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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

3,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 159

Young Boy Drowned

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 5

Kenneth Middleton, 8, of Carnegie Street, Auburn, was drowned yesterday in a waterhole at Duck Creek. Auburn, Middleton's brother…

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Man and Boy Drowned. Sydney Fatalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 18

A man and a boy were drowned yesterday. While swimming in Duck Cieek, Auburn, Kenneth Middleton, 8, of Carnegie Street, Auburn, got out of his depth and sank. His…

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Drowned When Car Plunged Into River

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.--Howard Joseph Eakins, 33, of Hamilton, well-known in Brisbane business and social life, was drowned early this morning when his…

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Pilot Lost in R.a.f. Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--Two Royal Air Force planes collided in mid-air over Spithead yesterday, and crashed in the sea…

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Injured Man Saved by Horse Taree

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 1

Helpless with a broken leg in a lonely spot near Moorland, 15 miles from Taree, John Hile, 21, a farm hand, was saved by his horse…

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Coroner Praises Life-savers Inquest on Five Men Drowned in Bondi Surf

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 7

TRIBUTE to the fine work of the Bondi life-savers on February 6, when more than 250 people were swept to sea, was paid by the City Coroner (Mr. Oram) yesterday. Accidental death was his…

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Man Drowned in CAR.d Plunge Over Wharf. Brisban Tragedy. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 18

Howard Joseph Eakins, 33, of Hamilton, who was well known in Brisbane business and social life, was drowned early this morning when his car…

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Toll Of The Road Tram and Cycle Collide Two Men Injured

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

TWO men were injured yesterday when a motor cycle on which they were riding and a tram collided in Hawkesbury Avenue, Dee Why. They…

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More Witnesses Wanted. Death of Mrs. B. J. Cave. Fatal Riding Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 20

The City Coroner, Mr. Oram, yesterday adjourned the inquest on Mrs. Bussye Jane Cave, until March 14, so that the police could endeavour to And…

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Prevention of Accidents Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

"We are falling to conserve fully the advantages gained through improved education and health, with the unfortunate result thai accidents are increasing instead…

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West Hock Injured

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 44

But for being kicked by another horse while at the barrier for the second division of the Lakes Welter at Rosebery yesterday. West Hock…

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Boy Drowned; Family Has Sad History Adelaide

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 7

Barry Leane, aged 11, was drowned to-day in the Torrens River. Eight years ago his father was killed in an aeroplane accident about…

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Motor Cycles And Accidents

Truth · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 11

IN a statement issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale), it is pointed out that…

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Fatal Riding Accident American Woman's Death

Truth · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 22

TO enable the police to obtain other eye-witnesses, the City Coroner last week adjourned the Inquiry into the death of Mrs. Russye Jane…

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74,000 Accidents at Work. a Million Hours And £1,000,000 Lost Each Year Factories Urged To Use Special Engineers As Sentries Of Safety First

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 2

ALTHOUGH THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING INDUSTRY ARE FRAMED TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS TO A MINIMUM, 74,835 WORKERS IN THIS STATE WERE INJURED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, LAST…

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Sea Collision Action Unlikely

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 9

The collision at sea on Saturday, between a coastal steamer which did not stop and a helpless launch, has not come under official notice…

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Watchman Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 10

Thomas Marshall, 68 who lived at Sydney Road, Balgowish, and was a well-known identity of Manly, was, fatally injured on Saturday. He was knocked down by a horse…

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Girl Cyclist Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Sunday. -- June Porter, 20, of Merivale Street, Pymble, was knocked off her bicycle today on Watson's Bridge. Teralba, where she was…

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Stop Press Died After Collision

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 1

Jack Palmer, of Guildford, who was injured in a collision between his motor-cycle and a motor car at Parramatta Road,…

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Surf Fatality at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 7

William Howell, 17, disappeared while surfing to-day at North Stockton, where he lived. The few persons who were in the surf at the point where he vanished saw him throw up…

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