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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 125

Injured Worker and Compensation

The Land · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 30

"Worker": An injured worker must give notice of the injury to his employer as soon as practicable after the injury and before he voluntarily leaves his employment; also…

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Milk Vendor Injured. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 7

Arthur Sippel, 39. milk vendor, of Manilia Road, Tamworth, was driving a car when it got out of control and overturned. He was picked up by a passing motorist and…

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Man's Body in Car. Theory of Accidental Death from Fumes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 7

At the conclusion of an inquest on Wednesday on Donald Errol Wilson.49.an insurance agent, of Cable Street, Wollstonecraft, who was found dead in his car in a closed…

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Injured in City Collision

Daily News · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 2

William O'Donnell, 26, of Wyatt Avenue, Burwood, suffered an injured right leg when his car crashed into the light standard to the middle of the intersection of…

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Man Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 11

Richard Trevena, 87, was crossing Liverpool Road, Summer Hill, near his home, last night. when he was knocked dow by a motor car. His skull and left leg were fractured and he…

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Mr. Spender, M.P., in Car Accident. Wife and Son Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 12

Mr. Perey Spender, K.C., M.P., escaped with shock, but his wife, and his son. Peter, aged six, received cuts and other injuries last night when their motor car crashed into a horse,…

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Injured in Plane Crash Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 2

A Gypsy Moth plane, the property of the Matheson Flying School, and piloted by Harry Beeching, of Airlines of Australia, crashed at…

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£1,720 DAMAGES. Naval Man's Injuries in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 13

A jury in the Supreme Court yesterday, in awarding a verdict for £1,720 to Maurice Guppy, a chief petty officer in the Royal Australian Navy, included…

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Injured Youth Beside Car. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 6

Colin Robert Benham, 19, was found on the Great Western Highway, Mount Victoria, lying beside his damaged car. The Blue Mountains District Ambulance…

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Three Injured in Smash Car Hits Telegraph Pole

The Sun · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 8

Three people returning to Sydney from Katoomba were injured when their car crashed into a telegraph pole in Parramatta-road, Blacktown,…

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M.H.R.'s Family in Smash Mrs. Spender Badly Injured

Daily News · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 1

The wife and child of Mr. Percy Spender. K.C., member for Warringah, were injured when their car collided with a straying horse in Pittwater Road;…

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Very Ill After Car Accident

The Sun · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

Mrs. Spender, who, with her husband, Mr. Percy Spender, K.C., Federal member for Warringah, and her two sons, was involved in a car…

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Woman Killed; Three Injured ADELAIDE

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 2

Jean Eileen Rohrlach, 20, was killed near Swan Reach to-night when a car she was driving overturned in a soft patch of rubble…

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First Nursery Accident Before Race Spoiled Bonny Rosehill Chance; Fortune Lost

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 3

Walking around one of the exercise yards 15 minutes before the first Nursery division at Rosehill yesterday, Bonny Loch, backed for a fortune by stable and public, sustained an injury which may have cost him the race. Bonny Loch was wandering around…

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Killed in Collision. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 13

Kenneth Williams, 17, of Ipswch was killed, and Robert Edward Kent, of Ipswich, seriously injured, when a motor cycle they were riding collided with a motor car driven by Monsignor…

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Sightseers on Headlands. Enormous Seas. Two Men Nearly Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 11

Crowds of sightseers flocked to vantage points along the coast to watch huge seas pounding the headlands and beaches. The seas at the Heads were…

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Two-way Traffic on Bridge Blamed for Accident. Mayor's Telegram. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 13

The mayor of Greater Neweastle. Alderman G. W. Jenner. yesterday sent a telegram imploring the Transport Commissioner, Mr. Neale, "to be humane. and try one-way traffic…

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Melbourne Accidents. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 13

While cycling to play cricket against cheltenham Boy Scouts, Jack Lane, about 40. Scout-master of the Mentone Troop. was struck by a car and killed…

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Cycle on Fire After Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 13

When a motor cycle caught fire after it had crashed into a "silent cop" at the corner of Parramatta Road and Dalhousle Street, Ashfield, on Saturday, the driver and pillion…

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Bank Teller Shot. Accidentally Dropped Revolver. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 11

Archubald K. Kemp. teller at the Miles branch of the Bank of New South Wales. was shot yesterday when the revolver he was carrying dropped to the [?] floor of the…

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