaze £1150 Damage Done

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 12

Fireman McEntee, attached to the Parramatta Fire Brigade, suffered abrasions to the right knee while engaged fighting an outbreak at…

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Hand-truck Used As Weight. Man Drowned off Pier. HOBART

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 14

Lyndon Arthur Levy, 30. of Devonport, was drowned off the end of Ocean Pier, Hobart, to-day. A witness stated that Levy tied a fruit hand-truck, weighing about 2cwt. to…

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Woman Fatally Injured. Brother Charged With Murder. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 13

Percival John Alexander, 37, of Dry Creek, was to-day charged with the murder of his sister, Mrs. Erroll Elizabeth Brown, 39, of West-street, Brompton…

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Thirteen Killed in Smashes Terrific Head-On Collision At Botany Claims Six Victims

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 1

THIRTEEN persons were killed in smashes in the city and country yesterday. Six died, and another was critically injured, when a taxi and a tram figured in a terrific head-on collision in Botany…

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Holiday on the Beach — Royal" Agricultural Show — Fatal Motor Accident — Good Friday Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 16

Good Friday's hot weather attracted thousands of people to Sydney's beaches. This scene at Bondi is typical of many. Fairey Swordfish planes of the 823rd Squadron, Royal Air…

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Trapped in Car and Drowned in Creek Auckland

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1937 · page 5

Unable to free himself when his car plunged into a creek near Taupo, Malcolm Carment Laidlaw was drowned…

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Long Drive to Hospital Car Hits Pole After Collision Gosford

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1937 · page 2

Two persons were injured to-day when a car driven by Robert Cooper, of Wallsend-street, Kahibah, Newcastle, crashed into a telegraph pole…

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