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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 125

Boy Drowned Among Throng in Pool Body Found Hours Later

The Sun · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 9

On January 14, the 113.6 degrees Saturday, when nearly 3000 persons used Enfield Olympic pool, Raymond William Copp, 14, went for a swim at 7.15 p.m. His body was recovered from the water five and a…

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Accident to Police Constable

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

A police motor bike and sidecar ridden by Constable Sturgiss overturned at the Log House comer this afternoon, and he was thrown against the…

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Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

About 4.45 p.m. on Friday, Charles Livingstone, of St. Marys, was riding his push bike cast along the Western Road, when it skidded in some dust…

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Fatal Crash Motor Cycle Accident

The Broadcaster · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1
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Raymond Hu[?] Baber, aged 19 years, youngest son of Station-officer Baber, and Mrs. Baber, of Crow's Nest fire sta[?] was killed [?] a terrible…

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Accidents in Mines Menace Grows, Comments Judge

Daily News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

"IT 18 a, most striking fact that accidents are growing more numerous in coal mines."…

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Accident Deaths in U.s. 95,000 in 1938

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

CHICAGO, Wednesday.--Accidental deaths in the United States last year were reduced to 95,000--10,000 fewer than in 1937--the National Safety Council…

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Drowned Unnoticed in Baths

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 9

On January 14, the worst day of the heat-wave, Raymond William Copp, 14, messenger boy disappeared at Enfield…

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Taxi-driver Injured. Alleged Assault at Bondi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 7

John William Stobbs, of Kennedy Avenue, Belmore, driver of a Yellow cab, was treated at St. Vincent's Hospital early this morning for injuries to the head and body…

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One Drowned, One Saved in Launch Wreck Jervis Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

One man was drowned and another lay all night naked on the rocks after their 16-foot launch had been wrecked at the foot of Point Perpendicular…

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Fisherman Drowned. Boat Smashed on Rocks. Companion's Ordeal. Jervis Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 11

Henry Doddington Gooding, 53, of Saywell Street, Chatswood, was drowned when a small fishing boat, fitted with a motor, was washed on…

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Steve Purdy Reviews The News Not an Accident

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

Tile Sydney “Sun” cable service still speaks of the fascist invasion of Spain as “a civil war.” This, cesspits Mussolini's brazen…

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Stop Press City Collision

Daily News · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 1

Two ears came into collision in Park Street, City early this morning, One man was taken to hospital, and another was…

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Cyclist Injured Gosford

The Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 3

In an accident on the Matcham-road, this afternoon. Wilbur Alston, 22, of Souter-street, Kogarah, got one of his feet tangled in his motor cycle…

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Tin of Sardines Explodes. Man Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 11

Thomas Hayes, 58, of Cleveland Street, Redfern, was seriously injured last night when an unopened tin of sardines exploded in an incinerator at his home. The tin flew out…

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Belgian Premier Injured. Soldiers' Demonstration. LONDON, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 11

A message from Brussels says that the Premier, M. Spaak, was slightly injured on the face during a demonstration by ex-servicemen against the Government's appointment to the…

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Plane Burnt. Petrol Ignites Hangar. Owner Injured. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 13

When petrol ignited in a hangar at the Orange aerodrome to-day, a Klemm Swallow plane, owned by Mr. Wilton Thompson, was destroyed. The hangar…

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Submarine Sunk. Collision Off Japan. Carried Crew of 48. TOKYO, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 11

The Japanese submarine 163, carrying a crew, of 48, was sunk after a collision with another submarine yesterday morning…

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Cheques for Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 5

Cheques totalling £45, are being sent by the Eagle Star Insurance Co. to the following readers under the Daily Telegraph Free Insurance Scheme:…

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Cyclist Injured

The Sun · Sunday 5 February 1939 · page 7

Christopher Stanley Ross, 14, of Peat's Ridge, suffered concussion and shock when thrown from his bicycle on the Peat's Ridge-road hear…

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