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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 125

Australian Skiff Championship. Queenslander Wins First Heat. Chapter of Accidents. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 17

After having been nearly two minutes behind the leaders approaching the, half-Vvay mark, Imp, the titleholder from Queensland, won the first heat of the Australian skiff championship…

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Fatal Bathing Accident. Griffith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 9

An Italian resident of Griffith, named Bastianon, had his neck broken while swimming yesterday in the Murrumbidgee River, near Darlington Point…

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Burning Accident Grafton

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

When a bottle of methylated spirits exploded at Broome's Head, a seaside resort, today, the blazing liquid spilt over, the clothing of Thomas…

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Collision

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

In a collision between his motor-cycle and a car in Brixton-road, Lidcombe, on Saturday, Charles Tolman (29), of Fifth-avenue, Berala, suffered lacerations to the…

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Boy Drowned In River

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 1

A 10-year-old boy was drowned in Parramatta River, at Parramatta Park, yesterday, shortly after his father had left…

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Consul-general Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 14

The Consul-General for Ecuador in Australla, Mr. Manuel Gundeiach, suffered minor abrasions when he was struck by a motor car at the corner of O'sullivan Road and New…

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Unable to Swim; Boy Drowned

Daily News · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

Unable to swim, Ronald Mitchell, 9. of Eliza Street, Fairfield, lost his life, when he got out of his depth at Little Coogee, on the Parramatta River, near Parramatta,…

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"Injured Boy Waited Hour"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

A father said today at an inquest that his son had not been examined by a doctor until more than an hour after admission to Newcastle Hospital…

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Cyclist Critically Injured. Denman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 11

When racing some youths home on his push bicycle, Donald Foote, 18, of Randwick Park, Denman, rode out of sight of his companions. They later found him lying injured on the…

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Lorry Crashes P'matta People Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

Passengers in a lorry travelling along Sherwood-rood, Merrylands, on Monday, Mrs. Mollie Morgan and her son, Mervyn,, of Meehan-street, Parramatta, were…

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Boy Drowned at Parramatta. Not Missed by Companions. Youths Dive for Body

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 16

Ronald Mitchell, 9, of Eliza Street, Fairfield, was drowned in about 5 feet of water in the Parramatta River, known as Little Coogee, yesterday…

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Fatal Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. Norman Moore, a brother of Mr. Colin Moore, of Allan-street, Lidcombe, died in Hornsby Hospital on Friday as a result of an accident. Mr. Moore, who…

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Cabinet Acts To Lessen Traffic Accident Toll Refuges, Automatic Lights, 50 POLICE Special Observers For Patrols

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

State Cabinet decided yesterday to intensify the road accident campaign…

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Fairfield Boy Drowned Parramatta River Fatality

The Biz · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Ronald Mitchell. 9. of Eliza street Fairfield West, was drowned in about five feet of water in the Parramatta River, known as Little Coogee. on Tuesday…

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Drowned at Wattamolla

The Propeller · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

While bathing in the lagoon at Wattamolla Beach, National Park, last Sunday, Ray Osland, aged six years, of Glebe, was drowned. The…

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Accidents of the Week. Visitors in Collision

The Propeller · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

A collision occurred between a car travelling from Sydney to Melbourne last Friday, on Princes Highway, Waterfall, and a motor lorry coming…

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Diver's Spine Injured

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

Striking bottom when she dived into shallow water at North Narrabeen to-day, Mary Flood, 19, of Perrett-street, Rozelle, injured her…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Leslie Cannings, 22 years of age, of Stanley Street, Peakhurst, was turning from Croft's Avenue into Station Street, Hurstvilie. last…

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Tommy Vaughan's Bad Luck Head Collision Stops Bout

Referee · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 12

TOMMY VAUGHAN (11.10) was a bouncing ball of energy and confidence when he entered the ring at Brisbane Stadium in opposition to the colored Georgian fighter, Roscoe Manning (12.1)…

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Pinned by Fall Aberdare Miner Injured At Work

Daily News · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Wed.--A fall of stone and timber at Aberdare Extended colliery this afternoon pinned Thomas Evans, 38, of Allandale Road, Cessnock, by the foot…

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