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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 125

Brisbane Notes Thurles Lad Injured— Is Spelling Proposed Sydney Trip For Big Team Is Off

Referee · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 8

(By "CAPRICORN") THURLES LAD'S fall from grace when he started at odds-on, but failed to beat a horse home in the Q.T.C. Flying Handicap last week, marked the cancellation of the trip of himself and seven…

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Reducing Road Accidents Duty of Citizens

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 3

Residents of provincial and rural areas are being appealed to this year by the Road Safety Council to co-operate in the task of reducing the road…

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Girl's Cycling Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

Mary Reddan, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Reddan, of High Sreet, had a nasty mishap near the Log House on Tuesday. She started her bike, which…

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Youth's Death Sequel to Accident ? Claim on Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

Injured while cycling across a temporary bridge on the Seven Hills-road, Jeffrey Brien (17), of Chapel-lane, Seven Hills, died on Wednesday week…

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Our Country As I See It Holiday Accidents—Scouts Jamboree— "Sydney Mail" Ceases Grasshoppers Dying—Recruiting Campaign

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 1

THE Scouts' "Jamboree," being held at Bradfield, on the Lan Cove River, near Sydney is a remarkable gathering of…

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News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Christmas Road Accidents

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 10

"The appalling toll of the road over the Christmas holidays demonstrates very forcibly that the time has arrived when sterner measures must be taken…

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Accidents of the Week. Sulky and Car Collide

The Propeller · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

A collision occurred last Friday morning at the intersection of Dumbleton Road and Dudley Street, Hurstville, between a motor car and a…

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More Traffic Patrols New System Proved in Holidays No Accident Where Scheme Operated

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

Police traffic patrols throughout the State will be substantially increased almost immediately. The value of the patrols is indicated by…

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Four Injured in Car Crash

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

Returning to Melbourne after a holiday trip by car through Queensland and New South Wales, three woman and a man were injured when…

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Boy Surfer Injured. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 5

When Darrell Muir, 13, of Coolangatta, was surfing at Kirra Beach, a large fish hook— part of tackle that had broken away from a fisherman—penetrated his left hand. An…

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Speedway Racing. Test Teams at Practice. J. Parker Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 13

Members of the Australian motor cycle speedway team made an impressive showing during practice at the Sports Ground yesterday as a final preparation for the first test match against England…

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Attacked by Wild Boar. Man Severely Injured. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 11

When he was attacked by a wild boar, which he had wounded, August Talpate, 52, a Finn, of Dimbulah, North Queensland, was severely injured to-day…

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Dive Into Shallow Water. Sydney Boy Seriously Injured. GOSFORD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 11

While swimming at The Entrance late this afternoon, Norman Moore, 17, of William Street, Sydney, was critically injured. Moore dived into 18 inches of water and…

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Sequence Of Diving, Spine Accidents GOSFORD

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 7

Two young men sustained fractured spines about the same time in Gosford district this afternoon. Norman Moore, 17, of William…

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Collision of Car, Lorry Four Injured

Daily News · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 5

Four people returning from Sydney to Melbourne were injured when their car and a lorry collided et the intersection of Prince's Highway and Woronora Dam…

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Four People Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 18

Four people were injured yesterday when the driver of a motor car swerved to avoid a motor lorry on the Prince's Highway, near Waterfall, and the car crashed into the side…

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Two Men Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 10

Two men were injured yesterday when a horse bolted and overturned a dray in Baulkham Hills Road, Baulkham Hills They were Francis Cassell 37, of Portland Road,…

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Injured When Wall Collapsed

Daily News · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 2

William Lee, 30, of Rosebany Street. King's Cross, was seriously injured when a wall of the Santa Barbara restaurant, being demolished in Darlinghurst Road,…

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Wall Collapses. Man Pinned Under Scaffolding. Severely Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 18

While a cafe was being demolished in Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, yesterday, a front wall collapsed and several thousand bricks crashed on the…

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Spit Bridge Crash. Omnibus Breaks Railings. Driver Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 17

Four passengers had remarkable escapes last night when a motor bus travelling to the Manly Wharf crashed through the railings of the Spit Bridge…

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