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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

3,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 187

Fell Through Skylight Girl Severely Injured Wagga

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 5

Crashing through a skylight and falling 15 feet to the floor at the S.T.C. Radio and Electrical Co.'s premises in Wagga to-day, Marjorie…

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Fall Through Skylight. Girl Severely Injured. WAGGA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 12

Miss Marjorie Lodge received severe injuries to-day when she walked upon a skylight and crashed through into shop premises below…

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Man and Daughter Drowned. Attempt to Cross River. Queensland Tragedy. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 18

The bodies of Naka Nakamura, 51, married, formerly a well-known diver in North Queensland, and his eight-year-old daughter, Hazeline Violet, were found floating in Mossman River…

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Twelve Lost in Trawler Disasters British Death-roll on Islay and Welsh Coast: Thames Collision London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

TWELVE men were drowned when three trawlers were involved in disasters in British waters. In the first disaster, the trawler San Sebastian, from…

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Accidental Death. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 9

A finding of accidental death was returned by the coroner (Dr. A. H. MacTaggart) at an inquiry into the death of John Colin Morris. 17, of Weabonga, who fell from a, motor…

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Speedway Riders in Accident

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

England's speedway rider, Les. Wotton. met with an accident while returning to Sydney from Melbourne at the week-end…

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Missing Plane Found In Bog Fatal Accident Sequel Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

A collision between a motor cycle and a milk cart, resulting in the pillion rider, Lyle John Thomas Ranger, being killed instantly in…

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Boy Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

WAGGA, Tuesday.--Alfred Wilson, 12, of Crampton Street, Wagga, was playing on the river bank with a dog today when he overbalanced and fell…

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Three Injured in Car Crash Collision On Bridge Near Ourimbah GOSFORD

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 16

When two cars collided on Pacific Highway to-day, three people were slightly Injured. Mr. and Mrs. J. Christy, of…

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Trainer's Worries. Lancaster King Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 17

The Victoria Park trainer, G. Douch, who has had a full measure of success with his team recently, has lost the immediate services of Lancaster King. The gelding was coupled…

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Marine Inquiry Allara & J. W. Alexander Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 1

On Friday the Court of Marine Inquiry decided that the collision between the Adelaide Steamship Co.'s freighter Allara and the tug…

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32 Drowned in Wreck Maiden Voyage's Tragic End London

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 1

THIRTY-TWO persons, including two women and two children, have perished in a wreck in the stormy Pentland Firth,…

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Dr. Tillyard in Crash. Seriously Injured. Given Anaesthetic by Roadside

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 14

Dr. R. J. Tillyard, formerly Commonwealth /Government entomologist, was seriously injured when a motor cat overturned about a mile from Yarra,…

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Road Deaths. Increase of 76 in 1936. Holiday Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 13

During last year 539 persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales, according to a report issued by the Department of Road Transport…

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Blames Speed for Most Road Deaths Prosecutor on Tragic Toll Accidents Increased By 16p.c. .In 12 Months Speed Limit Question

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 1

" DURING the past year 539 people have been sent to their graves through road accidents, mostly caused by speeding motorists," said Sergeant Davis, Police Prosecutor, at the Traffic Court…

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Better Highways Can Reduce Accidents Modern Roads Policy Is Advocated

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 12

WHEN will the authorities in this country begin to deal with " the road safety problem in a sane and progressive manner? This problem is one of the most important confronting us…

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539 People Killed Last Year In Road Accidents Increase of 16 p.c. Speed Given As Main Cause Tragic Month

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 5

NOTWITHSTANDING the efforts being made by the traffic authorities to reduce the appalling death toll of the road, figures released by the Commissioner of Road .Transport, Mr. Maddocks, last night reveal that during the twelve months ended…

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To Reduce Road Accidents Special Traffic Patrol London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 5

IN a further effort to reduce the number of road accidents in London the Commissioner of Police. Sir Philip Game, has formulated a…

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Collision at Arncliffe. Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 3

Last Friday Reginald James Greer, aged 32 years, of Walker Street, Arncliffe, was riding a motor cycle at the intersection of Kelsey Street…

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Man Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

An injury to the left hip was suffered by Charles Harrison (62), of Locksley-avenue, Merrylands, on Tuesday, when struck by a car in Western-road,…

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