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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 125

Hughes Again In Accident; Unhurt This Time

The Sun · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 3

The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Hughes, was involved to-day in his eighth accident since 1920. Although in all his other mishaps he has suffered injuries, including fractures of the ankle and collarbone, to-day he…

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[?]y How I Kept My Seat" [?]Cooranga's Rider, Ted Bartle Accident Saved Bookmakers Many Thousands

Daily News · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 8

"IT will always be a mystery to me how I managed to keep my seat," said Cooranga's rider, E. Bartle, who was struck in the eye by a clod of dirt shortly after the start of City Tattersall's Cup at…

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Hand Injured

Daily News · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

James Evans, 45, of Beronia Street, Clyde, had his right arm trapped between two revolving rollers at Nairn's Linoleum Works, at Auburn, last night…

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McNAMEE INJURED

Daily News · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 10

It is unlikely that middleweight title claimant Jack McNamee will fight for at least a month. McNamee underwent an X-ray…

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Three Persons Injured. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

Three people were injured yesterday afternoon in a car smash between Geurie and Maryvale. A party of young people was returning…

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St. George Union Players Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 11

Three St. George players were taken to Parramatta District Hospital to-day, after they had been injured in Rugby Union games against…

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Injured In 100th Game For Club

The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 12

Len Kelly, St. George Rugby League forward, had a mixed day at Henson Park this afternoon…

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Boxing. Jack McNAMEE Injured. Out of Action for Month

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 11

Jack McNamee, the Victorian middleweight, is the latest casualty among well-known boxers. As a result of a serious injury to his left hand, he will be unable to fight for at least…

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Two Jockeys Hurt Training Smash at Caulfield One Horse Killed, And One Injured MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

Jockeys E. Cox and K. Bird were badly injured, the horse Galea was killed and Aricia injured to-day in one of the worst racecourse training accidents at Caulfield for a long time…

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Tram and Lorry in Collision

Daily News · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 5

Wilfred Thicknesse, 39, tram driver, of Cascade Street. Paddington, was injured when a tram crushed into a transport lorry at Voucluse last night…

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Pinned Under Speed Car Driver Injured

Daily News · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 2

Victorian speed car driver Claude Miller, 26, was seriously injured in a spectacular smash at the Sports Ground last night. He was driving in the second lop of his…

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2 Injured When Car Hits Pole

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 7

A car crashed into a telegraph pole in Pittwater Road, Narrabeen, last night. The driver, John Kenyon, 24, of Musgrave Street, Mosman, suffered a badly…

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Driver Fatally Injured. Skid at Sports Ground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 16

Claude Miller, 26, of Victoria, was fatally Injured when a midget racing car he was driving skidded and overturned during a time trial at the Sports Ground last night…

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Race Track Smash Jockey Cox Injured Melbourne

Daily News · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 9

KNEELING on the roadside outside Caulfield racecourse to-day, a doctor rendered medical aid to jockey…

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Mother's Tragic Ordeal Told Saved Husband, But Children Drowned PARKES

The Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 3

When her drowning daughter screamed "Daddy!" Mrs. Doris Mary Gordon called back "Be a good girl you will be all right," but was unable to rescue the child. She had just saved her husband, and the story of her…

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Horse Killed. Training Smash. Two Jockeys Injured. E. Cox on Danger List. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 19

Two jockeys were injured, one seriously, and a racehorse was killed instantly in a collision between three horses on the training track at…

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Fatal Accident at Mine. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 8

Stanley Kyrwood, 22, single, was [?]ally injured when be fell to the bottom of an open out at the works of Big Bell Mines, Ltd…

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Collision at "Danger Corner." Youth Seriously Injured

The Broadcaster · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 2
Also in The Biz

Another serious accident occurred at the dangerous Intersection of Merrylands Road and Fowler's Avenue on Saturday morning when a motor cycle ridden by…

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How Children Drowned

Daily News · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5

PARKES, Wed.--"My husband shouted: 'I'm done.' I dragged him out of the water when he came near the bank, but my two children were drowned."…

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