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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 125

Lorry Overturn's — Man Injured

The Broadcaster · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1

When a lorry, driven by a youth and owned by Mr. Naram Singh, of Railway Parade. Yenno[?]a failed to negotiate the corner at the intersection of…

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Life-savers and Drowning Cases. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 7

The State centre of the Suff Life-Saving Association has been asked to discuss with the British Medical Association whether doctors or lifesavers should take charge of drowning…

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N.S.W. 18-Footer League. Help for Injured Official

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 15

Mr. A. Harper, an official of the New South Wales 18-footers' League, received severe spinal injuries when he was crushed between a launch and a ferry on april 23. the final day of the…

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Accident on Mulgoa Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 4

Donald Slade. motor driver, of "Havilah," S[?]lverdale. was driving a car toward Wallacia on Tuesday, Then it ran off the load [?] Snake Creek,…

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Gymkhana Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 5

The following accidents occurred at the C.W.A. Gymkhana at Luddenham on Saturday and received the attention of Ambulance officers:—Reginald…

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Accident at Lapstone Charge Op Driving Under the Influence

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 6

Ihe sequel to an accident on Lapstone Hill on 5th March was a case at Penrith Police Court on Thursday, when Roscoe Grainger Fearce pleaded…

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Incident After Air Accident. State House Questions Police Commissioner to Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 13

The Premier, Mr. Stevens, replying to questions in the Legislative Assembly yesterday regarding the assault on a Press photographer at Riverstone after the crash of an…

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Stoker's Claim. Insurance Company Sued Accident Sequel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 5

A former stoker, Arthur Edward Nelson, who alleged that the Queensland Insurance Company, Ltd.; had induced the Wollongong Gaslight Company,…

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Accidents of the Week. Played with Gunpowder

The Propeller · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 7

Two boys were badly burned last Saturday afternoon, when they filled a brass tube with gunpowder, and…

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"Accidental Death" Coroner's Finding at Liverpool

Liverpool News · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1
Also in The Biz

A story of skylarking by boys that had tragic consequences was told at the Liverpool Coroner's Court on Thursday last, when the Coroner (Mr. P. S. Poolman)…

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Hoxton Park Accident

Liverpool News · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Waddell, of Hoxton Park, was admitted to Auburn Hospital, last week, suffering from a scalp wound and wounds to her neck. Her injuries were the…

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Woman Rescued From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 4

A woman was yesterday rescued from drowning by a fisherman at Clovelly. She is Miss Edna Fox, 43. of Fern Street, Randwick, who had been missing…

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Injured Woman Dies. Tenterfield

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

Mrs. Isabella Marshall, 65, who was brought to Prince Albert Memorial Hospital, Tenterfield, last Saturday morning by Sir Earle Page, died this morning…

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Fifteen Miners Drowned. Tokyo, May 4. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 12

Fifteen miners were drowned when a ferry capsized off Honshul Island[?] in the Akita prefecture, where the earthquake occured on May 1…

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Football Premierships. Rugby Teams in Fourth Rounds. Union Hooker, Stone to Rest. Injured League Half-back Will Play

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 15

The Rugby Union and Rugby League teams will engage in the fourth round of their premiership competitions to-morrow afternoon. In each code interesting fixtures are set down. The international hooker, A. H. Stone, who has been troubled…

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Industry Built On Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 9

Just a century ago, Charles Goodyear accidentally dropped some rubber and sulphur on his kitchen stove and so discovered vulcanisation…

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Cyclist Injured. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 10

Arthur Watt, 25, of Chase Road, Turramurra, was riding a motor cycle along Pacific Highway to Newcastle, when the cycle skidded at the Wyee turnoff, throwing him to the…

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Woman Killed. Five People Injured. Burst Tyre Overturns Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 17

A woman was fatally injured and five other people were hurt, three of them seriously, yesterday when a tyre blew out and a motor car overturned…

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Air Accidents. Special Court to be Established. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 18

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said to-day that the Ministry intended to introduce shortly a bill to authorise the establishment of a permanent court…

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