Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

1,673 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 84

Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 7

Norman Moriarty, 18 years of age, of West Botany Street, Rockdale, was riding a bicycle in Forest Road, Hurstville, yesterday, when he came…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Injured Riders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 11

F. Flannery (left), of Melbourne, and G. Woods, of Perth, prominent jockeys in Singapore, were both injured in the one…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Drowned In Pond, Brick Tied To Neck

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

A man tied a brick to his neck and drowned himself in a pond 2ft. 6in. deep at Broughton Hall Psychiatry Clinic Leichhardt, on February 16…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fairfield's First A.I.F. FATALITY. Private Charles Henry Day

The Biz · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

Private Charles Henry Day, NX 33660, of Dawson Street, Fairfield, died of uiness in a military hospital last week. Private Day, who was 25 years of age…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

District Court. (Before Judge Holt.) Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

Claude Ivey, 30 of Stoney Creek Road, Penshurst, sued Miss Matilda Floretta Daisy Scott, of Bega Street Bega, to recover £400 damages for injuries…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Soldiers and Road Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

"We agree with Mr Bruxner that road accidents among soldiers can be checked," said Mr H. E. Richards, acting general secretary of the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Admiral's 'Fatal Accident' London

The Sun · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

British bombers appear to halve killed a distinguished German admiral, when they raided the French naval base…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Accidents of the Week. Unusual Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 7

Severe injuries were suffered by George Bradford, 22 years of age of Lorraine Street, Arncliffe, yesterday, when he was pumping up a tyre…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Driving Under Influence Sequel to Lansdowne Accident

Liverpool News · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2
Also in The Biz

Joseph Jasper was charged, at Liverpool Police Court on Monday, with driving a motor car while under the influence of liquor, and with dangerous…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Plane Crash in U.S.A. Ten Persons Killed. U.S. "Ace" Injured. New York, Feb. 27. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 9

Ten persons were killed when an Eastern Air Lines airliner carrying 16 passengers crashed four miles north of Johnsboro, near Atlanta, Georgia, at 1…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Policeman Injured

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1941 · page 2

Constable R. F. Haymer, of Newtown police, was seriously injured last night, when two cars collided at the corner of Lamrock-avenue and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Woman Drowned In Pool At Manly

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1941 · page 3

The body of Elvie Kemp, 47, Fairlight-strect, Manly, was found lying face downward in four feet of water in the Manly pool yesterday by a…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Family injured in motor smash

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 March 1941 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Saturday. -- A man, woman, and their two children were injured today in a motor smash…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Child plays in bath beside drowned sister

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 March 1941 · page 5

CANBERRA, Saturday.--While her mother was out of the room for a few minutes, Heather Raye Sharp, aged seven months, was drowned in her bath at Westlake, Canberra, last night…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Climax Left Trail Of Bloodstains From Injured Leg

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1941 · page 31

Climax left a trail of blood across the official enclosure at Canterbury yesterday as she walked in after finishing second in the Canterbury Handicap. Inches of skin and flesh had been slashed from her off…

Continued on Trove, page 31 →

Girls Injured In Car Get £450 AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1941 · page 4

Three young women-- Clare Danby, mannequin: Valerie McCallum. secretary; and Hilda Dawson, typist-- who were injured in a car crash near…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Accident in Hospital Kiama

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1941 · page 5

While visiting a sick friend in the Kiama. District Hospital, Mr. C. [?] McGlinchey, of Dunmore, slipped on the floor of the ward and fractured…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Jockeys Injured. Fall in Brisbane. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 12

W. Martell, one of the leading lightweight jockeys, received a fracture at the base of the skull, and J. W. Park, an apprentice, a fractured right collarbone,…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

2 Nearly Drowned at Bilgola. A.L.F. Man's Rescue Swim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 9

Two surfers were nearly drowned at Bilgola yesterday. An A.I.F. man rescued one and a wave washed the other on to a rock…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →