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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,688 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 85

Shooting Accidental Coroner's Finding On Tonking Inquest; Minister's Evidence ORANGE

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 5

"My wife did not leave a note saying she intended to take her own life." The Chief Secretary, Alwyn Uren Tonking, gave this evidence today at the inquest into the death of his wife…

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Collision Avoided

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 30

J. Nesbit had to put his big racing cruiser, Miss Jill, into reverse to avoid hitting a Jubilee class yacht…

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Fisk Injured

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 3

Fisk, a well-backed runner in the Maiden Handicap at Randwick, yesterday, returned to the weighing yard with abrasions on his off hind…

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Police injured in street fight

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 2

Two policemen were injured while attempting to stop a street fight last night in Missenden Road, Newtown. Sergeant Henchman and Constable…

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Franciose's Cycle Win Protest on Collision Dismissed

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 10

Awarded the first heat after a protest following a collision, Mickey Franciose (U.S.A.) convincingly defeated the French ace, Charles Rampelberg in the final and deciding heat of their cycling match race at the Sports…

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Chief Secretary's Wife's Death Brief Inquest Has Unusual Features Accidental Death Finding

Truth · Sunday 14 January 1940 · page 23

"WELL that was quick and lively; it only took four-and-a-half minutes; I told you this morning that it would only last a few minutes," said the Orange Deputy-Coroner, Mr. G. Thompson, to "Truth" after he had delivered hi s verdict respecting the tragic death…

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Driver Hurt In Collision

Daily News · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 5

Wreckage of two cars involved in a spectacular smash in O'Sullivan Road, Rose Bay, on Saturday. A. Camp, 30, driver of one car, was taken to hospital with concussion…

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Two Hurt in Collision

Daily News · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 3

A man and a woman were injured when a double-decker bus and a car collided last night at the intersection of Coogee Bay and Perouse…

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4 Drowned in Gale Auckland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 1

Four men were drowned today when the yacht Ngahuia was driven ashore at Matakana Island, near Tauranga, in a…

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50 Bathers Injured at Clovelly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 2

Fifty persons were treated for injuries at Clovelly Beach yesterday. Ten had feet and legs wounded by sea…

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Youths in Drowning Tragedies Disappeared in Swimming Parties Bodies Found

Daily News · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 1

TWO youths were drowned yesterday under almost identical circumstances--one at Lake Parramatta, the other at Narrabeen Lakes. Victims were: Leslie Hindmarsh, 16, of Kingsland…

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Fatally Injured by Tree. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 3

John Lee, 22, who suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by the limb of a tree while working in the bush at Tunglebung Creek on Friday, died in hospital…

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Three People Drowned. Two Youths and a Man. Bathing Tragedies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 11

Two youths and a man were drowned at bathing resorts near Sydney during the week-end. Their bodies were recovered after they had been…

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Speedway Rider Injured Near Finish and Placed Third

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 13

There was a remarkable happening in the first heat of the open handicap at the Speedway racing at the Sports Ground on Saturday night…

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Yacht Wrecked. Four of Crew of Five Drowned. Struggle in Boiling Surf Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 9

When the large yacht Ngahuia was wrecked at Matakana Island, near Tauranga, in a gale early this morning, only one of the five men on board…

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Ex-boxer Injured

Tribune · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

Former bantamweight boxer Tommy Lees is now an inmate of Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, with serious injuries received in an accident out in the…

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Collision Victim Dies. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 11

Lionel Branson, 25, of Lansdowne Street, Goulburn, died in Berrima District Hospital from injuries received when his motor cycle collided with a car at Moss Vale on January…

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Four Hurt in Tram Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 7

Four people were injured when two trams collided in Laurie Parade, Balmoral Beach, yesterday. Suffering from bruises and shock, they…

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Drowned in Capsize Perth

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 5

At Rooky Bay, North Fremantle, last night, Mrs. Clarice Moon, 40, was drowned when her crab boat capsized…

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Trams Collide at Balmoral. Four Persons Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 10

Three passengers and a conductor were taken to hospital for treatment after a col[?]ion between two trams at the Balmoral Baths stopping-place yesterday morning…

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