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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

3,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 187

Heroic Faith Badly Injured at Randwick: Long Spell Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 5

HEROIC FAITH, one of the runners in Saturday's A.J.C. Rous Handicap, suffered a deep wound on the outside of the near fore pastern, necessitating three stitches…

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"Not Manslaughter" Says Jury Christmas Fatality Man And Woman Discharged Death of Boy

The Sun · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 11

WHILE playing with toys on the footway near his home in Kemmis-street, Rand wick, on Christmas…

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Pursued Shark & CAPSIZED Man Badly Injured When Surf Boat Overturned Bondi Thrills

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 1

THE crew of the North Bondi Surf Club's boat had a tic time yesterday. One man was injured…

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Toll of the Road Three Are Fatally Injured Motor Death List Augmented Many Hurt

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 6

AUGMENTING the Heavy death list in rood accidents this year--30 persons alone were killed in eight days over the Easier period--three…

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Died After Accident

The Sun · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 11

Knocked down by a car in Botany- road, Mascot, last night, a Chinese, believed to be Chung Yek, whose address is unknown, died early to-day in…

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Inquest Into Fatal Accident Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 6

Stating that he considered it an obvious accident. the district coroner. Mr. A. O. Hardwick. returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on Mrs. Matilda…

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Injured During Fire

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

While climbing out of a window of a flat on the ground floor of a residential in Brougham Street. Darlinghurst, yesterday afternoon. to…

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Seaman's Claim for £2000 Injured in Winch Accident

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 5

Circumstances surrounding an accident in the Idant on April 18 last year were related before the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan…

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Six Drowned in Wreck Dublin

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

SIX persons were drowned when two vessels collided at Carlingford Lough, at Newry. Six months ago the captain of one of the vessels…

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Woman Injured. Escaping From Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 11

When fire broke out in residential premises at 203 Brougham-street, Darlinghurst yesterday, Mrs. Grace Leete, one of the occupants, who had been ill, left her bed and…

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Casualties. Level Crossing Fatality. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 17

John Nicholas Fairy, of Armidale-road, Glen innes, was killed instantly in a level crossing accident near Glen Innes to-day. Parry had just opened the gates of a private…

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Air Tank Explodes. Three Men Injured. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 17

Three men were injured when the air compression tank on a tractor burst at Beulah to-day. A. W. Harris, garage proprietor, was admitted to hospital suffering from sheck…

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Six Drowned Tragic Irony of Shipwreck. Captain's Previous Escape. LONDON, April 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 12

After escaping death six months ago in a collision which sank his ship Pine at the mouth of Carlingford Lough, Ireland, Captain Campbell, with his…

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Replace Injured Pl Ayers R. League Fan's Interesting Viewpoint Help Game

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 7

'PIONEER" writes interestingly on the replacement of injured players in Rugby League. His letter reads: "With reference to the replacement of…

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Crushed by Heavy Machinery Fight To Release Injured Man Is Critical Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

A DESPERATE battle was waged at Wallsend Hospital to-night to save the life of George White Thomas. 39. a…

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NO. 7 Jury Causes. (Before Mr. Justice Maxwell) and jury.) Railway Fatality. Balderston v Commissioner for Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 6

This was a claim by Myrtle Mary Balderston, of Westbourne-street, Petersham, widow of George Alexander Balderston, and their two children, to recover £2000 damages from the…

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Road Accidents in Britain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 13

The Minister of Transport in England recently issued the first of the new monthly returns dealing with the numbers of persons killed, seriously injured, and slightly Injured…

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Accidents After Dark. Problem of Effective Lighting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 7

Investigations in England and other countries have shown that traffic accidents after dark are bound up with the street lighting problem. There are now in Great Britain…

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Asleep at Wheel. Motorist Not to Blame for Accident. English Ruling Cited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 7

An unusual point was taken by counsel in a traffic case at the North Sydney Court yesterday, in which the defendant, Edward Robert Bromley, of Mosman, was alleged to have…

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Free Accident Cover Offer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

Forty-six persons were killed in accidents in New South Wales last month--eight more than in March, 1936…

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