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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

3,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 159

Mother and Child Drowned. Tied Together and Weighted With Stones. COOTAMUNDRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 11

The bodies of Mrs. Edgar Wilson, 38, and her younger child, Margaret, 4, were found in the railway dam this morning. Mrs. Wilso[?], who had not been [?]ll,…

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Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 7

Mr Charlie Evans, of Windsor Road, met with a serious accident at Mr Glendenning's slaughter yards last week, necessitating his removal to…

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Bullet in Arm Shooting Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2

When his rifle, which he had placed near a tree fell and exploded Williams (18), of Memorial-avenue, Kellyville, received a bullet in the right…

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Accident Sequel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 5

As a result of a motor accident in Rawson-street Auburn, on December 18, John Fletcher Jamison, at the Parramatta Police Court yesterday was fined £2 with £2/11/4…

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The Accident

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2

In a lawsuit over responsibility for a collision between two motor cars, a witness was asked if he had really seen the accident…

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Army Officer Killed. Thrown from Tractor. Accident at Depot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 12

Lieutenant John Horwood 47, of the Australian Military Forces, was killed yesterday afternoon at the Engineers Depot, Moore Park when he was thrown from an army…

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Commission On Air Force Accidents Refused By Thorby

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 20

The Commonwealth Government will not grant the request made by the A.W.U. Convention yesterday for a Royal Commission to inquire into the "inadequacy and inefficiency" of the Royal…

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18 Stitches in Neck Wound Accident, Asserts Father-In-Law

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 20

Evidence that a wound on the back of his neck, which necessitated 18 stitches, had been inflicted by his father-in-law, was given at the…

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Boy Electrocuted. Fatal Accident at Kogarah

The Propeller · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 1

As a mark of respect at Monday's meeting of Kogarah Council, the Mayor (Alderman Battye) adjourned the meeting for ten minutes on…

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Motor Lorry Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 8

Henry Hunter, 53, of Newtown, was in a motor lorry on the Prince's Highway near Waterfall on Monday, when it got out of control, crashed…

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Insure Against Accident Risk

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 8

Accident insurance is so necessary today that employers are forced by law to insure their employees. Risks of accident have been proved…

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Miner Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Thursday.--Tom Crawley, 44, a miner, was struck by a fall of coal, at Pelton Colliery today. He was admitted to Cessnock Hospital with…

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Further Compensation for Injured Man

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 14

Traumatic dementia was suffered by Henry Phillip Ball, of Glebe, following inquiries received on May 4, 1920. when he was struck by a motor car while delivering…

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Ten Killed in Air Collision San Diego (Cal.), Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

Ten men were killed when two United States bombing 'planes collided in mid-air to-day. They were participating in manoeuvres 70…

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Was Drawn Into Machine Man Fatally Injured

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 6

As a result of being drawn into a pressing machine at Dunlop-Perdriau's factory at Drummoyne on Wednesday. William Roland, 62, of…

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Dragon Rapide Crashes Two Slightly Injured Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 9

Extensive damage was caused to an Air Force Dragon Rapide which crashed on landing at Laverton aerodrome to-day…

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Terrific Explosion. Two Killed; Three Injured. SOFIA, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 14

Two persons were killed and three injured by a terrific explosion in the house of Dr. Solonevitch, editor of a Russian emigre newspaper…

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No Need for Fake Collision Realism In Film Sequence On Harbor Boat Wrecked

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 10

A SPEEDBOAT crashed through tho bow of a University racing eight at Double Bay yesterday, hurling the crew into the water. The…

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6 Athletes Injured Fouche May Not Start Bad Strain After Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 22

L. A. FOUCHE, South Africa's hope in the Empire Games shot putt championship, has suffered a serious shoulder…

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Wound in Neck Was Accident

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

Thomas William Hastings. 54, hardener, wa[?] sacquitted at the Quarter Sessions to-day, on a charge of having maliciously wounded his…

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