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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

3,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 159

Four Persons Injured. In Motor Car Collision

The Propeller · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

Four persons were injured on Monday night when a motor cycle and a motor car collided at the intersection of Riley and Campbell Streets,…

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Wallacia Fatality

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

Alex Gooch (21), of New Zealand, who suffered severe injury of the spine when diving into the Nepean River at Wallacla on Christmas Day, as'…

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Boy Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Holidaying with his aunt at Richmond Brian Backley, of Hevington-road, Auburn, was to have returned home on Monday to celebrate his fifth birthday. His…

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Accidents of the Week. Cyclists Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

Several riders of push bikes were injured during the holidays, all being taken by St. George Ambulance for treatment at St. George Hospital…

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Injured in Explosion

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Two men were injured when a spark caused a barrel of tar to explode at the old Redhead Colliery today…

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Injured on Pole

The Propeller · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

Ralph Harding, of Grantham St., Carlton, was working on a pole for the Water and Sewerage Board yesterday in Renown Park, Mortdale,…

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Motor Cyclist Killed in Collision

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Jack Hewes, 23, a fitter, of Hargrave Street, Paddington, was killed shortly after 11 o'clock last night when his motor cycle crashed into…

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Two Injured in Capsize

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Two men were injured when a car overturned at the Loftus level crossing, near Sutherland on Wednesday last. H. McDermott, 25, of…

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Injured at Cellar Door

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

Mr Harry Harvey (28), of Union Road, Penrith, suffered a severe scalp wound and shock 'when he was descending into the cellar at the Nepean…

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M.l.a. Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

Mr. John Ness, M.L.A. for Dulwich Hill, received shock and abrasions when his car skidded on The Kingsway, Miranda, last Monday, and…

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R.A.F. Fatality. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 10

A Canadian, H, J. Clitheroe, was killed when piloting an R.A.F. training machine which struck a tree at Whitmore, Staffordshire, and caught fire. It was impossible to reach the…

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Nurse Drowned Rescuers Collapse When Brought Ashore

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

WHILE attempting to resous a com-panion, Mable Wright( 24), a nurse of the Hillcrest private hospital, Merewether, was carried out to sea and…

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In Thunderstorm Road Fatality at Colyton No Blame to Driver

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

THAT El[?]beth Galbralth McA Callum, of Edith Street, Mt. Drui[?], died of fraeture of the skull and other injuries received when…

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Accidental Shooting. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

The district coroner, Mr. James Salter, J.P., at an inquest on the death at Numeralla of Owen James Maloney, 17, returned a verdict of accidental shooting by Walter M…

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4908 Accidents in City in 1937 Ambulance Figures Up By 223 On 1936

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 9

THERE were 4908 accidents in the city during 1937, an increase of 223 on the 1936 total. A special report containing these figures was released, to-day by the chief of the Central District…

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Accident

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Mrs. Joe Miller met with a painful accident on December 26. She tried to get on a moving lorry, hissed her footing, and fell heavily to the ground. Liverpool…

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Ron Richards in Sydney Injured Hand Better

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

Ran Richards arrived in Sydney yesterday to prepare for a fight at the Sports Ground. His broken hand has mended satisfactorily, but…

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Shooting Drama Man Dead, Woman Seriously Injured Mystery Affair Behind Shop Broken Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

ALBERT JENKINS is dead, and Priscilla Nockolds is in hospital with bullet wounds in the forehead, jaw, and chest, as…

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More Accidents in City. 1937 Ambulance Figures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

The report of the secretary-superintendent of the Central District Ambulance, Mr. H. J. Mitchell, shows that during 1937 the ambulance attended 4008 accident cases in the city,…

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Small Boy Drowned

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 9

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the City Coroner, Mr. Oram, yesterday, when he inquired into the death of Malcolm John Rae…

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