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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

3,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 159

Injured in Collision. Walcha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 10

When a ear and a bicycle, on which two young men weie riding, collided at Walcha, one of the men on the cycle, J. McEwan, of Lithgow, suffered a fractured skull, and was…

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Lorry Driver Arrested. Two Men Injured in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 19

A motor lorry Crashed into a horse-drawn fruit cart in King Street, St. Peters, yesterday morning, and the two men in the cart were thrown to the road and injured. They…

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Three Injured. Accidents at Wagga. WAGGA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 19

C. J. Russell, of Railway Street, Wagga, was injured seriously when he fell from a cart. The wheels struck a ditch, and he was thrown out. One of the wheels passed…

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Injured in Dive

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

Mrs. Kathleen Foote, 33, of Hill Street, North Sydney, fractured her neck when she dived into shallow water at The Entrance yesterday. She was removed by…

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Son Injured, Second Follows

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 1

LEETON, Friday.--"Stop at the hospital!" said a telephone message to the parents of John Evans (13), of Barellan, who had motored him to Griffith…

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Motorist Injured. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 10

Cecil Trembath, of Tweed Heads, suffered extensive cuts to both legs and feet and to the left forearm and shock when the small car he was driving left the roadway at the…

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Sailor Drowned. Fell Overboard From New Zealand Star. Slipped While Cleaning Scuppers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 18

While the New Zealand Star was on its way from Melbourne to Sydney, F. Nicholson, 22, a Canadian sailor, fell overboard and was drowned. His body…

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Two Boys Injured. Message to Parents at Hospital. LEETON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 18

Two boys of one family were injured, one seriously, in accidents to-day. John Evans, 13, of Barellan, was helping has parents to cart wheat, when he fell over…

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Road Users' Duty. Reduce Accident Figures. Mr. Neale's Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 19

In a New Year message to road users, the Commissioner for Transport (Mr. Neale), as executive vice-president of the Road Safety Council, said that it…

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Meet Accident Risk Without Cost

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

Every man must run the risk of simple accidents in the street or home every day. They can cost large amounts in lost work and medical expenses…

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Gli Accidenti Della Strada

Italo-Australian · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 2

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Surfer Is Drowned Gosford

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 3

Swept out in heavy seas while surfing at Shelley Beach late to-day, Max Lang, 55, postmaster, of Ourimbah Creek, was…

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Cyclists Injured At Night Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 5

A crash occurred in the motor-paced event at the Sports Arena last night, when a motor cycle, bicycles, and…

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Showgirl Says She Was Kicked Dancer Found Injured In Street MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 1

Found unconscious in Bourke-street last night, Audrey Foley, 20-year-old dancer in the Marcus Show is in Royal Melbourne…

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Three Dead, Many Injured In New Year Mishaps Big Roll of Road Smashes

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 12

THE New Year made a bad start yesterday in the matter of casualties. There were three deaths—two by…

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Dress Causes Accident

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--Ernest, Upton, of Albion Park, was riding a motor cycle to a dance at Thirroul last night, with Winnie…

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Cricketer Injured. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 5

While playing cricket at Coutt's crossing this afternoon, Leslie William Rhodes, 36, was struck on the head by a cricket ball, inflicting a probable fracture of the cheekbone and…

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Four Persons Drowned. Week-end Fatalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 8

Two men, a youth, and a small boy were drowned in rivers during the weekend. Hilton Joseph Thomas, of Marsh Street,…

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Tiny Boat Overturns. Drowning Tragedy Narrowly Averted. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 4

A triple drowning tragedy was narrowly averted in Hemelin Bay, near Cape Leeuwin, When a tiny boat with a sail overturned more than a mile and a half from the shore. By…

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Injured on Stake Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 6

Eric Holmes, a schoolboy, of Derwent Street, Glebe, fell from a verandah on to a stake inflicting a punctured wound in his abdomen…

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