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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

3,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 159

Injured in Fall

Nepean Times · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 8

Mrs Ivy Byrne, of Bathurst Road, Spring wood, fell at her home on Saturday and suffered a fractured fibula. She was conveyed by Penrith…

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Collision at South Creek Bridge

Nepean Times · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 5

On Tuesday George W. Potter, of Cremorne, was driving a car over the South Creek Bridge toward Sydney, when it collided with a car. owned…

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Racehorses in Collision. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 9

When Mr. A. E. Gosper, of Eugowra, was bringing his racehorses Sengala and Eugorol by float from Grenfell this morning, the vehicle came into collision with a car driven…

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Injured by Motor Cycle

The Propeller · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 7

Last Thursday George Culbertson, 42, of National Avenue, 'Loftus, was knocked down by a motor cycle in Princes Highway, Loftus, when he…

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Show Bull Injured in Fire on Train

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 4

A YOUNG Jersey ball, Ellerdale Masterman's Oxford, owned by Mr. R. Watson Hewett, Ellerdale, Rous, was badly burned when his rug…

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Priest Drags Injured Man 115 Miles Over Snow

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 13

The story of a missionary's heroism in dragging an injured Indian on a sleigh 115 miles to hospital is published in Ottawa by the Canadian Press…

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Injured Soccer Players L'hardt Club's Problem Teams Chosen

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 3

LEICHHARDT - ANNANDALE will be without two of its best forwards for Saturday's clash' with the Soccer premiers, Goodyear, at Clyde…

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Petrol Ignited Driver's Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 1

At 12.56 a.m. on Tuesday Harold S. Russell, of Kennlff Street, Rozelle, while delivering a motor truck to Katoomba, had spine trouble with the…

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Air Accidents. Human Failure Chief Cause, Regular Services Free of Accidents. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 11

The personal element plays by far the most important part in aeroplane accidents. Of 96 accidents last year, 69.9 per cent, were due to human failure…

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Doubled Flying in 3 YEARS Fewer Accidents For 1937 CANBERRA

The Sun · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 3

The mileage flown by aircraft in Australia has more than doubled in the last three years, being 12,011,710 in 1937, compared with 5,641,000 in…

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Accidents of the Week. Knocked Down by Car

The Propeller · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 7

When Charles Semetsky, 78, of Donnan Street, Bexley, was crossing Stoney Creek Road, Bexley, on Tuesday afternoon, he was knocked down…

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Air Accidents in Past Year Subsidised Airlines Good Records Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 6

No air services in the world were safer than the Australian subsidised airlines during 1937. The annual report of the air accident…

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Fine Colt Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 19

The Adelaide two-year-old Battle Song, ran an excellent five furlongs at Randwick yesterday in 1.0¾ but unfortunately he struck himself and pulled up lame. His trainer, Pat Quinlan, said later that it was unlikely the…

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Pensioner Drowned in Creek Kyogle, Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

DIGBY HENRY LAWRELL, a 72-years-old bachelor, lost his life to-day when crossing Lynch's Creek, which was in…

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Man Injured at Clyde Sidings

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 12

Severe injuries to one of his ankles were suffered by James Taylor, 54. a waggon builder, of Taylor Road. Auburn, yesterday, when a plank fell…

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Damages Rate in Collision Judge Fixes Limit

The Sun · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 8

In the High Court to-day, Mr. Justice Dixon gave judgment holding that the owners of the steamship Caradale, which was involved in a collision with the steamer Kakariki, in Hobson's Bay, on January 29, 1937, were…

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Having Accidents His Forte Man Who Is Always Being Injured FELL 30 FEET

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

"HE'S been the victim of more accidents than any other man in Manly," said an ambulance officer, late last night, after attending to a…

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Law Report. High Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir John Latham. Mr. Justice Rich. Mr. Justice Starke, Mr. Justice Dixon, and Mr. Justice Evatt.) Accident on Railway Steps

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 8

The Commissioner for Railways v Beach. The appeal was concluded of the Commissioner for Railways from a judgment of the Supreme Court of New South Wales…

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Woman and Girl Killed. One Motor Cyclist in Both Accidents. Coroner's Findings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 10

Thomas Ramsay Curyer, 20, of Glenmore Road, Paddington, a motor cyclist, was involved in two fatal accidents within nine oays during the Christmas holidays. A woman…

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Policeman's Grief Suicide Cause Worried By Accident

The Sun · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

Grief over a street fatality which occurred while he was temporarily absent from his post, is thought to…

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