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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

3,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 187

Road Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 5

On Friday morning a car driven by Thos H. Dobson, of Lithgow, and another driven by Robert Clarke, of the same town, both travelling toward…

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Speedway Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

In the final of the side-car championships at Penrith Speedway on Monday the shackles on the front forks of the machine driven by Leslie Warton…

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Accident with Gun

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

Alfred Ramsay (16), of 324 Botany Road, Botany, camped on the river bank at Emu, suffered severe injury to the right leg when a gun accidently…

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Consent Verdict for £1000 Husband's Death In Accident

The Sun · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 21

By consent, a verdict for £1000 (inclusive of costs) was made in favor of Sarah McLean in her suit against Yellow Cabs of Australia in the Banco…

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Fatal Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

When he crashed 30ft down a light well from a building in course of construction in Martin-place, Sydney on Tuesday, John William Giles, of…

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Motor Car Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

Molly Barrett, of Redfern, was injured on Saturday when a motor car turned over on Princes Highway, Miranda. She was taken to St…

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Grim Daily Accident Toll Grows Vital Need for Insurance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

EVERY day 900,000 people travel in the city--and every day some of these people are injured, perhaps…

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12 Feared Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 3

REYKJAVIK (Iceland), Thursday.--All 12 members of the crew of the British trawler Loch Morar, wrecked off the coast of Iceland, are feared to…

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Strange Accident. Two Men Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 8

Two men were injured in a remarkable street accident in the city yesterday. They were James Sealy, 24, a tram conductor, of 111 George-street, Waterloo, who…

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12 Believed Drowned Reykjavik (Iceland). Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 7

He Aberdeen trawler Loch Morar has been wrecked near Eyrarbak Iceland. It Is feared that the crew 12 have all been drowned…

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16 Injured In London Train Smash

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--A driver, fireman, and 14 passengers were injured--four seriously--when an empty train crashed in a fog into the rear…

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Constable Killed. Collision With Cart. Shaft Pierced Chest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 11

Constable Edward Thomas Martin, 25, of Station-street, Arncliffe, was killed yesterday afternoon when his motor-cycle and a cart collided in Wollongong-road, Arncliffe…

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Injured Air Crash Survivor Gives Evidence at Inquest — Head of the River Crews in Training

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 14

One of the survivors of the Stinson 'plane crash on the Macpherson Range, Mr. J. S. Proud, gave evidence al the inquest on Wednesday. The Court was held temporarily in the hospital in which Mr. Proud is still a patient. Mr. Proud, whose leg was broken in the smash, is shown being sworn. Before the United Australia party convention was opened yesterday, the…

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Youth Accidentally Shot. Walcha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 9

While rabbit shooting, Jack Waller, a local youth, accidentally shot himself through a finger and the calf of his left leg…

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Country News. Fund for Victims of Car Accident. Blacktown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 9

At a well-attended public meting, convened by Councillor A. L. Francis, president of the Blacktown Shire, it was decided to raise funds to help relatives of local victims of the car…

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Motor Accidents. Three Persons Killed. Lorry Crushes Cyclist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 8

Richard Roberts, 40, of President-avenue, Kogarah, was killed when the bicycle he was riding and a lorry collided in Bay-street, Glebe, yesterday…

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£1250 Allocated to Children Parents Killed In Car Accident

The Sun · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 6

Seven children whose parents were killed in a car accident at Taverner's Hill in June, 1936, were to-day allocated £1250 by Mr. Justice Bavin…

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Fatal Accident. Tram Wrecks Cab

The St George Call · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 1

A man was killed and three other people were injured when a motor car and a steam tram collided in Prince’s Highway, near Rocky Point Road,…

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Taxi Coy. Pays £1000 Sequel to Accident

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

"There is a dispute as to the circumstances of the accident, but the company is guided by a genuine feeling of sympathy for the widow and…

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Sequel to Motor Accident Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

Samuel Edward James, 52, railway fettler, died in St. John of God Hospital late yesterday afternoon from injuries received in a motor accident…

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