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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

3,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 159

Brutal Robbery. Man Severely Injured. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 15

Douglas Clark Adams, 27. staggered to the door of a city dwelling covered with blood from head injuries which he received when he was brutally attacked and robbed in a dark…

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Mine Disaster. Five Killed, 12 Injured. SUDBURY Ontario). Feb 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 14

Five miners were killed and 12 were in[?]ured when a hoist carrying 20 men in the international Nickel Company's mine shall struck a protruding rock 850ft underground…

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Search for Body Identity Doubt in Surf Tragedy Police Believe Five, Not Six, Drowned

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 2

A careful check by the police has almost convinced them that five, and not six, persons were drowned in yesterday's surf tragedy at Bondi. They believe that the clothing found in the dressing…

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Four Are Drowned at Bondi 200 Trapped in Undertow Frenzied Bathers Fight Each Other Two Still Missing

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 1

WITH 200 panic-stricken bathers, caught in a terrific undertow, clawing, hitting and grabbing each other in their frenzied efforts to save, their lives, four men were drowned, fears are held that more were drowned, others were resuscitated after they were feared dead,…

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Toll Of The Road 2 Killed in Motor Smashes Boy Is Fatally Injured At Liverpool Others Hurt

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 6

TWO persons were killed and many injured in road accidents during the week-end. Fatal injuries were suffered by…

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Country News. Albury Accidents. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 11

Ian Sutherland, of David Street, Albury, while on his way home from the pictures late on Friday night, was knocked down by a motor car which did not stop. He was…

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Road Accidents. Week-end Casualties. Cyclist Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 8

William Henry Priest, 13, of Rose Street, Liverpool was fatally injured when his bicycle collided with a motor car at the intersection of Norfolk and Scott Streets…

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Woman's Body in Harbor Death Accidental, Police Say

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 3

After several hours' investigation, detectives to-day were satisfied that a woman believed to be Mrs. Florence Thomas, of l'Avenue, Newtown, whose…

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Women Injured in Collision. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9

Two persons were injured and a car badly damaged when a motor truck and a small car collided on the Lismore-Ballin[?] Road, near Alstonville…

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Drowned Off Ship Gangway

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

Before the British freighter, Haratana, sails on Saturday, an inquest will be held at the City Coroner's Court on Friday, to allow a member of the crew to…

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Boy Drowned. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9

Peter Wilson Watson was drowned in Fishery Creek, near West Maitland. He was bathing in shallow water with his brothers and sisters, and suddenly disappeared. The body…

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Ruahine in Collision Not Seriously Damaged

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 5

According to advices received from London, the New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd.'s passenger liner Ruahino, which is regularly…

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Attractive Woman Found Drowned ADELAIDE

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

Mystery surrounds the identity of an attractive young woman whose body was recovered from the River Torrens near the City Bridge about 11 a.m. to-day. Expensive jewellery, worth at least…

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Woman Drowned. Body Found at Walsh Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 11

A report was made by Samuel Boker, watchman on the wharves at Walsh Bay, to the police early yesterday morning, that he had seen a woman go on board the steamer…

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Bondi Surf Tragedy. Five Believed Drowned. Search for Body. Unclaimed Clothes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 11

Police are convinced that five persons, and not six, were drowned when 200 surfers were naught in two huge breakers at Bondi Beach on Sunday…

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Two Men Killed. Motor Truck Overturned. Ten Persons Injured. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 11

When a motor truck carrying 19 persons, returning from a dance, skidded and overturned near Reedy, a mining centre about 350 miles north-east of Perth yesterday morning Douglas…

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Political Fight in Egypt. 10 Killed; 46 Injured. Guns and Sticks Used. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 12

The Cairo correspondent of "The Times" says: "Ten persons were killed and 46 injured in a fight between families belonging to opposing political…

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Insure Free Against Accidents In Crowds

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 7

"Carnival time is accident time," authorities say. In a crowd of a million people it may be you as easily as the next person…

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Death After Accident. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9

Jessie Kenny, of Port Kembla, who received severe injuries when she was thrown from the pillion seat of a motor cycle on January 31, died in the Wollongong Hospital…

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Decima Norman Wins Broad Jump — Marathon Race Incidents — Flying-boat Accident in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 14

Above: Miss Decima Norman, the brilliant Australian, winning the women's broad jump with a leap of 19ft 0¼in. This jump broke the Empire Games and Australian records. Below: Landing in the sand…

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