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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 125

Fatal Motor Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 7

Mr. William Stanley Latham, of Chuter Avenue, Ramsgate, died last Sunday, being survived by his wife and daughter. He was a son of Mr…

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No Holiday Accidents

The Propeller · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 7

During the Easter holidays not one. accident occurred in the St. George Sutherland ambulance division which required ambulance attention. The…

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Accidental Death

Daily News · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the Acting-City Coroner, Mr. C. T. Wood, at the conclusion of the inquest yesterday into the death of Miss Elsie…

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Accident at Cabramatta. Car on Railway Bridge

The Biz · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 4

On Tuesday morning last, a Studebaker Commander car, driven by Fredcrick Reeks, of Toongabble, who had with him Mrs. Eva Westneat, failed to…

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Strange Drowning Tragedy

Daily News · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- Francis Joseph O'Dea, police cadet, was drowned in remarkable circumstances at Kirra to-day. With two companions, ODea was…

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Police Cadet Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Frank Joseph O'Dea, 21, Brisbane police cadet, was drowned in the surf at Coolangatta today…

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Miners Angry Injured Men Told To Wait

Daily News · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 6

LITHGOW, Thursday. -- Hospital board members strongly condemned the actions of the resident medical officer in refusing to admit an accident case to the hospital…

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Damages Sought by K.C. Effect of Accident. Evidence by Doctors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 13

Dr. Howard Bullock, who was called in the Supreme Court yesterday as a witness in the action brought by Albert Bathurst Piddington, K.C., against…

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Accident in Railway Yard. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

While in the act of unloading timber from a truck at the Kempsey railway station. Clarence Jeffery was unable to get free when the load suddenly slid forward. His left hand…

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Accidents in South Coast Mines. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

Thomas Kerr, of Corrimal, was admitted to Bulli Hospital with injuries to the left foot, which he suffered when a grip fell on it in South Bulli mine…

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Ripley Injured

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 10

The veterinary surgeon reported that Ripley sustianed a cut on the off hock during the running of the Dangar Handicap…

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Boy Weeps for Dying Father Scene On Roadside After Collision

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 3

While ambulance officers were treating a dying man on the roadside at Liverpool to-day, his young son, who was injured, wept…

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M.L.A. Injured in Queensland Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 5

Mr. Robert Slasser, M.L.A., suffered a fractured leg in a car accident to-day. His car and a motor truck collided on Minden Range about 2…

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Runaway Taxi?cab. Man in Telephone Box Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 13

An unattended taxi-cab ran down an incline in Cathedral Street yesterday and collided with a telephone booth, injuring George Alexander. 56, labourer, of Cathedral Street,…

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K.C. Sells Law Library: Has No Assets Claims £15,000 Damages In Accident Case

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 8

"I have no assets--I sold my law library recently," said Mr. A. B. Piddington, K.C., in the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. Piddington is claiming damages from Bennett…

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Tendency Towards Accidents Motor Section Soon Grows U.S. Studies Figures DETROIT, March 2

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1939 · page 56

Recent studies show that one in every 40 drivers involved in one accident, later is concerned in a second…

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Motor Cyclist Dies After Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 2

Thomas Smith, 30, of Riley Street, Liverpool, died in Liverpool Hospital on Saturday after a collision between his motor cycle and a lorry in Hume…

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Car and Cycle Collide Man Killed, Child Injured. Week-end Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 13

Thomas Smith, 30, labourer, married, of Liverpool, was fatally Injured when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a car driven by Donald Stephen…

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Noise Drowned by Train Door Smashed By Thieves

The Sun · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 5

Ten rifles, worth £70, and £150 worth of other property were stolen at Rockdale early to-day by thieves, who waited until a goods train was…

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Planes Damaged. Collision with Post. Wing Bursts Into Flames. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 13

A month plane attached to the Matheson Aviation and Training School, and piloted by Alan Ramsay, was damaged when it crashed into one of the posts supporting…

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