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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 125

Jockey's Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 15

BRISBANE, Monday.--At Ascot this morning during training, jockey Alec Eadie sustained a broken left leg below the knee when his mount. Blue Gum,…

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Men Meet After Similar Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Monday.--Two wheelers, each aged 22, met in Cessnock Hospital today after having suffered similar accidents…

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In Collision

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 8

Involved in a collision between two cars at the corner of Church-street and Western-road, Parramatta, on Monday, Mrs. Lucy Wilson, of…

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Collision in Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 7

Three employees of the National Park Trust were injured yesterday afternoon, when two motor lorries collided on Artillery Hill, National Park…

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Woman Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 6

Driver of a car that figured in a head-on collision in South-terrace, Bankstown, early on Monday morning, Miss Vera Pinkerton, of George-street,…

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Injured in Smash

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 11

The following were injured when two cars collided at the corner of Western and Flushcombe-roads, Prospect, about 6 p.m. on Sunday: Ellie…

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University Revue. Robust Production. Performer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 16

University students presented their annual revue last night to a merciless audience, which, amid clouds of tobacco smoke, hissed, hooted, and applauded impartially…

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Three Hurt in Collision Lorries Smash At National Park

Daily News · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 2

Three men were injured when two lorries met in a head-on collision on Artillery Hill, National Park, yesterday…

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Plane To Aid Injured Miners CAIRNS

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 1

One man was killed and three injured in a mine accident eight miles from Portland Roads today…

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Greyhound Ban Remains. Ashfield Decision. Injured Man's Plea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 16

A plea by a man who had been injured in an accident an hour previously failed to persuade the Ashfield Municipal Council last night to rescind a…

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Causes in No. 7 COURT. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Pitt and a jury.) Motor Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 10

Leman Gans sought to recover £2,000 damages from Harold Jamieson for injuries received as the result of a motor collision on the Hume Highway, at the Canberra turn-off,…

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State Parliament. Alleged Injustices to Injured Workers. Motion for Select Committee Defeated. House Discusses Youth Employment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 17

The treatment of injured workers at the hands of certain insurance companies was criticised by Mr. Gorman (A.L.P., Annandale) in a motion in the Legislative Assembly. His motion urging the appointment of a select committee…

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Air Accidents. Courts of Inquiry. Regulations Being Prepared. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 15

Regulations to establish a court of inquiry into Air Force crashes have been drafted by the Defence Department, and will be proclaimed in a few…

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Fatal Mine Accident. Cairns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 17

Percy Edward Sharpe, 23, was killed and a man believed to be Frank Densley, 37, was injured in a premature explosion at a mine about eight miles from Portland Roads…

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Lunch-hour Accident Worker Entitled To Compensation

The Sun · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 11

In the Workers Compensation Court to-day, Judge Lamond awarded £4 a week during incapacity -- the full amount claimed -- to Paul Matison, 49,…

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Protect Accident Victims

Daily News · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 2

"IT IS a shocking state of affairs when an injured man is unable to recover the damages he has…

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Motor Cars in Collision. Four Persons Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 1

At about 2 o'clock last Monday morning police, ambulance men, and civilians worked desperately for about twenty minutes to extricate a…

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Fatality at Mulgoa

Liverpool News · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

An inquest into the death of John Wholohan, 41, a member of a well-known Mulgoa family, was held at Penrith yesterday. Wholohan was killed when a…

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Footballer Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4

While playing football in Prince Edward Park, Carlton, last Sunday, R. Hutchins, 19 years of age, of Castlewood Avenue, Cronulla, was…

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Passengers Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4

When Mrs. Morgan, 53, of Barton Street, Kogarah, fell from a trolley bus in Princes Highway, Kogarah last Thursday, she suffered injuries to…

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