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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 125

Turf Notes. From Stable and Course. Fail law Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 17

Shortly after the start of the first, division of the Brush Hurdle Race at Victoria Park yesterday, Fairlaw was galloped on and stripped. The stewards reported that his rider…

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Accident at Kingswood Utility Driver Fined

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

Happenings at the corner of the Western Road and Bringelly Road, Kingswood, on the 28th January, were related to Mr C…

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Accident in Rain to Mr. K. Campbell, St. Marys

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

While walking along Queen Street, St. Marys, at about 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, Mr Kenneth Campbell (88) of Gidley…

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Strange Train Accident. Damages Awarded in Second Trial

The Propeller · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

In the Causes Court on Monday, before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury, William Edward Roeder, a young man, brought an action against the…

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Six Injured in Crash Head-on Collision At Parramatta

Daily News · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 2

Six people were injured when two cars collided head-on in Western Road, Parramatta, last night. William Wagstaff, 28, of Bay Street,…

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Injured by Chaffcutter. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 5

A serious chuffcutter accident occurred at Ganmain yesterday. Eric Gollan, proprietor of a chaffcutting plant was feeding a machine in the temporary absence of the usual feeder…

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Injured Miner Turned Away Hospital Treatment Refused

Daily News · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 2

LITHGOW, Thursday.--Because he did not have an admission card from his doctor, on injured miner, Norman Fisher, was refused treatment at the Lithgow Hospital…

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Lithuania Seeks Neutrality. "Collision of Powers." KAUNAS, Apill 6. (A.a P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 10

A Government declaration read in the Lithuanian Parliament stated that the Government intended to keep aloof from collisions between the great Powers…

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King Ghazi's Death. "Accident" is Court Finding. BAGDAD, April 6. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 10

After an investigation into King Ghazt's death, the magistrate found that it was accidental, and that there was no suspicion of a criminal act…

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Cyclist Injured. Ambulance in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 22

Harold Edwards, of the R.A.A.F., Richmond, was taking a patient to the Randwick Hospital for an appendicitis operation yesterday, when the ambulance waggon he was…

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Ambulance in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 9

In a collision with an Air Force ambulance car yesterday, in Parramatta Road, Haberfield, a cyclist, William Isley, 53, of Wareemba Street, Five Dock, was…

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Man Injured in Surf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 12

Leonard Simpson, 28. of the Corso, Manly, was surfing at Harbord yesterday when he was badly injured, probably having his spine fractured. It is believed that a collision…

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Man Injured in Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 21

Wilfred James Morgan, 27, of Byng Street, Orange, received a compound fracture of the left elbow while travelling as a car passenger along the Western Road, near Mount Druitt,…

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Boy Injured by Falling Tree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 22

Ian Wright, 11. of Fullagar Road, Wentworthville, received a compound fracture of the left leg and abrasions to the face, when he was knocked to the ground by a falling…

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Two Men Hurt in Collision. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 8

A motor cyclist and a pillion rider were badly hurt late last night following a collision with a motor car 12 miles on the Sydney side of Gosford. They were Robert…

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Swept Out to Sea. Man Drowned. Search for Body

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 16

While fishing with his three brothers and two other friends on the cliffs below Dover Heights, Vaucluse, yesterday morning, Sidney Clay, 23, motor…

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Swept From Rock: Drowned Vain Efforts at Rescue by Brothers Struggled to Reach Him: Rope Was Too Short

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 7

A young man was swept to sea and drowned from a rock at the foot of Dover Heights yesterday morning. He was Sidney Clay, 23, an unemployed speedway rider and mechanic…

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Won After Smash Thrills at Motor Cycle Gala Two Riders Injured In Junior Grand Prix BATHURST

The Sun · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 8

W. Hodgkiss put up a remarkable performance to win the Australian sidecar Grand Prix and Abercrombie Handicap at the Bathurst tourist trophy carnival to-day…

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Three Persons Killed. Road Accidents in Brisbane. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 17

Three persons were killed in traffic accidents in the metropolitan area last night. The victims were William Lyons, 19, of Holland Park; Edward Stephens, 50, married, of West…

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Youth Wounded. Shooting Accident in Bush. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 17

Desmond Carter, 19, of Hurstville, was seriously wounded in a shooting accident in the bush at Rhondda Creek, near Teralba, this afternoon…

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